Daedalus Martin User manual

Martin
Daedalus
Spinning Wheels

Welcome to the Flock!
Thank you for purchasing the most travel-friendly Daedalus
electric spinning wheel to date! It was designed to be ultra-
portable, long-lived, and to require lile to no maintenance during
its lifeme. Should you need any assistance in the future with
your wheel, please do not hesitate to contact us at support@
daedalusspinningwheels.com. To watch a video on how to assemble
your wheel, please scan the QR code below or click the link:
hps://www.youtube.com/@daedalusspinningwheels

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Rear Bearing Guide Maiden Bearing Orice Reducer
Le Tension
Hook
Tie-os

Martin while Nested
Flyer Storage
Retenon Rear Cup Maiden Cup Tension Belt Orice Hook
Power Storage
Retenon
Storage
Snap-Ins
Lazy Kate
Axles
Drive Belt Storage
Magnets

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Internal
Direcon
Switch Tension Dial
Internal Speed
Dial
Flyer
Retenon
Storage Spares Kit
Plug-in for
External
Speed
Controller
Internal/
External
Control
Selecon
Switch
Motor Pinion Upright
Snap-Ins

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How to Set Up
Remove Flyer Assembly from the
boom of Marn’s Box.
Snap the Maiden Cup into Upright
Snap-In at the boom of the box.
Open up your Marn.
Remove the Maiden Cup from the
Storage Snap-In in the lid.

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Snap the Rear Cup into Upright
Snap-In at the boom of the box.
Place the Flyer Assembly onto the
Maiden and Rear Cup.
Remove the Rear Cup from the
Storage Snap-In in the lid.
Place Drive Band over Flyer
Assembly.

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How to Set Up (Continued)
Ensure the Drive Band is going
over the Flyer’s Whorl.
Locate the Tension Belt
magnecally aached with Orice
Hook.
Secure the Drive Band onto the
Motor’s Pinion.
Check Drive Band alignment and,
if necessary, tweak the motor’s
posion forward or back.

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Once the Tension Belt has been
secured on both sides, take the
center of the Tension Belt and
posion it onto the Aluminum
Drum of bobbin.
Note: Spring and Cinch locaon is
based on spin direcon. Secure the
Cinch onto the Right Tension Hook
for Z direcon, reverse belt for S.
Secure the Cinch onto the Right
Tension Hook.
Secure the Spring on the Le
Tension Hook.

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How to Pack Up
Loosen Drive Band on Flyer.
Remove the Drive Band from the
Motor’s Pinion.
Remove the Flyer Assembly from
the Maiden and Rear Cups.
Remove the Tension Belt and
secure the Spring onto the
magnets in the Lid.
The Drive Band can be le on
Flyer Assembly if the project is sll
ongoing. Otherwise, secure the
Drive Band underneath the Lazy
Kate Storage area.

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Place the Flyer Assembly onto the
Flyer Storage Retenon locaon at
the boom of Marn’s box.
Fiber can be placed on top of the
Flyer Assembly.
Remove the Maiden and Rear Cup
from the Upright Snap-In, and
snap into the Storage Snap-In.
Ensure that the Flyer Assembly is
fully seated.

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Before closing up your Marn, make sure that all contents are secured
and placed in a manner that will allow your Marn to close without
force. Be observant of how the Flyer Retenon Storage secures the
yer to ensure that nothing intereferes with it. Some ber can be
tucked under the yer, while most will need to be above it. Ensure
that any addional items placed in the Marn, including ber, is clear
of the Tension Assembly. Once you have everything in place and are
sure that it will close without force, carefully close the box and lock
the latches.
How to Pack Up (Continued)

The Marn comes with an internal built-in Speed Controller. It can also
be used with our external Daedalus Speed Controller. Please note that
the external Daedalus Speed Controller cannot be stored within the
Marn Box.
Internal VS External
Speed Controller
To use the Internal Speed Controller, you’ll need to ensure that the
Internal/External Control Selecon Switch is set to II. Once this is
selected, you’ll be able to use the Internal Direcon Switch to change
your yer’s spin direcon and the Internal Speed Dial to adjust your
yer’s speed.
Internal Direcon Switch
I- Clockwise Z twist (commonly chosen for spinning singles)
0 - Neutral
II - Counterclockwise S twist (commonly used for plying)
When using the Internal Speed Controller, you will need to plug your
power source into the outlet located externally on the Marn’s box,
on the right-hand side.
When needing to stop your wheel, scroll your Internal Speed Dial to
0. If you are not going to resume spinning right away, you will want to
posion the Internal Direcon Switch to Neutral (0).
Internal Speed Controller
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Plug-In for
External Speed
Controller
Internal/
External Control
Selecon Switch
Internal
Direcon Switch
Internal Speed
Dial
Internal Power Plug-In
DC5525 Power Extension Cable
*Please note that Power Brick
may vary in appearance.
USB C - DC5525 15V
Trigger Cable
PD3.1 Power Brick *

To set your Marn to use an External Speed Controller, whether the
Daedalus Speed Controller or the Magpie Speed Controller, you
will need to switch the Internal/External Control Selecon Switch
to I. Once this has been selected, the Marn will fully depend on the
External Speed Controller for all operaons.
To plug an External Speed Controller into the Marn, you will need
a Motor Extension Cable. Plug the Female side of the cable into
Marn’s Plug-In for External Speed Controller.
When using the External Speed Controller, you will need to plug
your power source into the External Speed Controller to operate the
Marn.
To learn more about operang an External Speed Controller, please
review our Daedalus Speed Controller Manual.
External Speed Controller
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Plug-In for
External Speed
Controller
Internal/
External Control
Selecon Switch
Power Cable
Motor Extension
Cable

The Marn is exclusively Scotch Tension. When Drive Band is installed,
view the Flyer from the side to ensure the alignment is correct. If
necessary, you can slide the motor’s posion forward or back.
The tension belt is located on the magnets in the Marn’s Lid. (It’s
a short piece of Kevlar with a spring and an adjustable cinch plate.)
Install your yer, bobbin, motor drive belt, and tension belt. Place
the tension belt so that the spring is on the LEFT side when spinning
singles (clockwise, Z), but swap the tension belt with the spring on the
RIGHT side for plying (counterclockwise, S). This way, the spring can
actually do its job on the “taut” side of the tension belt. The goal is to
have the Right Tension Dial adjusted into the middle of its adjustment
range, with no slack in the tension belt and very lile expansion of the
spring. This is a good starng point and ensures there is a usable range
on the dial so takeup can be increased or decreased.
Aer unpacking, a small adjustment may be required. Marn tension
uses a spring, and you can look at it to see how much tension is being
applied. The usable range goes from spring collapsed to fully extended
at almost double its length.
Scotch Tension Basics
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Cinch
Clockwise, Z
Spring
Counterclockwise, S

The Marn’s built-in Lazy Kate is ideal for chain-plying. If you angle
the Marn, you can use it for tradional 2-ply as well. To add tension
to the top of the bobbins, use the included Akerworks TensiTamers.
The Lazy Kate can also be used to hold your bobbins for hand-winding
a plying ball, which may be more convenient for tradional plying.
Marn comes with two Lazy Kate Axles and can hold up to four
axles. An addional set can purchased in the shop. Lazy Kate Axle Kit
includes TensiTamers.
LAzy Kate
Akerworks TensiTamer
Lazy Kate Axle
Lazy Kate Disc Base
Lazy Kate Port
O-Ring