I am wanting to upgrade to a Renzrtti Lathe. Can anyone who has one of these untis tell me if the thread holder will accept Madera thread spools
as it comes out of the box or will it have to be modified in some way to accept the longer length of the Madera spool.

Thanks

It will accept spools at least 2-1/2 inches wide.


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The thing is that Madeira spools are meant to be stood upright and have the thread lifted up from the top to feed an embroidery machine, not laid down and have the thread pulled off under tension like a fishing reel. Unless the Renzetti is special (and for the price it might very well be) its better to transfer the amount your going to use to an empty spool and mount that on the tensioner. Thats what works for the average rod wrapper.

I use madeira thread all the time on my renzetti I have to slide the thread rod over which is just a minor adjustment. I have no problem delivering more than enough thread tension without any problems. With a two homemade bushings I can even use the 4oz spools.

Thad
Dutchman's Creek Tackle

I guess I'm thinking of the cone spools, which I dont think are well suited but I think you mean the 1100 ones that are capped on both ends and the thread wont "jump off" the side and wrap around the tensioner rod. In that case sure...

Renzetti has an attachment for the thread carriage that will handle the cone type spools, and large ones at that.

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Ahh I see.

Just saw it...pretty neat