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| RichardW |
Wanted: spinning wheelLooking for a wheel for the OH.Must be reasonably priced. Not much on the bay except new ones at silly money. Richard |
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let me check something | ||||
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http://shop.ebay.co.uk/merchant/catchme8161_W0QQ_nkwZQQ_armrsZ1QQ_fromZ
try this seller, I bought my louet from them and it is a good wheel at a good price, it's certainly more affordable than the Uk dealers. wheel came well packaged within 3 days of me paying. |
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| RichardW |
They are nice & good prices too.
But still out of my price range. |
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| toggle |
you could try contacting your local guild of spinners and weavers, see if anyone has one for sale.
problem is, a decent wheel is an expensive bit of kit. it may be better to save for a better wheel than buy somehting too cheap. |
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| toggle |
and if you find a well priced drum cader while you're looking, shout me please | ||||
| sally_in_wales |
ask on Freecycle as well, you never know what someone has in the corner of the living room, though be aware you might get offered ornamental wheels as well as working ones | ||||
| RichardW |
Whats a decent price for one? Richard |
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| toggle |
i could afford 120. |
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| RichardW |
I feel your pain.
Cant find any under £195 & thats a horrible plastic looking (think its melamine) single speed when better looking twins are £205. On on ebay but thats at £140 already & still a few days to go. Been looking at a chunky spinning wheel but need to find out if it will do normal thinner "stuff" (blokey technical term) as well. It seems that most wheels have a 1cm orifice & that the chunky one has a 2.3cm one. As most of the wool will be for peg looming & chunky knitting I would like to get her the bigger one, but I am sure she will want to do normal wool as well. |
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| sally_in_wales |
Which wheel Richard, am happy to have a squint at it if it helps | ||||
| RichardW |
This ONE
Not the best looking wheel lol. Looks like a converted baby chair. Also looking at this one and this plus this but the mdf wheel is a no no. |
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| vegplot |
Seems expensive for what it is. Are wheels generally pricey items? | ||||
| RichardW |
Yes.
These are at the cheaper end lol |
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| Treacodactyl |
Any chance of making one?
http://www.craftsmanspace.com/free-projects/spinning-wheel-plan.html |
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| RichardW |
Did look at that.
The main bits would be easy to make I guess its just getting the technical bits right. |
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| sally_in_wales |
Out of those, I would go for the Traveller. Thats the wheel I was bought 19 years ago and its still going strong and will spin any type of yarn I want apart from super chunky. However, you should be able to get a second hand wheel for under £100, they come up on Ravelry every week or two for about that price.
If you particularly want new, there is an Ashford Traditional in the sale bit here http://www.winghamwoolwork.co.uk/offers.php a little cheaper than new pricing |
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| sally_in_wales |
Someone on Ravelry currently has an Ashford Traditional for sale for £80 if it can be collected from the Isle of Wight, want me to ask if she will post it? | ||||
| toggle |
Can I big up the louets again? you can spin finer on it, I've done 2 ply lace weights, but it also has HUGE bobbins that are perfect for chunky spinning. The ashfords have much smaller bobbins, IIRC, the kiwi isn't really suitable for chunky spinning, and the county spinner would be PITA to do anything finer on. (PM stacey if you want info about that, she xused to have one a few years back) |
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| RichardW |
Dont think a traditional will fit (how big are they?). We are very tight on space which is why the traveller & more upright models appealed more (I think size might also rule out the county). The only Louet I can find is this one which is to much money & just looks wrong. | ||||
| RichardW |
The special offer ones end up costing more than the new one as you have to pay postage on the offer & not on list price plus list price you get a £25 voucher on other goods. | ||||
| toggle |
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Louet-Spinning-Wheel_W0QQitemZ190327214105QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Crafts_OtherCrafts_Spinning_Weaving?hash=item2c5062d019&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/EXCELLENT-LOUET-S10-SPINNING-WHEEL-SPINNRAD-ROUET_W0QQitemZ200372266940QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item2ea71e27bc&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LOUET-S10-SPINNING-WHEEL-EXCELLENT-CONDITION_W0QQitemZ280383801131QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item41482d472b&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14 |
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| RichardW |
The first one would be ok. Its similar to the Moswolt hammer type. Don't like the look of the other two. It will be in the front room so as well as working it has to look good too. | ||||
| toggle |
the look of them is a very personal thing. I think my dad would aggree with you, he likes the look of more traditional style spinning wheels, I prefer the simplicity of the louet (and the small footprint and ease of moving, I take mine to guild meetings strapped into the passenger seat of the car, ti's pretty portable) |
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| RichardW |
I assume the Moswolt is very similar in size / shape to the Louet.
OH likes THIS as it folds up small but I think its a bit, er well um MFI or IKEA (and to much money) I think we are looking at the traveller (£220), the Moswolt (£180) & the dark real wood Louet (£? auction but starting at £65) all inc del. |
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| RichardW |
Have signed up (Oh my giddy aunt) & found a traveller for £90 plus del or collect (but its in London). Looking at the carder some one has too but its more than a new smaller one. |
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| RichardW |
Going for the traveller on there. Just arranging collection / delivery now. OH will be pleased. | ||||
| sally_in_wales |
the Traveller is an excellent wheel, I'm sure she'll love it 
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| RichardW |
Is 108 pins per square inch to many for a drum carder for general use? | ||||
| frewen |
It sounds quite high - my Louet is 72 pins per square inch, any higher and I would need to hand card the fleece before drum carding it.
Bearing in mind I'm carding for felt not for spinning so please feel free to disregard my advice when a spinist comes along
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| sally_in_wales |
which carder is it? Having tried a number of them now its more about overall design and how you plan to use it than about tpi in my opinion, I've got a Louet Junior for example,that so far has handled everything except raw bunny fluff |
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| RichardW |
It one that some one is making & selling on the bay. He has sold a few of the smaller ones with good reviews. This one is larger than the ones he has sold. | ||||
| sally_in_wales |
I tried one of the smaller ones at the weekend, one of the ladies who came to the fibre weekend at Ginkotree's had one. It was fine, I have to say I found it a tiny bit harder to use than mine and it didnt cope that well with very long stapled fibre, but for everyday wool carding it would be perfectly good. | ||||
| RichardW |
The smaller ones have sold for £140 as "buy it now" so almost in Toggles budget too. | ||||
| toggle |
might be in the budget soon.
psst: wanna buy some buttons |
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| RichardW |
Lol
We have a family heirloom biscuit tin of buttons. |
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| toggle |
not like these | ||||
| RichardW |
Let me guess a fabric button coverer? | ||||
| toggle |
grins proudly.... 
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| RichardW |
He sells the bigger ones for £185 plus £8 del.
So its £12 cheaper than a new ashford but larger than one as well. Or wait & see what the secondhand ashford goes for (at £143 now) & see what this one goes for at auction. |
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| Pilsbury |
you could always put in a bid on the ashford £15 under the other guys price, if you dont get the ashford, get the other guys | ||||
| RichardW |
Yeh no rush. Have also now found a used Louet 28" x 7.5" 46PPI which is bigger yet for £189 plus £22 del. 
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| RichardW |
What about this puppy for about £175 inc del?
70watt mains motor 
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| RichardW |
Been looking at making a carder. The carding fabric is going to cost just under £50 plus a few metal bars & plastic bearing bushes will prob cost another £10-£20. I have plenty of suitable wood. | ||||
| frewen |
The 46 pins per inch Louet is their "coarse cloth" Personally I would go for the "fine cloth" at 72 ppi 
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| RichardW |
I was looking for 72PPI.
Its just that the two best value ones I can find are either more or less than that. Ah well no rush. |
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| toggle |
don't suppose you want to make me one as well........ 
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| Bernie66 |
saw this for £50 today
Apparently it worked but the tension plays up- is it worth it? |
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| wellington womble |
Oooh, pretty. No idea about practicality though. My spinning is limited by my own flaws, not the wheel's! | ||||
| sean |
It's defying gravity, that's got to be worth something. | ||||
| sally_in_wales |
I'd want to see a close up of the flyer and orifice, its possible its all in good order, but it also looks a bit as if it might be primarily ornamental, small parlour wheels like this are sometimes not terribly efficient if there isn't a good ratio between whorl and wheel. | ||||
| Nell Merionwen |
I'm still looking for one for twinkle...seems I was a little late for the other Sally 
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| Bernie66 |
I'll leave it then, probably too fantastic to imagine me having time to learn spinning anyway | ||||
| sally_in_wales |
I wouldnt give up just yet, you said it 'works' - is there any evidence of it having been used to spin actual yarn, so not just a bit of string tied onto the bobbin, maybe half a bobbin of reasonable looking leftover yarn, thats always a good sign. Are there spare bobbins? You can use a wheel with just one, but its much easier if you have spares to change over when you want to ply etc.
The tension ought to be adjustable fairly easily, but you'll need to sit in front of it and treadle and play with it a bit to satisfy yourself that the tensioning system works rather than being decorative only. |
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| Bernie66 |
I looked it over in a craft fair 40 miles away from home Sally, I got a number but other than that I have no way of looking at it. It was a passing thought and £50 is an expensive probable ornament. Or clothes horse! | ||||
| Bernie66 |
the lady said she had been spinning on it recently but the tension had gone and she didnt have time any more. It looked well used to be honest. | ||||
| sally_in_wales |
for £50 you should be able to get a wheel that you know for certain works, and ideall one with spare bobbins or other useful things. That one looked nice and compact, but without being certain its in fully working order rather than just having a wheel that goes around, I'd be a bit cautious | ||||
| wellington womble |
It's really quite relaxing (once you get the hang of it a bit, at least) |
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| Bernie66 |
Thanks | ||||
| toggle |
i'm also wondering exactly what she means by 'the tension has gone.
if she explains that, iot could be either a don't touch with someone else's or grab it, it's a deal, you can fix it with a few foot of string |
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| Bernie66 |
I won't be seeing it again now I don't think, I don't know enough to even ask the right questions, passing flight of fancy-wanted to be in the "box of frogs"club
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| Bulgarianlily |
looking for a wheel right now, used to have a standard ashford, but which would you go for for a chunky yarn? | ||||
| sally_in_wales |
You can get jumbo flyers for most of the modern wheels, Ashford certainly do one, and a lot of the others do as well
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