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ATTACHING THE FOOTMAN
Locate the footman hardware assembly.
Remove the cotter pin and nylon washers
from the clevis pin.
Attach the footman to the treadle yoke
using the cotter pin, clevis pin, and nylon
washers as shown in Figure 1. The clevis
pin should be inserted through the
footman and treadle yoke from the front of
the wheel toward the back.
ADJUSTING THE FRONT LEGS
The front legs of your spinning wheel
can be adjusted to accommodate uneven
floors. Simply loosen the lock nut and
screw the foot up or down as needed, then
tighten the lock nut (Figure 2).
ADJUSTING THE TREADLE HEIGHT
This adjustment is only necessary if your
treadle is either rubbing the drive wheel
or hitting the rear leg cross support. To
adjust the treadle height, remove the
cotter pin from the clevis pin (see Figure
1) and pull the clevis pin out of the treadle
yoke. Rotate the treadle yoke clockwise to
raise the treadle and counterclockwise to
lower the treadle. Make only two or three
turns and reassemble the footman and
treadle yoke. Repeat this adjustment until
you are satisfied with the position of the
treadle.
ADJUSTING THE FRONT MAIDEN
We have adjusted the maiden stop (Figure
3) at the factory, but you should check to
see that it is adjusted properly for your
wheel. Look down from the top to where
the flyer shaft enters the front bearing.
There should be a space of 1/16" to 1/8"
between the bearing and the shoulder of
the flyer shaft (Figure 3). If there is not,
fold down the front maiden and use the 5
mm hex wrench to adjust the maiden stop
in or out as needed. Fold the front maiden
up and check the fit.
FIGURE 1: ATTACH THE FOOTMAN
footman
leather
footman
wood
treadle (side view)
nylon
washer
nylon
washer
clevis pin
treadle
yoke
cotter pin
FIGURE 2: ADJUSTING THE FRONT LEGS
lock nut
foot
treadle
support
bar
treadle
