How to make a bobbin caddy

 Hi everyone.  I'm still sewing and still aggravated by the bobbins bobbing about in their box, getting tangled and unruly.   So.......I was playing in the shop and made a little bobbin holder that actually does the job and looks cute doing it.  

I first got the idea when I was sorting through the collection of clutter that I get on my workbench in the garage.  I found these little circles cut out and sat there thinking what I might do with them.    First step for this project is to cut out 5 circles approximately 3-4 inches in diameter.  You can easily do this using either the Proxxon mini bandsaw or The Proxxon mini scroll saw..

The next step is to divide up the little circles.  I first folded a paper circle in half then in half again to both find the center and to divide it equally in 4 pieces.

Then I divided each arc in half.  This gave me (hopefully) 8 equally spaced lines.  On these lines I drew an elongated half circle.   I am going to cut them out on the Proxxon scroll saw

They came out a little squarish, not exactly what I wanted but I knew I could fix it.

I used the Proxxon cordless rotary tool with the bull head carbide tip and this worked well to round my edges, (and it was fun to use).

Proxxon  Rasp cutter › Tungsten carbide burrs, Ball nose 5/16" x 1/2"

I used the Proxxon disc sander to chamfer the "gear teeth  Just adjust the table to 30 or 45 degrees.

Then I used the Proxxon OZI/E delta sander to smooth everything.

Repeat 4 more times  (you can add layers if you have many bobbins)

Make some spacers.  I drilled 1/4 inch holes about 1inch apart, then I cut them apart into little squares or circles

Drill 1/4 inch holes in the center point of all your "gears"  

Cut a small square to use as your base approx 4 x 4"

Now put it together

When I put it together it looked like a headless woman wearing a dress.  So I took a 1" ball, drilled a 1/4" hole half way through it and painted a face on it.  Well now she needed her :dress painted so I did.  I added the bobbin spools for bling and she was donel

I fear she will eventually break, but for now, she keeps my bobbins organized. " Bless her heart" as we say in the south.  Poor thing her nose is crooked...Bless her heart....LOL

Thank ya'all for visiting.  Take care and manage those bobbins!!  Carol

Thank You Proxxon company, I love using your tools.