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Ashford Wild Carder

The Wild Drum Carder

Available at Shuttleworks.

The Wild Carder is specifically designed for blending and creating exciting fun, funky and wild batts for spinning and felting. Create unique blends with added extras - fibres, fabrics, ribbons, feathers, noils, cocoons, paper and more . . .

The Wild Carder features:

  • Built-in adjustable packer brush - packs fibre more efficiently onto the large drum and allows "added extras" to be packed into your batt.

  • Extra long teeth (72 tpi) - allows you to make a thicker batt and to keep all your "added extras" in your batt

  • 6:1 carding ratio

  • Adjustable drum clearance

  • Carding width - 10cm (4ins) produces a very handy size batt ready to spin

  • Portable - compact and only 3.5kg (7 3/4lbs) with built-in hand hold

  • Makes up to 40gm (1 1/2oz) batt

  • Finished batt size 60 x 15cm (24 x 6ins)

  • Comes assembled and lacquered

Also Includes:

  • Cleaning brush - stores conveniently under the in-feed tray

  • Doffer (Awl) - stores conveniently on the side - ready to use

  • Clamps

 

 

 

 


For more information,
please call Shuttleworks during business hours (403-938-1099).

12:00 noon to 6:00 p.m. - Mountain Standard Time - Tuesday to Saturday.
Closed on holidays.


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