Here she is! The box of joy arrived several days earlier than I expected it to.
The first step was to remove all of the giant staples from the box.
Then there was a "pocket" in the cardboard that held the burnishing tool, batt lifter, doffer, fine fiber felting tool, padlock, keys, rove guide and instructions o how to remove a 25 foot roving directly from the drum, and extra fuses.
Another pic...
Then I had to cut down all four corners-C-A-R-E-F-U-L-L-Y.
First view!
The plywood that the carder was secured to for shipping was removed and upcycled to the top of a solid cover for the Strauch's Finest, as I had to relocate it to a place where little fingers could get themselves into trouble. I am keeping the Strauch- for Crazy Isis Art Batts.
A detailed pic of the extras.
In her new home.What a beauty! It cards fine fibers like bamboo and silk like a dream- and makes a perfect, big, long amazing batts- and it truly is for the perfectionist- which I am. It was worth every penny. All 270,000 of them.
My family had to come over to see what I was looking at. I was drooling WAAAAAY too much. Congrats on the GORGEOUS machine. It's my next dream investment.
ReplyDeleteHow exciting! Your fiber art is incredible. I could just sit and enjoy it for hours. Would love for you to write a post and link it to Fiber Arts Fridays at http://www.alpacafarmgirl.com
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing!
wow... what an intimidating piece of equipment! lol
ReplyDeletei am so interested to see how you use it... i am very interested in spinning my own yarn... just havent found the time yet!
the hubs says that i gotta get thru some of my unfinished projects before i start something new! lol
Yowza! I just saw one of these in action on HGTV - pretty cool (love the "No Fingers" warning label) - Your spindles are amazing - they're works of art in themselves!
ReplyDeleteHow exciting! (Is it wrong that the "No Fingers" sign made me laugh?!?)
ReplyDeleteWowwee! How cool, how huge, how fun! Awesome new toy!
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