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Flatiron Spinning Wheel

SKU: FI8801

$988.00

This double-treadle wheel ships flat-packed for spinners to assemble with flyer on the right or the left.

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Description


The Flatiron Spinning Wheel rises from a flat-packed box much like Boulder’s iconic Flatirons tilted up from a once-horizontal position. The elegant design of the formed maple ply body calls upon the same drama that makes the Flatirons so striking. This unique Saxony-style wheel is anything but traditional, much like the Schacht’s hometown of Boulder, Colorado.

The superb Flatiron Spinning Wheel is customizable; you can build it with either the flyer on the left or the right. With self-aligning bearings in the maidens, and a fully adjustable drive wheel, the whole system is sure to spin true. The clever quick-release lever makes changing out bobbins trouble-free.

The Flatiron Spinning Wheel can be set up in all three tension systems  (Scotch tension, double drive, and bobbin lead). The Flatiron comes with medium and fast whorls; the extra slow, slow, high, and super high speed whorls can also be used for a wide range of rations.

Included acccessories: poly drive band, threading hook, 3 travel bobbins, medium and fast whorls, and a double drive band.

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Treadle Design Double Treadle
Drive Band Systems
  • Scotch Tension
  • Double Drive
  • Bobbin Lead
Orifice Height 26″
Orifice Diameter .375
Bobbin Size and Weight 3″ x 4.5″; 3.5oz.
Threading Hook .5oz.
Weight 15 lbs.
Shipping Weight 23 lbs.
Shipping Size 28″ x 28″ x 9″

MATCHLESS WHEEL WHORLS

Product Number

Product Name

Ratios

WS6708 Extra Slow Speed Whorl 4.6:1 and 5.2:1
WS6704 Slow Speed Whorl 6.8:1 and 8.5:1
WS6706 Medium Speed Whorl 10.4:1 and 12.4:1
WS6707 Fast Speed Whorl 15:1 and 17.4:1
WS6705 High Speed Whorl 20:1 and 25.2:1
WS6709 Super High Speed Whorl 21.2:1 and 26.1:1

Included:

  • 3 travel bobbins
  • medium and fast whorls
  • orifice hook
  • cotton and poly drive bands
  • manual

Accessories Available:

  • Schacht Tensioned Lazy Kate
  • Bulky Plyer Flyer
  • Extra slow, slow, high speed, and super high speed whorls

Compare all of Schacht’s spinning wheels!

Flatiron assembly manual (serial FI 100316 or higher)

Flatiron assembly manual (serial FI 093016 or lower)

 

Additional information

Weight 15 lbs
Dimensions 28 × 28 × 9 in