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SPINNING WHEEL xx SPINNING Romancing the wheel. Some historical notes on spinning devices, key design and construction factors to consider and titles of a few reference books. Tip: Make a spinning wheel from the base of a treadle sewing machine. How to build a Saxony style spinning wheel. Laminated spinning wheel requires very little lathe work. Norwegian spinning wheel. Full-scale replica of early 1800 spinning wheel with foot treadle. Requires 29 lathe turnings. Exact copy of a vertical spinning wheel. Requires lathe work. How to work a spinning wheel and spin thread from plant and animal fibers. Build an easy-to-use quill-type "Penguin Wheel" spinning wheel. Can be built from plans with the article or a kit can be ordered for $70. The ideal treadle spinning wheel. How to improve the momentum of smaller wheels. Spinning bulky yarns. How to adapt a wool walking wheel to spin bulky yarns. Also includes information on the necessary ratios for adapting the flyer/bobbin, shaft and whorl assemble on a treadle wheel. The exerwheel spincycle. A description of how a neglected stationary bicycle was converted into a spinning wheel by attaching a flyer and bobin so the user can spin while exercising. Portable spinning wheels. A comparative guide to ten makes of wheels that are truly portable. Regular maintenance and adjustments for spinning wheels summarized. Instructions for mechanizing the bobbin-flyer of a spinning wheel. Directions for converting an Ashford flyer assembly to an electric spinner. How to spin on a great wheel. A buyer's guide to spinning wheel design. A guide to evaluating a spinning wheel. Make a simple model to demonstrate how a flyer wheel spins. Cardboard yarn cone is cut to resemble a flyer. Twist ties simulate flyer hooks. How to convert a treadle sewing machine into a foot-powered spinning wheel. A practical approach to using the "great wheel". How to increase control over the take-up tension on your Ashford Wheel. An adjustable sliding hook for the Ashford Wheel which replaces the five fixed hooks on the flyer. How to reduce take-up on a "Louet" wheel when spinning fine yarn. Learning to adjust the bands that govern the flyer and bobbin on a spinning wheel. Tip: Two strands of waxed dental floss make a strong tension band for a spinning wheel. Pointers on selecting the right spinning wheel. Suggestions on the differing demands of beginning and experienced spinners. Explanation of what a pulley ratio on a spinning wheel means and how a beginner's needs differ from those of an experienced spinner. Discourse on spinning wheels. Part 1. A brief history of spinning explains finger- and thigh-spinning, drop spindles, supported spindles , wheel-driven spindles and flyer-and-bobbin spinning wheels. Description of a spinning wheel that has a constant flyer speed, rather than one that speeds up and slows down with each push of the treadle. No construction drawings included. "Souping-up" an Ashford spinning wheel. An explanation of changes that allow a wider range of yarns to be spun. Method to compute the drive ratio between a flyer and drive wheel on a spinning wheel. Also explains how to add a new whorl to change the ratio. Discourse on spinning wheels. Part 2. Suggestions on the selection of a wheel for beginning-to-intermediate spinners. Tips on assembly, maintenance and adjustments for an Ashford Traditional spinning wheel and a Peacock spinning wheel, both available in unfinished kit form. Tip: Spinning with both feet on the treadle is less tiring. A guide to routine, simple maintenance for a treadle-flyer spinning wheel. Observations on converting a treadle/flyer spinning wheel to a treadle/spindle system. Tips on how to retrofit an Ashfort spinning wheel with sealed ball bearings in the wheel support. Thrift-shop great wheel. A description of how one woman assembled a great wheel from scavenged materials. Includes list of parts with their cost, tools and supplies, a drawing of wheel parts and a chart of their dimensions. Spinning on a great wheel, a step-by-step guide. Old wheels for modern spinners. Advice on selecting a wheel and which defects can be corrected. Where to find old spinning wheels. Advice on examining wheels and negotiating a price. How to turn a left-handed wheel into a right-handed wheel. How to determine whether an old, three-legged Saxony spinning wheel can be made to work again. How to determine whether a traditional three-legged Saxony spinning wheel is really old and original. A guide to understanding a Schacht spinning wheel. Explains drive ratios, spinning in double-drive mode, using the Scotch-tension system, using the bobbin-lead mode and tips on troubleshooting. Canadian tilt-tension production spinning wheels, their history and design characteristics. Includes information on evaluating an antique wheel and advice on repairs and adjustments. Making the most of the Louet S-10 spinning wheel. A description of the wheel's drive system and its maintenance. Includes instructions on how to use it to spin fine yarn, ply and skein. Accompanying article describes the S-40 Louet mini-wheel designed for portability. Advice on rejuvenating an Ashford spinning wheel by mounting the wheel axle on bearings. Making the most of an Ashford Traditional spinning wheel. Advice on assembly and finishing the wheel and on simple improvements for older wheels. Also includes instructions for adjusting the single drive/Scotch tension. Series of articles on electric spinners cover their advantages and disadvantages, as well as a look at what is commercially available. Includes two articles on building electric spinners. Making the most of the Majacraft "Suzie" spinning wheel. Details on its adjustments and use. Making the most of a Lendrum spinning wheel. A description of its drive system and maintenance. The care and repair of Miner's accelerating spinning heads, like those that appear on many great wheels. A description of how they work, their cleaning and lubrication, the spindle and bearings, the whorl drive band, installing the head and main drive band, testing and tensioning. Tip describes a modification that allows for quick and easy change of flyers on a double-drive Ashford Traditional spinning wheel. Advice on ordering a handbuilt spinning wheel. How to tune up an Indian charkha spinning wheel. Thoughts on old wheels by a woodworker who restores antique spinning wheels and accessories. Includes advice on what to look for when purchasing an old wheel, on bug damage and general information on dating a wheel. Cigar-box charkha spinning wheel. Instructions for building both one-box and two-box versions detailed. Charkha road. How to make a charkha spinning wheel from a homemade poplar box and other fittings. A left-handed Ashford spinning wheel. How to convert an Ashford Traditional wheel for left-handed operation. How to replace a drive band on a spinning wheel. Both single- and double-drive bands described. Includes instructions for spinning a band from plant fibers. A spindle with a difference. A description of the Japanese friction spinner and instructions on how to make one. Double-treadle spinning wheels. A discussion of the benefits and drawbacks to double treadles. How to buy an antique great wheel. How to tell whether one can be used to spin. A guide to which faults you can fix and which require professional attention. An explanation of double-drive and scotch tension, the differences and how to change a spinning wheel from one drive mode to the other. Keeping the drive band on a great wheel. Advice on aligning the wheel and other elements, plus spinning tips. Antique spinning wheels. How to tell the fixable from those beyond repair. Tip for shrinking an overly stretched cotton drive band on a spinning wheel. It's a spinner. Advice on making the turnings and assembling a Shetland spinning wheel working from a set of plans (not included). How to glue up and turn the inside and outside rim of a spinning wheel. Spinning wheels. (1) Tips on restoring a mid-European 19th century model. (2) How to build a Saxony wheel, plus tips on spinning. Spinning wheels. Part 1. History and development. Spinning wheels. Part 2. The component parts, including methods of making the big wheel. Spinning wheels. Part 3. Making of bearings, bobbins and pulleys. Shaker wool wheel. Part 1. Complete instructions for building a "great wheel" or "walking wheel". Includes a brief history of wheels and recommended books to read. Shaker wool wheel. Part 2. The frame, spindles, tensioning devices and drive heads. European spinning wheel project requires considerable woodworking skill, particularly the turning operations and construction of the wheel. Build a castle-style spinning wheel. Requires several wood turnings and the construction of a segmented spoked wheel. Flax wheel. Part 1. Flax wheel. Part 2. Vertical spinning wheel features treadle power. Spinning wheel. Horizontal, treadle-operated spinning wheel is a composite of the best and most decorative parts of several old wheels. Part 1. Spinning wheel. Horizontal, treadle-operated spinning wheel is a composite of the best and most decorative parts of several old wheels. Part 2. Vertical (castle) spinning wheel. How to make a metal threaded tensioning mechanism for a spinning wheel. Can be used on the vertical wheel that was featured in the Jan-Feb 1972 issue. Treadle operated spinning wheel combines old and new features. Requires considerable lathe work. | |||||||||
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