Be focused when disassembling. If you need to take your WooLee Winder apart, be very focused.Make sure the nylon gears on the bobbin and on the flyer are meshing, if they aren't nothing will turn. Make sure the gears are lined up. This is the answer to yarn not winding on the other 5% of the time.For me this is the answer to yarn not winding on 95% of the time. Watch the wrap. If you find your yarn won't wind on no matter what adjustments you make, check to make sure your yarn isn't looped around the eyelet that travels up and down the flyer.If there is too much oil the excess oil will be flug all over the room as you spin, ask me how I know. #SPINNING WHEEL BOBBIN NOT TURNING FULL#Oil her to keep her happy. I put a couple drops of oil on the travel screw for every couple of full bobbins I spin.I cross lace on the arm of the flyer, especially if I am spinning fine with a woolen draft. I have to turn the uptake on my Scotch tension wheels down significantly when I use my WooLee Winder. For some people (especially spinners who make very fine yarns) this is a deal breaker. A WooLee Winder adds extra pull to your spinning because it's winding your yarn on for you. Start slowly. Spinning with a WooLee Winder feels a little different, make sure to start slowly and make adjustments to your wheel along the way.Try to test drive a WooLee Winder on the same type of wheel you want use they feel different on each brand brands a models of wheel. Like all tools that cost more than a couple of bucks, I suggest that you try a WooLee Winder before you buy one. If you are thinking about a WooLee Winder, or newly spinning with one here are few tips to help you like yours as much as I like mine. I have one for my Hansen MiniSpinner and I typically don't spin without it. I have a Schacht compatible WW, and I move it between the Schacht wheels I own (Matchless, Sidekick, and Flatiron) with zero problems. I frequently get questions about spinning with a WooLee Winder.
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