Ashford DOUBLE DRIVE User manual

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Ashford Handicrafts Limited
Factory and Showroom: 415 West Street
PO Box 474, Ashburton 7700 New Zealand
Telephone [phone] Facsimile 64 3 308 8664
Email: sal[email protected]o.nz Internet: www.ashford.co.nz
INSTRUCTIONS
TRAVELLER SPINNING WHEEL
DOUBLE DRIVE
TVDTD25072016V10

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Check hardware against full
size illustration.
To make assembly easier use
candle wax on the screws.
Check the directions carefully.
When you use the allen key,
make sure it is at 90 degrees
and is at the bottom of the
hole.
If the hook is hard to turn use
the allen key.
Before commencing, please read these instructions
completely, identify the parts and note the assem-
bly sequence.
Remove any sharp corners or edges and smooth the
surface of the wood with the sand paper provided.
We recommend that the wood surfaces be waxed
or sealed before assembly. This protects the kiln
dried wood from the climatic changes and prevents
it getting dirty or stained. The Silver Beech tree is
a native of New Zealand and has a lovely variety
of colour and grain. For a silky smooth matt finish,
use the Ashford Wax Finish to enhance the natural
colours and character of this timber.
If you are assembling your spinning wheel on a
table, we recommend you protect the surface with
a towel, blanket or cardboard. Ashford spinning
wheels are also available factory finished in clear
lacquer.
ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS FOR
THE ASHFORD TRAVELLER SPINNING WHEEL -Double Drive-
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Real Scale Hardware List
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x12
Thread 12 hooks into the
flyer.
x2x4
Assemble the flyer unit.
Check the shape of the
nylon bearing on each
maid upright, then insert
into the correct hole. In-
sert the drive belt adjust-
ing knob into the maiden
bar, turn until the end
just protrudes.
Secure the 2 hinges to
the maiden bar.
Note the position of the
slot in the hinge.

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x2x2
x1
x1
Check the angle of nylon
bearings and then se-
cure the maid uprights
with screws and wash-
ers. Do not overtighten.
The maid uprights may
be twisted to remove
the bobbin. Thread the
screw eye into the side
of the maiden bar.
Slide a bobbin onto the
flyer followed by the
whorl. Then locate the
flyer into the bearings.
Thread the screw hook
into the top.

6
x2
32cm (12 ¾”)
B A
A
B
BA
Attach the brake band.
Thread it through the
screw eye and then tie
the springs as illustrat-
ed.
Use the brake band
option when you spin
with scotch tension.
Otherwise store it as il-
lustrated.
Check the holes in the
base for the maiden bar
supports are on the left
hand side.
Wax the steel rods in the
treadle rail.

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x4
Locate the treadle rail
into the holes in 2 legs.
Check the treadle rail
rotates freely. Then tap
these legs to the bottom
of the holes.
Tap the other legs to the
bottom of the holes.
Secure the 4 legs with
screws.

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x1
x1
x1
x1
Front
Rear
Secure the front wheel
supports with bolts and
barrel nuts. This will be
tightened after the next
step.
Turn the base and legs
over. Secure the rear
wheel supports with
bolts and barrel nuts.
This will be tightened
after the next step.
Note the hole
in one wheel
support is
right through.
This is the
rear support.

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Check the alignment of
the holes for the crank.
Tighten the bolts from
underneath.
Place the wheel in posi-
tion and insert the crank
shaft. Align the hole in
the crank shaft with the
groove of the hub. Check
the wheel is parallel in
the centre of the base
and the wheel supports
are tight against the hub.
If not, loosen the bolts,
adjust the wheel sup-
ports and retighten.

10
x1
x1
Rotate the hub pin until
it is a firm fit in the slot
in the hub. Then tap
the hub pin through
the hub and crank.
Hint: Use a Lazy Kate
pin as a punch to
avoid damaging the
hub.
Slide the inner shell of
the conrod universal
joint onto the crank until
it clicks into the groove.
Then click the front con-
rod onto the universal
joint on the crank.

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x2x2
Insert the front conrod
into the large slot in left
hand treadle board.
1.Hold the conrod joint
with one hand on ei-
ther side of the treadle
board.
2.With both hands, turn
the conrod joint a ¼
turn.
3.Stretch and slide it
into the small slot
and turn it back a ¼
turn until it clicks into
place.
4.Repeat the sequence
for the rear conrod and
the right treadle board.
Secure the
maiden bar
supports with
bolts and bar-
rel nuts.

12
x2
x2x1
Tie the threading hook to
the front maid up-
right with tape.
Secure the top rail to the
maiden bar supports
with 2 screws.
Secure the flyer unit to
the top rail with 2 screws.
These will be tightened
shortly. Move the flyer unit
until the wheel and middle
flyer pulley are aligned.
Then tighten the screws
and position the drawing
pin directly beneath the
drive band adjust-
ing knob to prevent
it marking the
wood.

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17.5 :
110 :
114 :
Ratios :
You may find it easier
to spin a finer yarn if
your flyer rotates faster.
To change ratio simply
move the drive belt to a
smaller flyer pulley and
retension the drive belt.
Check the end of the
adjusting knob is not
protruding beneath the
maiden bar. Then wrap
the drive belt around the
wheel, around the large
flyer pulley, back around
the wheel and around
the small bobbin pulley.
Tie drive belt and cut off
the extra.
Tap the steel lazy kate
pins into the base.
To achieve 14:1, wrap
the brake band over the
flyer pulley and the drive
belt around the bob-
bin pulley. This is called
“bobbin lead”.

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How to insert the polyurethane conrod joints into the conrod.
*This has been pre-assembled in the factory.
Oil all points on the
Spinning Wheel before
use as illustrated.

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Solutions
1-2mm
1-2mm
Small
whorl Large
whorl
Drive band ten-
sion is too loose.
Tighten the tension
knob 1-2mm.
Drive band tension
is too tight. Loosen
the tension knob
1-2mm.
Does not pull yarn in
Yarn breaks
Hard to treadle

Ashford Handicrafts Limited
Factory and Showroom: 415 West Street
PO Box 474, Ashburton 7700 New Zealand
Telephone [phone] Facsimile 64 3 308 8664
Email: sal[email protected]o.nz Internet: www.ashford.co.nz
Drive band falls off easily
Strange sounds