> The Country Spinner has a flyer brake, like a Louet, a leather band that > goes over the orifice in front of th flyer. There should be a screw > thread on the right to tighten the flyer brake leather. See picture at: > http://www.ashford.co.nz/country.htm
I have one of the older designs of Ashford country spinners (there isn't the big square framework) It's still a flyer brake though, with a nylon line over the flyer at the orifice, attched to a spring on one side and tightened by turning a peg, just like the scotch tension on the trad and traveller. I have trouble getting easy spinning on this wheel, it's a bit heavy to treadle (single treadle) and getting the takeup right without the drive band slipping is tricky. I can see why they redesigned it - the square framework and DT both seem good ideas. Chris in cold, wet and windy Cheshire To stop mail temporarily mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: set nomail To restore send: set mail
