Schacht LADYBUG - SPINNING IN DOUBLE DRIVE MODE

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SPINNING IN DOUBLE DRIVE
MODE
For double drive spinning, slip the poly
band off the drive wheel; either wrap it
around the front leg or completely remove
it from the spinning wheel (see “Replacing
the Poly Drive Band”).
24. Add a bobbin and your preferred
whorl to the yer. Install the bobbin so its
small end will sit at the back of the wheel.
25. Place the poly or cotton drive band on
top of the rear leg, as shown in Figure 9.
Loosen the front maiden knob just enough
to allow the front maiden to move. Slide
the front maiden as far forward as possible
on the mother-of-all (MOA).
26. Insert the yer orice into the front
bearing, moving the front maiden back
as needed. Leave a small gap, about
1/16", between the front bearing and the
shoulder of the yer shaft.
27. Insert the yer shaft into the rear
bearing. Do not go through the Scotch
tension brake; you can lay the brake loop
in the groove of the MOA.
28. Tie a cotton drive band (if necessary):
Starting at the right of the drive wheel, lay
one end over the drive wheel, the whorl,
and the pulley of the drive band tensioner.
Feed the other end of the band under
the drive wheel and back up to the top
of the wheel, going under the drive band
tensioner and over the small end of the
bobbin (Figure 10). Tie the ends of the
band with a square knot.
Now you can start spinning. To increase
the amount of take-up of your yarn onto
the bobbin, raise the tensioner pulley by
its handle to tighten the drive band. To
decrease the amount of take-up, lower the
tensioner.
If your wheel already has a tied cotton
drive band, position it as shown in Figure
10. If you need to replace the cotton drive
band, cut off the old one and tie a new one
as described in Step 28.
FIGURE 10: SPINNING IN DOUBLE DRIVE
cotton drive band
tensioner handle
tensioner pulley
FIGURE 9: FLYER INSTALLATION
drive band
front
maiden
front
maiden
knob
Scotch tension
brake
rear bearing
front
bearing
mother-of-all