New project, we'll see how it unfolds.

[SwampDonkey]

Some more pictures. Remember this is a prototype. I will make another with thicker dowel and heavier sprockets. And where the nails are will be brass rivets. The ends will remain string, as you need that flexibility as you adjust the swift. ;)






Dowel there in the bottom stop is just turned in on friction with a nail tip about 1/8". It will become a thumbscrew with a inset nut inside the screw hole.




Notice the collar with the inset screw for the top ferris.






Tried to get as much of that maple grain pattern as I could in the cross sticks. ;D The ones coming off the bottom ferris all have the grain pattern. However, not all of the top ones do.


Two minute video to follow, takes awhile on dialup. ;)

[JV]

You realized that this is only the beginning.  Now you will need to make a spinning wheel and all the rest of the goodies to go with it.

[WDH]

Just how much underwear does your girl friend need to dry at one time  ???.

[SwampDonkey]

And the video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwMuLbnED-o

[WDH]

I like your work bench/assembly table.  It is a multi-tasker  :D.

That is about the nicest underwear drying rack that I have ever seen.

[SwampDonkey]

Limited shop space requires improvisation.  ;D

I  suppose I could throw a set of wool underwear over the swift. :D  :D :D

[WDH]

Hey, one of my work tables moonlights as a table saw as well  :D.

[SwampDonkey]

How to use a swift.  ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Il2Hw8NcYQM

[WDH]

OK, I see.  That spinning effect is what makes the underwear dry faster.  With this, you can make your underwear and dry it at the same time.  Kind of like a work bench/table saw combo. 

[Marc Thornton]

You have some serious knitting problems if you need one of those! 

I guess you could equate it to the serious wood problems you find around here. 

P.S.  Yours looks better than the yarn!

[SwampDonkey]

Don't look at it as a knitting problem, look at it as a woodworking project.  8)

I won't be knitting.  ;)

[WDH]

 smiley_gorgeous

[Texas Ranger]

Next thing ya know, you will be building a swift.




 

[SwampDonkey]

An 8 hour day is never long enough when your enjoying a hobby. And when your a bachelor, cooking interferes with your wood working. ;) :D

[Warbird]

If he builds a ball winder, then we should be concerned. 

[SwampDonkey]

Actually something more useful, a bobbin winder. ;) I'd like to see anyone wind a bobbin more efficiently than using a swift or reel to keep a skein of yarn from catching and turning into knots as you wind. ;D

[SwampDonkey]

I've spent a couple of hours today starting this piece.

Carcass still being carved, but the pirn hole is cut out.



Stainless steel insert


End feed fly shuttle. It will have roller/wheels. This is 18" long.

[zopi]

Neat...I have a spinning wheel that I am expected to refurbish soon...I doubt I eill recieve socks for my trouble...but hey..

[Marc Thornton]

Hey, I knew that was a shuttle.  My grandfather made 5 spinning wheels, one for each daughter 10 or 15 years ago. 

[SwampDonkey]

Worked on a pirn and attachment mechanism to the fly shuttle.

A knock-down fitting was used in the shuttle as a tightening mechanism for the pirn. The pirn has an inside threaded brass insert that screws onto the end of the knock-down fitting bolt. Parts shown in photos below. A piece of spring wire was inserted over the cam nut to keep it from coming out. Once the bolt is inserted into the cam nut, a screw driver is used to firmly seat the pirn in position. There is an arrow on the cam nut that serves as an index to line the cam nut with the cam bolt. The brass insert is a separate item from the knock-down fitting (a closed ended plastic insert nut was included). The brass insert serves 3 functions: 1) to mount to the fly-shuttle, 2) a notch in it helps hold the yarn to be wound onto the pirn, 3) allows it to be mounted on a bobbin winder as the ends are open for the bobbin winder shaft to be inserted. The hole inside the pirn tapers for a snug fit.

The bobbin winder is in prototype, just need that drill press to centre some holes. ;D







Enjoy. ;D

[SwampDonkey]

Got the rivets on the X's and the screws threaded for the vise and the swift adjustment. I put a different top on to. Just needs some finish. ;D

[Burlkraft]

Nice job Donk  ;D

When we gonna see a picture of her?

[WDH]

She is a patient one  .

[SPIKER]

Did ya cut those straight threads on that "BOLT" used to tighten it all down with as well??

Very nice project too...

Mark

[SwampDonkey]

Spiker yes, with Beall's Wood Tapping and Threading jig (Made in USA) and a Makita 2 hp micro depth adjust router with on/off switch. Turned the rounds for the bolts on the lathe first. All wood was machined in the shop. For vise screws over an 1" but up to 1-1/2" you have to be special order the Delrin insert and  tap kit.

Delrin looks like what we call white Teflon, but maybe there is a difference.