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This is a silly question: What is a bobbin(sp)? I tried to find its
function on-line or in textbooks, but I couldn't find much. A friend gave
me a box filled with robot parts, including these things call bobbin. What
are they?
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Ray
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| Isn't a bobbin part of a sewing machine? I distinctly remember it being the thing underneath the needle that you needed to load with thread to make the whole thing work. Aha, a look at websters gives me the following definition: 5. (Elec.) A (...) (24 years ago, 19-Jul-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| (...) is it a cylinder (about the size of 2x2) with thin wall sides? (what a lego description!) then, it is an accessory for a sewing machine that holds the thread for the backstitch. older ones are metal; newer ones are plastic. later ~ craig~ (24 years ago, 19-Jul-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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