The Wind Spinnning Wheel

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• April 19th

Behind the Scenes Developments

SpinOlution has typically designed scotch tension based wheels. The Mach I and II, Bee and Echo are all based on adjusting the tension to the bobbin. This design has been very popular, and Mike believes this design is the most efficient design in spinning wheels. However, that being said, many in the spinning world enjoy what is commonly referred to as a bobbin lead system. After talking with a few spinners that enjoy this type of wheel, Mike decided that he would design and build a wheel off of this premise. Again, his design criteria would be to incorporate new technologies and materials to make the wheel the most advanced and efficient wheel of it’s type on the market…

The Wind, a bobbin lead spinning wheel, will be released around Jan 1, 2010. This wheel is designed with a 20 inch wheel like the Mach II, however it will be placed behind the body of the wheel and it will not have any slots. The Wind will incorporate several bearings like all of the other wheels, and include 3 aluminum hubs. The tension knob will be located under the flyer and will include 6 speeds on the whorl. We will also incorporate the extra large bobbin of the Mach II into the Wind. This wheel will be a no holds bar, top of the line wheel, that will be the most efficient wheel in the class of bobbin lead wheels.

Keep watching for more updates as the design and prototyping continues.

Good Spinning!