Falcon DAEDALUS User manual

Falcon
Daedalus
Spinning Wheels

• MaidenBearing
• Orice
• MaidenCup
• Face
• TieKnob
• Pinion
LeTensionAnchor,MotorMount,SerialPlate,OriceHook
• Guide
• RearBearing
• Rear
• Right
TensionDial
• WallPower
Supply15V
5amp(not
depicted)
• MotorCable

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Welcome to the Flock!
Thankyouforpurchasingthiscustom-madeFalconelectricspinning
wheel!Itwasdesignedtobequiet,long-lived,andtorequirelile
tonomaintenanceduringitslifeme.Falconisbyfarthefastest
spinningwheelonthemarketandspecializesinnegauges.Anyone
whospinsproducon-quantycoonorsilkwillbeabletobenet
fromthehighlinearfeedratesandinsanetwistratepotenal.
Pleasebecarefulwhenoperangathighspeed!Haveastableand
cleanworksurface,elonghairback,anddon’twearlong,loose
sleeves.Keepchildrenandpetsawayfromyourworkarea.
CheckoutallofourYouTubeVideosonhowtousetheFalconby
scanningthisQRCodewithyourmobiledevice.
Packagecontentsmayshiduringshipping,
solet’smakesurethateverythingis
properlyalignedforopmalspinning.This
isalsoawiseprocedureaertravelingwith
yourDaedaluswheel.
Themotormountisdesignedtobeeasily
removedforat-pack.Becauseofthis
feature,youwillneedtomakesurethemotoranditspinionpulleyare
properlyaligneddirectlyunderneaththeyerpulley,becauseitmay
haveshiedalileduringshipping.
Getting Started
DoNOToperatethewheelwitha“stalled”bobbin.Ifyouwantto
runthewheelandbobbinwithoutactuallyspinningyarn(justto
seeitspin),REMOVEthetensionbeltrst.Thiswillallowthebobbin
tospinalongwiththeyer,likenormalspinning.Operangwitha
stalledbobbincandamageand/orprematurelywearthebobbin
bearings,whichareopmizedforlowrelavespeedswhentakeupis
happening.
Warning

TheFalconusesScotchtension,whichisidealforspinningthenest
ofsingles.Tensioningisremarkablynuancedthankstoavariable
tensionstalk,anchor,andtensionspring.Foropmalperformance,
beforebeginninganyspinyou’llwanttoadjusttheRightTensionDial
(1)tothemiddleofitsadjustmentrange,makingsurethere’snoslack
inthetensionbeltandliletonoexpansionofitsspring.Thisway,
thereisausablerangeonthedialfortweakingtheexpansionand/or
contraconofthespringandbycorrelaon,thetension,asyouspin
andllthebobbin.
Toreducetheslackonthetensionbelt,rotatetheLeTensionHook
(2)outwardunltheslackisgone,thenusetheRightTensionDial(1)
tone-tunefromthere(noneedtomesswiththecinchplateunless
youwantto).Werecommendminimaldialadjustmentofnomore
thanhalfarotaonoftheknobatame.Thespringservesasyour
visualtensioningcue.Itsusablerangegoesfromcollapsedtofully
extendedatalmostdoubleitslength.Withthespringcollapsed,the
wheelwillhaveliletonotakeup—idealforspinningthenestof
gossameryarns.Falcontestersnotedtheneedforasmallincrease
intension—abarelyvisibleextensionofthespring—whilelling
thebobbinwithyarnof100WPI(wrapsperinch)andheavier.Plying
Scotch Tension Basics
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Todoso,checkthepinion
pulley(thegroovethatholds
yourdriveband)onthe
frontofthemotor.Itshould
belocateddirectlybelow
thebeltgrooveontheyer
above.Verifythatthedrive
beltisparalleltothefront
framebyobservingitfrom
theside.Useyourthumbs
toadjusttheposionofthe
motormountasnecessary.
Ifthemotormountfeelstoo
ghttomove,pushoneside
downunlitpopsothe
carbontube.

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necessitatedonemorehalf-a-rotaon
increaseoftension.Yourexperience
mayvary,buttheseresultsareagood
starngpointfornewFalconowners.
ForZtwist(singles),havethespring
ontheleside,butswapthetension
beltoversothespringisontheright
sideforStwist(plying).
Bewaryoflooseningthetension
beltsomuchthatthereisexcess
slack.Thisslackwillbeginto“twang”
backandforthlikeaguitarstring,
andtoomuchslackcouldcausethe
tensionbelttobecontactedbythe
yerarm,resulnginyourtension
springhavingareallybaddayand
likelyneedingreplacement.Ifyou
haveloosenedyourtensionasmuch
aspossibleandsllwantevenless
takeup,youcanslowyourspeed
oruseaner/slickertensionbelt
material(silkthread,etc).
Increase Tension
Decrease Tension

BecauseoftheobvioustemptaontotakeFalconoutoftheboxand
turnitontofullspeed(it’sasplendidbitofgrandeur!),yourtension
beltisnotinstalledforshipping.Ifyou’veinstalleditalready,make
suretoremovethetensionbeltifyouwanttooperatethewheel
withoutactuallyspinningyarn!Thetensionbelt(evenatlowtension)
willcausethebobbintobe“stalled”andnotspin,whiletheyer
couldbegoingathighspeed.Thebobbinbearingswerecarefully
chosenfortheutmostperformancewhilespinningyarn,wherethose
bearingsareoperangatarelavelylowrpm.Turningthewheelonto
highspeedswiththebobbinstalledcancauseprematurewearonthe
bobbinsbearings.
Before you get started, always make sure the direcon switch on the
Speed Controller is in the middle (neutral) posion, or else the wheel
will aempt to start when you’re not ready.Ifyoupurchasedyour
speedcontrolleratthesamemeasyourFalcon,ithasbeenlimited
toamaxspeedof50%inthesengs.Ifyoualreadyhaveaspeed
controller,usecauonasitwillhaveunlimitedspeed.Pleasereadthe
direconsforusingtheSpeedControllertochangethissengand
unlockthefullspeedpotenal,aswellasmorein-depthinformaon
onspeedcontrollerprogramming.
Start it up!

Direcon Switch
I - ClockwiseZtwist(commonlychosenforspinningsingles)
0- Neutral
II- CounterclockwiseStwist(commonlyusedforplying)
• Axaleader(alongloopoflaceweightyarnoryourpersonal
preference)ontothebobbin-placelooparoundbobbin
coreandpulloneendoftheloopthroughtheother.Then
takeyourleaderandcreatesecondlooptopullitthroughto
secureyourleader.Usetheprovidedoricehooktoroutethe
leaderthroughtheyarnguide,thenthroughtheshoulderof
theyer,andthenthroughtheorice.

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• Plugyour15V5ampwallpowersupply(oryour15Vbaery)
intotheSpeedController.
• Themoduleshouldlightupandshowthecurrentsetspeed.
AdjustthisasnecessaryusingtheUp/Downarrows,andthen
presstheDaedaluslogo(Start/Stop)ontheSpeedController.
Thedisplaywillshow“---“whichisstopped.
• Aachyourbertotheleaderloop.Verifythedisplaysays
“---“whichmeansitisstopped.Flipthedireconswitchtothe
desireddirecon(IisZtwist,IIisStwist).
• Whenready,presstheDaedaluslogo(Start/Stop).Thewheel
willslowlyacceleratefor3secondstoyoursetspeed%.You
canne-tuneyourspeedwhilespinningbyusingtheUp/Down
arrows.Whenit’smetoadvanceyouryarnguide,pressthe
logo(Start/Stop)andthewheelwillslowlydeceleratefor3
secondsandcometoastop.
• IncreaseordecreaseyourspeedusingtheUpandDown
arrows.Payaenontothetakeupandadjustthetensionknob
accordingly.Fine-tuneyourspeedasyougetcomfortable.You
mayneedtoslightlyadjustthetensionasyouchangeyour
speedandasthebobbinllswithyarn.

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Thehelpfulinformaonbelowwasprovidedbyourtestspinners.
• IfyoupurchasedaspeedcontrollerwithyourFalcon,we
havefactorysetthemaximumspeedsengto50%forsafety
reasons.Toincreaseorfullyopenthemaxseng,adjust
seng4intheSpeedControllermenu.Usingthisfeatureis
agreatwaytopreventyoufromaccidentallyexceedingthe
speedyoufeelcomfortablewithforthise-spinner.
• Whendecidingwhatspeedyouneedifyoudon’talreadyhave
aDaedaluse-spinner,startthewheelupwithoutthetension
ontovisualizethespeed,thenstartoconservavely,witha
slowerspeedthanyouthinkyouneed.Ifyoualreadyhavea
Daedaluse-spinner,checktheRPMcomparisonchartsonthe
websitetondagoodstarngpointbasedonwhatyouare
alreadyusedto.Getafeelforthewheelandincreasespeed
incrementallyasneeded,ensuringyouarecomfortablewith
thepace.
• AdjustyourtensionwiththeLeTensionHooktoreduce
slack,andthennetuneyourtensionby1/4turnsofthe
knob.
• YourSoStart/Stopisveryimportantwhenspinningne.
Adjustitasneededoverthecourseofllingyourbobbin.
TheSoStartwillensurethewheelisn’tgrabbingyoursingle
awayfromyou,andtheSoStopwillensureyoudon’tform
pigtailswhenyourspinningcomestoastop.
• Whenspinninglongdraw,it’simportanttonotfeedgreat
lengthsontothewheeltoofast.Youmaywishtosamplesome
berandgettoknowtheidealfeedratebasedonyourspeed,
tension,andhowyouspin.
• Thebalanceofyouryerbecomesevenmoreimportantwhen
spinningwithhighspeeds.Toensureopmalbalance,we
recommendmovingyourguidesinsync.Atslowerspeeds,
youmaybenewithleavingtheinacveguideinthemiddle
oftheyerarm.
• Tomaximizeyourbobbincapacity,tryusing60/2silkasyour
leaderandbecarefultowindontothebobbinevenly,aslile
hillsandvalleyscanresultinareaswithunequaldensityand
couldpossiblyresultintangling.
Handy Tips

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SpinningCotton
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