February 01, 2009
finishing the machine
yes, that's what i call it... the machine. i've heard myself refer to the mach 1 as "the machine" several times now. i know a lot of people name their spinning wheels -- just can't imagine that... it's more like a machine to me, so that's what i call it.
i needed to finish the machine because i again had to take it out in the rain to get to class and i didn't want to keep getting it wet before finishing it. so the week before class, i spent the evenings after work disassembling, finishing and re-assembling the wheel. this took several days.
i cleared the dining room table, laid newspaper and a towel over it and gathered my materials: sandpaper, pads, tack cloth, rags, screwdriver, hammer, bee's oil, wood glue, etc.
i disassembled the parts and laid them out on the table. i used 3 different grits of sandpaper prior to applying the bee's oil. i applied 2 coats of bee's oil to each part and then i put the whole thing back together.
i still need to finish all my bobbins. probably some evening this week -- i also need to put another coat on the machine.
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i had an all day class at urban fauna studio last saturday. lexi boeger, author of intertwined taught an all day class on handspun art yarns. i had a great time -- made some interesting yarns and left with a headful of ideas and a serious lust for a drum carder.
