ADJUSTING YOUR CARDER
If you wish to adjust your carder, please follow the procedure below. We do sug-
gest that they work best a credit card thickness apart. We do set them that way
in the shop however, occasionally they do shift during the shipping process.
We would say that a credit card inserted between the two drums should have the
teeth just so touching on each side.
1.
Remove the Orange belt.
(Fred normally takes it off of the front big pulley first.
2. Use a Phillips head screwdriver and loosen the four slider hold down screws as
shown in figure A.
FIGURE A
After you have loosened the screws, move the licker in closer or farther way from
the swift drum as you wish. It is easier to remove one side at a time and then
snug one screw on that side until you get the required results.
When you are satisfied with the adjustment, retighten all four adjustment screws.
Please note that adjustment closer than the optimum will result in premature wear of the
carding cloth, on both the licker
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in drum and swift drum.
