Schacht LADYBUG Guide rapide

LADYBUG

SPINNING WHEELTM

Assembly, mAintenAnce &

WArrAnty

LB6601

LB6605

gfm

Find out more at schachtspindle.com

Schacht Spindle Company 6101 Ben Place Boulder, CO 80301

303.442.3212

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* All three legs feature carrying handles.

serial

number

fast whorl &

whorl knob

poly drive band

crank

rear brace

center brace

rear leg*rear leg*

footmen

tensioner

rear legs*

& rear

bearing

drive

wheel

upper

front leg*

left

treadle

right

treadle

lower

front leg

treadle support bar with

adjustable feet

front maiden

mother-of-all

(MOA)

front maiden knob

Scotch tension peg

orice & front

bearing

medium

whorlyer bobbin

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Thank you for choosing the Ladybug

spinning wheel. We hope you will have

many pleasurable years together creating

wonderful yarn.

Please DO read the instructions, even

if you usually skip this step. Happy

spinning!

WHERE’S MY LADYBUG?

Somewhere on your Ladybug spinning

wheel, you’ll nd your very own ladybug.

She’s there cheering you on, going to

spin-ins with you, or just keeping you

company as you spin quietly at home.

Because we’ve put the ladybug in a

different place on every wheel, no other

wheel in the world will be exactly like

yours.

UNPACKING YOUR WHEEL

1. Remove the accessory box.

2. Remove the treadle assembly from

the main box: tip the wheel back to

allow the treadle assembly to slide past.

Remove packing materials from the

treadle assembly.

3. Lift the wheel straight up and out of

the box.

4. Remove any remaining packing

material from the wheel.

Be careful not to cut the drive band

or Scotch tension brake band when

removing plastic wrap from the

wheel.

CONTENTS

Main box:

treadle assembly

spinning wheel, with poly drive band installed and fast whorl attached at the back

Accessory box:

yer, assembled with travel bobbin and medium whorl

orice hook

cotton drive band for double-drive spinning

2X travel bobbins

1X 2" Phillips truss head machine screw

2X 5/16-25 x 7/8" hex bolts

4X 1/4" USS washers

2X 5/16" split lock washer

TOOLS REQUIRED

#2 Phillips screwdriver

slotted (at) screwdriver

1/2" wrench

LADYBUG SPINNING WHEELTM

Assembly, mAintenAnce & WArrAnty

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Assembly

It will be easiest to assemble your wheel

on a table. Cover the table to protect it

from scratches.

INSTALL THE TREADLE ASSEMBLY

1. Orient the treadle assembly with the

treadle bar at the front of the wheel and

narrow ends of the treadles at the back, as

shown in Figure 1.

2. Slide the treadle assembly toward the

back of the wheel, aligning the hole in

the treadle bar and the hole in the center

brace (Figure 1A). Keep pushing the

treadle assembly back until it cannot go

any further—the tenon of the center brace

has gone into the mortise in the treadle

bar.

3. Using a 2" Phillips truss head machine

screw, attach the treadle assembly to the

cross brace (Figure 1B). Hand-tighten the

screw until it engages with the barrel nut,

then fully tighten the screw with a Phillips

screwdriver.

ATTACH THE FOOTMEN

4. Working from the back of the wheel,

set the treadles at the same height. The

shorter treadle will be on your right and

the longer treadle will be on your left, as

viewed from the back of the wheel. You

will see two footmen hanging from the

crankshaft: one hangs closer to the back

of the spinning wheel and the other hangs

farther away from the wheel, as shown in

Figure 2.

hole in

treadle bar

hole in

center brace

treadle

assembly

B2" Phillips truss head

machine screw

FIGURE 1: INSTALL TREADLE ASSEMBLY

FIGURE 2: ORIENT WHEEL

longer treadle shorter treadle

closer

footman

farther

footman

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5. Attach the shorter treadle to the closer

footman: place a 5/16" split lock washer

and a 1/4" USS washer on a 5/16-25 x 7/8"

hex bolt. From underneath the treadle,

insert the hex bolt through the hole at the

back of the treadle. Add another 1/4" USS

washer on top of the treadle (Figure 3A).

6. Place the footman connector over the

hex bolt shaft, as shown in Figure 3B,

and tighten the hext bolt by hand. Finish

tightening: insert a Phillips screwdriver

through the hole in the connector and use

a wrench to turn the hex bolt (Figure 3C).

7. Repeat steps 5 and 6 for the longer

treadle and the farther footman.

FIGURE 3: ATTACH FOOTMEN

1/4" USS

washer

treadle

1/4" USS

washer

5/16" split

lock washer

5/16-25 x 7/8"

hex bolt

footman connector

hex bolt shaft

screwdriver

wrench

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Using yoUr Wheel

The Ladybug can spin in Scotch tension,

bobbin lead, and double drive modes.

Generally, beginners learn to spin with

Scotch tension, because it’s easy to

increase and decrease take-up (the speed

at which yarn winds onto the bobbin).

You can spin any yarn weight with Scotch

tension. Double drive has the lightest

take-up and take-up will only increase to a

certain point; it works best for ner yarns

or bers that require a lot of twist. Bobbin

lead mode has the fastest take-up and suits

bulkier yarns and art yarns.

Whenever you install the yer on the

wheel, you can change the whorl. You also

need to choose a tension mode, as they

have different steps. Always use the black

poly drive band for Scotch tension and

bobbin lead spinning; for double drive, use

a cotton drive band.

We shipped your wheel with the bobbin

oriented for Scotch tension and the

medium whorl on the yer shaft. (The

fast whorl is attached to the back of the

Ladybug’s rear leg.) If you want to spin

with double drive right away, read through

“Installing the Flyer” and “Spinning in

Double Drive Mode.”

In Scotch tension and bobbin lead modes,

the yarn will wind onto the bobbin in

the opposite direction from double drive

mode. This does not affect your spinning

unless you change spinning modes in the

middle of a bobbin: make sure the new

yarn “catches” on the bobbin so it does

not unwind.

INSTALLING THE FLYER

8. Add a bobbin and whorl to the yer

(if necessary). For Scotch tension and

bobbin lead modes, orient the bobbin with

its larger end at the back of the wheel

(Figure 4). For double drive, orient the

bobbin with its smaller end at the back of

the wheel (Figure 5).

9. Place the poly or cotton drive band on

top of the rear leg, as shown in Figure 6A.

FIGURE 4: FLYER ASSEMBLY FOR SCOTCH

TENSION OR BOBBIN LEAD SPINNING

small end & groove

FIGURE 5: FLYER ASSEMBLY FOR DOUBLE DRIVE

whorl

large end & groove

shoulder of yer shaft

orice

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Loosen the front maiden knob just enough

to allow the front maiden to move. Slide the

front maiden as far forward as possible on

the mother-of-all (MOA).

10. Insert the yer orice into the front

bearing, moving the front maiden back as

needed. Leave a small gap, about 1/16",

between the front bearing and the shoulder

of the yer shaft (Figures 4 and 6B).

11. Insert the yer shaft through the

Scotch tension brake (for Scotch tension

and bobbin lead only) and into the rear

bearing.

12. Set up the wheel for your desired

tension mode: see below, “Spinning with

Scotch Tension or Bobbin Lead Modes”

and “Spinning in Double Drive Mode.”

CHANGING BOBBINS

13. Place the poly or cotton drive band on

top of the rear leg, as shown in Figure 6A.

14. Loosen the front maiden knob just

enough to allow the front maiden to move.

Slide the front maiden and the yer as far

forward as possible on the mother-of-all

(MOA).

15. Remove the yer orice from the

front bearing. Remove the yer shaft from

the rear bearing. If necessary, remove

the Scotch tension brake band from the

bobbin.

16. Remove the whorl and bobbin from the

yer shaft. Place a new bobbin and your

desired whorl on the yer shaft. Re-install

the yer (described above) and set up for

your desired tension mode.

SPINNING WITH SCOTCH TENSION

OR BOBBIN LEAD MODES

In Scotch tension, the brake band goes

around the large end of the bobbin and the

drive band goes around the whorl.

In bobbin lead spinning (also called Irish

tension), the drive band goes around the

large end of the bobbin and the brake band

goes around the whorl.

In both modes, turn the Scotch tension peg

to take up the slack in the cord, allowing

the cord to wind around its shaft. If the

mother-of-all

drive band

front

maiden

front

maiden

knob

Scotch tension

brake

rear bearing

front

bearing

FIGURE 6: FLYER INSTALLATION

Scotch

tension

peg

Scotch tension brake drive band

gap

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cord slips and won’t wind up, you can

make a double knot about 1" from the end

of the knot. Do not cut the cord.

Now you can start spinning. To increase

the take-up of your yarn onto the bobbin,

adjust the Scotch tension peg to stretch

the spring. To decrease the take-up, adjust

the peg to relax the spring.

The poly drive band has a memory and

can be used with any whorl. Occasionally,

you will need to tension the drive band,

especially when you move from a slower

(larger) whorl to a faster (smaller) whorl.

If you nd that the drive band is slipping,

use the tensioner to add tension: pull up

the tensioner handle and slip the drive

band into the pulley (Figure 7).

REPLACING A POLY DRIVE BAND

17. Remove the yer: Place the poly or

cotton drive band on top of the rear leg, as

shown in Figure 6A on page 7.

18. Loosen the front maiden knob just

enough to allow the front maiden to move.

Slide the front maiden and the yer as far

forward as possible on the mother-of-all

(MOA).

19. Remove the yer orice from the

front bearing. Remove the yer shaft from

the rear bearing. If necessary, remove

the Scotch tension brake band from the

bobbin.

20. Using a #2 Phillips screwdriver,

remove the two screws connecting the

upper and lower front legs (Figure 8A).

21. Separate the upper and lower front

legs widely enough to t the poly drive

band through the gap (Figure 8B). If

necessary, pull the old drive band through

this gap and remove it from the wheel.

Push the new drive band through the gap.

22. Push the upper and lower front legs

back together, checking that the holes

align. Replace the screws completely in

the front leg.

23. Slip the drive band around the drive

wheel and over the whorl.

FIGURE 8: REPLACING THE POLY DRIVE BAND

tensioner handletensioner pulley

FIGURE 7: USING THE TENSIONER

upper front leg

lower

front leg

poly drive band

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SPINNING IN DOUBLE DRIVE

MODE

For double drive spinning, slip the poly

band off the drive wheel; either wrap it

around the front leg or completely remove

it from the spinning wheel (see “Replacing

the Poly Drive Band”).

24. Add a bobbin and your preferred

whorl to the yer. Install the bobbin so its

small end will sit at the back of the wheel.

25. Place the poly or cotton drive band on

top of the rear leg, as shown in Figure 9.

Loosen the front maiden knob just enough

to allow the front maiden to move. Slide

the front maiden as far forward as possible

on the mother-of-all (MOA).

26. Insert the yer orice into the front

bearing, moving the front maiden back

as needed. Leave a small gap, about

1/16", between the front bearing and the

shoulder of the yer shaft.

27. Insert the yer shaft into the rear

bearing. Do not go through the Scotch

tension brake; you can lay the brake loop

in the groove of the MOA.

28. Tie a cotton drive band (if necessary):

Starting at the right of the drive wheel, lay

one end over the drive wheel, the whorl,

and the pulley of the drive band tensioner.

Feed the other end of the band under

the drive wheel and back up to the top

of the wheel, going under the drive band

tensioner and over the small end of the

bobbin (Figure 10). Tie the ends of the

band with a square knot.

Now you can start spinning. To increase

the amount of take-up of your yarn onto

the bobbin, raise the tensioner pulley by

its handle to tighten the drive band. To

decrease the amount of take-up, lower the

tensioner.

If your wheel already has a tied cotton

drive band, position it as shown in Figure

10. If you need to replace the cotton drive

band, cut off the old one and tie a new one

as described in Step 28.

FIGURE 10: SPINNING IN DOUBLE DRIVE

cotton drive band

tensioner handle

tensioner pulley

FIGURE 9: FLYER INSTALLATION

drive band

front

maiden

front

maiden

knob

Scotch tension

brake

rear bearing

front

bearing

mother-of-all

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USING DIFFERENT FLYER WHORLS

The type of ber you are spinning and

the kind of yarn you want to produce will

determine which yer whorl to use. Your

spinning wheel comes with a medium

speed whorl and a fast speed whorl. We

offer four other whorls and a high speed

bobbin so you can spin any type of yarn

you wish. The general rules to remember:

the larger (slower) the whorl, the thicker

the yarn, the less the twist, and the

greater the take-up.

ADJUSTING THE FRONT FEET

The front feet of your spinning wheel

can be adjusted to accommodate uneven

oors. Simply loosen the lock nut and

screw the foot up or down as needed, then

tighten the lock nut (Figure 11).

CARRYING HANDLES

The Ladybug has a handle on the front leg

and each of the back legs. To transport

your wheel, pick it up by whichever

handle is most comfortable. You can now

carry the wheel as if it were a briefcase.

mAintAining AlAdybUg

MAINTENANCE

A regular schedule of care and

maintenance will ensure you and your

Schacht spinning wheel many productive

years together.

■Periodically clean excess bers from all

parts of your wheel.

■Clean dust and dirt from the drive

wheel with a damp cloth.

■Periodically lubricate the moving parts.

■Touch up worn or chipped areas with

ne sandpaper and Danish oil.

■Check screws for tightness. (Changes

in the environment and the action of

spinning can cause screws and nuts to

loosen over time.)

STORAGE

Try to keep your wheel in a dry, moderate

climate and avoid extreme temperatures—

store away from direct sunlight.

WHORL RATIOS

Whorl Ratio

Extra Slow Speed 3.2:1 / 3.6:1

Slow Speed 4.7:1 / 5.5:1

Medium Speed (included) 6.5:1 / 8:1

Fast Speed (included) 9:1 / 10.5:1

High Speed* 11.5:1 / 14:1

Super High Speed* 12:1 / 14.5:1

*These whorls require a High Speed Bobbin.

FIGURE 11: ADJUSTING THE FRONT FEET

treadle

foot

lock nut

treadle

support bar

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