One cure for toppling cones

I've been machine knitting for many years and still I learn little tricks that I think should have been obvious to me sooner in my machine knitting career. A few months ago I discovered that trick about moving pushers on Passap knitting machines. And yesterday, decades after I should have known, I learned how to stabilize nearly empty cones of yarn.

Too light weight, they easily topple over. 

I shouldn't be so hard on myself. Years ago (and still in storage out of state) I had several cone holders, similar to this one

.

And yes, they are nice, especially when the little cones get empty. But you know what works, and is readily available in the work areas of most machine knitters?

This!

A small weight from a Japanese machine works wonders to keep a lightweight cone in place as the yarn is pulled through the machine. And it fits perfectly!