artful bodger
16th August 2019, 05:59 PM
Got asked out of the blue if I could make a bobbin for a spinning wheel. Having never made one before and unsure what they were I asked if the lady had one already that I could look at before committing to a quote.
Yes there was one to look at, this is it.
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I asked how come the hole in the middle is black at the ends and the lady said she thought it was "wear from being on the wheel".
I had thought perhaps it was from being turned on a dead centre (non spinning) tailstock centre especially seeing that one end in particular has a tapered"ish" hole.
Looking on ebay to see what else is available it seems just about all the various ones available have these black ends so I assume it is some sort of plain bearing that runs on the metal shaft of the spinning wheel.
So, seeing that woodturners have a higher propensity than most to be married to someone who spins wool is there someone out there who can answer the following?.
Do these bobbins need that black bearing material on either end of the hole that runs though them or will they be fine if they just use the length of the hole as the bearing surface?.
Thanks in advance.
Yes there was one to look at, this is it.
459751 459752
I asked how come the hole in the middle is black at the ends and the lady said she thought it was "wear from being on the wheel".
I had thought perhaps it was from being turned on a dead centre (non spinning) tailstock centre especially seeing that one end in particular has a tapered"ish" hole.
Looking on ebay to see what else is available it seems just about all the various ones available have these black ends so I assume it is some sort of plain bearing that runs on the metal shaft of the spinning wheel.
So, seeing that woodturners have a higher propensity than most to be married to someone who spins wool is there someone out there who can answer the following?.
Do these bobbins need that black bearing material on either end of the hole that runs though them or will they be fine if they just use the length of the hole as the bearing surface?.
Thanks in advance.