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@elplatt @cayswann @fibrearts @fiberarts @textilearts
I was afraid of that. So I basically made it wrong. I thought it would be okay, since the tutorial/demonstration was done on a similar spindle (only with presumably less mass, because the bead was polyclay rather than ceramic).
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@elplatt @cayswann @fibrearts @fiberarts @textilearts
I am now reconsidering my options, now that I have more data.
1. The spindle I made for myself will not do.
2. Indeed, if it makes my hands ache, it may be unwise to continue with any kind of spindle; I did not factor in that risk when I was considering the pros and cons of spindles. I have to be a lot more careful than I used to be, because my chronic illness makes me more likely to get tendon injuries (and makes it much more difficult to recover from them). (I know, because I got Trigger Thumb in one hand, and instead of taking weeks to get better, it took months)
3. I had hoped that making myself a spindle would be a quick and easy entry-point to spinning. But it looks as if, for me, it is not.
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@kerravonsen @elplatt @cayswann @fibrearts @fiberarts @textilearts I just love my e-spinner... I'd say to take the eew 6.0 and not the nano one as the nano bobbins are really small... And the 6.0 is OK to transport! I travel with it too :)
I first started to spin with a drop spindle and it was very instructive but it is soooo long...
The e-spinner is perfect for tiny spaces and for me, it was less stressful to not having to think about hand/feet coordination.
Maurice from dreaming robots is always attentive to feedback and gives very good support. A lot of things you can 3d print yourself for replacement parts or new bobbins. I really like his approach. And no I have no shares in Dreaming Robots
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@vvvvvilay @elplatt @cayswann @fibrearts @fiberarts @textilearts
Not being in the US means that I'm going to be hit on the exchange rate, so the eew 6 isn't going to be as cheap for me as it is for you. Being able to 3D print parts is not an advantage for me because I don't have access to a 3D printer.The Ashford e-spinner has a few advantages for me (despite the fact that it is quite expensive). Ashford seems to be the default spinning equipment provider over here in Australia (seeing as Ashford are based in New Zealand, that makes sense) -- it is Ashford, Ashford everywhere. So, I would expect that local support would be easier. Secondly, the Ashford does look like it is very well made; solidly built and well designed. Sure, it is bigger and heavier than the eew, but since I'm not planning on taking it out and about with me, that isn't something I'm worried about.
One thing that concerns me is that if I got an eew 6, and then found I didn't like it, I'd have to go and buy an Ashford anyway, so why not bypass that and go straight for the Ashford?
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@kerravonsen @elplatt @cayswann @fibrearts @fiberarts @textilearts If you're in Australia then it makes a lot of sense to buy an Ashford indeed! I think the fact that it's on wood makes it more stable too. I'm sure it's also very good.
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@vvvvvilay @elplatt @cayswann @fibrearts @fiberarts @textilearts
E-spinner is now ORDERED!
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(Yes, an Ashford. In a bundle with stuff like Niddy-Noddy and Corridale fibre.) -
