>>> I played with a Babe Electric Spinner at Maryland, and it worked well. >It's a sewing machine motor, so if you want a really fast machine, it just >doesn't do it, but for the money, it will produce a lot of good yarn. And >they're good people too. They'll put any modifications in that are >reasonable (you may have to pay for them) if you communicate your desires. ><< > >Oh! Well it's good to hear something about the speed of the electric Babe. >I suppose it would be possible to put a more powerful/faster motor on it? >Although, perhaps by looking at the elec Babe, maybe someone could figure >out how to do the same thing at home? >wrnk >d2
If you put a larger pulley on the motor and a very small pulley on the item being driven(ie the Babe) you will increase the speed. The only caveat is the motor must have enough torque (power) to handle this. This is the same principle as on a treadle wheel. You have a larger wheel driving a small wheel. The bigger the difference between the two the faster you spin. Barbara To stop mail temporarily mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: set nomail To restore send: set mail
