On Tuesday 02 January 2007 6:40 pm, Glenna queried: > 1) Must I replace the band with the same kind, or could I use a > sturdy string drive band, somewhat like the Ashford Traditional > uses? Any experience from the list with this?
Carpet warp works in a pinch but won't last nearly as long as the original material and it stretches. > 2) Any other ideas about replacing the band, other than just > emailing my original supplier (I bought the wheel from Village > Weaving & Spinning in Solvang, CA) and getting a new one? Actually I'm trying out a band that a friend gave me. The material is supposed to be for beading (I think it was called lacing tube). It is stretchy but hollow and works like the old Chinese finger puzzles (where one foolishly inserts one index finger in each end of a woven tube and then tries to pull the fingers out). It's something she found at Wal-Mart in their crafts section. From the stretchy tubing, we cut a length suitable for my wheel's drive band. Included in the packet of tubing is a length of stiff round plastic. We snipped off about a half-inch of this and pushed the tubing over each end. It's been spinning for a year now and I've shortened the tubing once ... I do take the tension off the drive band when not spinning. The packet from Wal-Mart cost about US$4 (I think that's what she said) and has plenty for several wheels, depending on the size of the wheel and if it's a single or double drive wheel. Julie Owens Sheep Hollow Farm and Fiber - sellers of fiber and dyes www.sheephollow.iwarp.com To stop mail temporarily mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: set nomail To restore send: set mail
