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Thank you for choosing the Sidekick 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! CONTENTS Main box: Accessory box: folded wheel with yer, whorls, and orifice hook 1 travel bobbin stored onboard 2 travel bobbins...
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SIDEKICK SPINNING WHEEL ssembly Your Sidekick shipped fully folded. Remove the wheel and all accessories from the box. We suggest that you save your box for future travel or shipping. storage strap When you want to travel with your wheel, you can fold it following the directions on page 6.
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footman metal tab Attach the footmen: From underneath the treadles, insert the footman knob shafts into the holes at the front of the metal tabs. Screw the knobs into the ends footman of the footmen (Figure 3). knob There are two holes in the metal tab at the end of each treadle.
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Install the yer on the wheel: Lift the front Scotch tension brake maiden drive band and Scotch tension brake, pushed holding them tightly so the drive band back stays in position on the tension pulleys. Slide the yer through the Scotch tension brake and under the drive band.
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■ Remove the whorl from the yer shaft. sing heel Install a new bobbin with the large end at The Sidekick spins in Scotch tension the back of the yer. Reinstall the whorl or mode, with the drive band going around change whorls.
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ADJUSTING THE REAR BEARING If the yer has been correctly installed rear (see Step 9 above) but does not spin when bearing you treadle, check for a gap of about screw 1/16" between the front bearing and the shoulder of the yer shaft. If there is no gap, use a #2 Phillips screwdriver to loosen the screw in the rear maiden (Figure 9).
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Spindle Company’s obligation under this Warranty shall be limited to the repair or replacement of any part or parts which may prove defective within two (2) years following the date of original purchase by the consumer, and which Schacht Spindle Company’s examination shall disclose to our satisfaction to be thus defective.
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