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CARE & MAINTENANCE

 

Your new Fancy Kitty drum carder requires very little maintenance.  The exterior is 
finished using a product called Half n Half, a perfect blend of pure Tung

 

Oil and 

natural, food

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grade thinner Citrus Solvent.  It will require no more maintenance 

than you would give any fine piece of furniture.  Use a carnuba based furniture 
wax  or bees wax to keep the feed tray polished to a slick finish.

 

 

The licker

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in drum requires no maintenance other than cleaning after use.  It is 

mounted in sealed bearings for long life and no maintenance. However the drum 
is adjustable and may be re

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adjusted for your personal preferences.  See the page 

titled Adjusting your carder

 

 

The swift drum is also mounted in sealed bearings and is pre

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adjusted during     

assembly for optimum performance.  It should require no further adjustment.

 

 

  There is a pdf available on www.fancy

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kitty.com on deep cleaning your carder. 

 

 

 

Содержание DRUM CARDER

Страница 1: ...to produce thick batts The carder base is approximately 15 inches in length and 10 inches wide With the pulleys and handle it will be closer to 18 inches wide The carder weighs approximately 14 pound...

Страница 2: ...s of receipt of this product The product should be returned postage paid in new condition in the original shipping boxes packed in original packing including all instruc tions and accessories Upon rec...

Страница 3: ...y are warranted for all defects in parts and work manship to the original purchaser for normal wear and tear The manufacturer will have the final decision on normal wear and tear Damages caused by abu...

Страница 4: ...g which a small amount of metallic dust may be deposited on your fiber We would like to suggest that the first couple of batts you card should be of a dark or gray color fiber and not a bright white A...

Страница 5: ...ally 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...

Страница 6: ...s wax to keep the feed tray polished to a slick finish The licker in drum requires no maintenance other than cleaning after use It is mounted in sealed bearings for long life and no maintenance Howeve...

Страница 7: ...clusters of fiber by hand The First Round For best results we suggest first teasing the fibers with a wool picker or hand cards prior to carding with the drum carder Because the main object of teasing...

Страница 8: ...ng the fibers to slide apart Although you may need to pull very hard don t tear the fibers If you think damage is imminent try a smaller amount Then work your way across the drum until you have opened...

Страница 9: ...rule out the possibility of feeding from the top again some fibers card better from the top while some do better from the bottom the chute Try both techniques and see what you think Remember to keep t...

Страница 10: ...complete layer Keep pulling the fibers out of the teeth with your free hand which is not turning the handle Or you could use the blending brush supplied with the carder or available for separate purc...

Страница 11: ...the machine jamming don t force the handle After making sure the packing brush is pulled out away from the drum Reverse the drum until you see the offending clump of fiber and pull it off Handy Note B...

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