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Spinnmeister 3000

The ‘electric spinning wheel’ project is completed! I thought that Marvin and I would be done much much earlier, because it was so easy and straight forward to build the prototype. In retrospect it was pretty naive thinking that it would be easy to simply buy and install a faster and quieter motor. Live and learn ;) To keep this post as short as possible I will only write about the changes we made to the prototype design. You can find the post on the prototype here. This post also includes the Arduino code, a Fritzing schematic and a shopping list. Continue reading →

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Spinnmeister 3000: Prototype

I said I would build an electric spinning wheel, and here it is :) In my post about the electric yarn winder I got some very good advice concerning the flyer I could use to build one. So first I wrote Woolmakers to ask if they sold the flyer of the Bliss spinning wheel individually. That would have been nice since I already have a lot of bobbins and other accessories. Unfortunately I never got an answer and so I ordered Ashford parts. Continue reading →

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Electric Yarn Winding Station: Prototype

I built an electric yarn winding station. Well, I assembled it, to be correct. When I bought the yarn for my wonder woman wrap in Cary, NC, USA the electric yarn winding station used in the store left a desire to someday own one of my own ;) The yarn winding station was great, It was winding all of the costumers yarn while the shop owner was still able to do other things. Now that I have seen this, I wonder why not every yarn store has one. And I wondered what kept me from having one too ;)  But before I start telling you about my new winding station it makes sense to clarify what a yarn winding station is and what it is used for. Continue reading →

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