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Edmund Dantes
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Fiber Arts content pertaining to my homemade spinning equipment.
Gr8 Alpaca Fiber from Fiber Ops Ranch!
Spinning up Fiber from Fiber Ops Ranch (75% Alpaca 25% Cashmere)!
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Finally off the bottle
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This bottle lamb is learning to appreciate real food, and she can’t get enough!
New farm addition!
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The newest member of our farm, just sunning I’m the field.
My "go to wheel"
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I show and discuss my work horse favorite, the GR8 wheel!
Why the Dodec is also a great wheel for beginners.
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An explanation of spinning techniques a beginner can employ using this wheel.
Plying on the Dodec Spinning Wheel
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This is just a short video of me plying on my Dodec Spinning wheel.
Square Dodec
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This is a demo of my Dodec with a square drive wheel and spindle pulley.
Porter Farms 2016 shearing.
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This is a 1min video of us shearing on April 29th 2016.
Spinning Cotton on the Dodec Spinning Wheel
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Spinning Cotton on the Dodec Spinning Wheel
I have been looking everywhere online for the plans for the spinning wheel. I've had no luck up to this point. Any hints as to where to purchase the schematics for this wheel?
I really like your videos your good and showing exsplaining and to the point
this is awesome
ware can I get the plans to build it?
awesome I have a book charka but Id love to make this cause I need something that will keep spinning while I draft too ware can I get the plans?
nice
If I made a circle cut for the wheel, what would you recommend for the diameter and thickness?
I keep coming back to this video. This is awesome. I love these little wheels so much
Pretty sure im in love. 😂😅 this is awesome 😍.
Do you have any instructions on long draw? I've spinning a little, but am just now starting to play with charkha and support spindles, so I'd appreciate any advice or recommendations!
Thank you so much for your videos!!! You got me spinning a few years ago. Thank you for your diy plans also.
That’s great to hear. Also rip your free time (if you’re as hooked as I am). Lol. I work an office job and I leave a wheel at work just so I can spin on Breaks. There’s no hope for me. :)
@@JunoUcan Also added a few fiber friends to my barn!!!
@@mcheseldm399 I love that. We are at the point we will probably start to decrease our herd but we have loved it over the years.
Good to see ya spinnin again... Been a minute or two.
Yeah, never stopped spinning, but don’t record as much any more. I might have to start. :)
I know this is an old video, but you wouldn’t happen to still have any plans or measurements for this, would you? 😅👍
Yes you can download the plans online by doing a search for Dodec Spinning Wheel Plans. I believe Long Thread Media hosts the Plans.
Where can I find plans for the dodec wheel and his folding great wheel?
You should find a download by searching for Dodec Spinning Wheel Plans. Sadly I still haven’t posted plans for the folding great wheel. I really needed to do that 6 or 7 years ago, but have not got it done yet. I hope to have them up this year.
Where are the plans to build this posted? I can't seem to find them!
Search “Dodec Spinning Wheel Plans” and scroll down to where it says download plans. That’s a direct link to the PDF. Enjoy
What do you recommend to taper the spinning end of the spindle dowel?
Pencil sharpener.
Thank you so much being a single mom who cant afford stuff for myself this is a godsend love it incredible work
Thank you, were you able to build one?
Where can we find the plans?
Long threads media host the plans. You should be able to find them by searching for Dodec Spinning wheel plans.
@@JunoUcan thank-you!
AMAZES me how you come up with these ideas!
Thank you. It surprises me sometimes how easy some of these solutions are. I’m just trying to put out resources that I would have liked to have access to when I was in college.
INGENIOUS!
I’m pleasantly surprised when solutions are this easy.
Can you design a treadle for this...sort of like a Rio Grande quill wheel?
Would love for you to add a treadle to the wheel. See the Rio Grand wheel....YT videos. The treadle sits parallel to the wheel. spinner sits parallel to the wheel also. it is a spindle wheel also. the treadle is higher in the back...so you use your heel to push down.
I know the Rio Grand! Rachel Brown was my hero. The problem is, on a wheel like this when you add a Treadle the wind on becomes a bit of a challenge. Her solution was to use “the flip”, but learning to do that causes a larger barrier to entry. If you operate it by hand the way people have always operated great wheels, you don’t have that problem. My other 2 popular wheels (the Dodec and the Porter Wheel) both face the spinner and have a treadle.
Does the footman touch or hit the bottom board? how do you measure the length of cord for the footman?
It’s best if you keep shortening the footman until it just clears the base.
The shaker peg and the wheel bolt....are they lined up with the peg right below or is the peg offset? how far is the peg from the bolt?
I don’t completely understand the question, but I can tell you the center of the shaker peg should be ¾” from the center of the bolt.
How far away is the footman from the wheel center? does it matter?
How far offset is the place where you attach the footman from the center of the drive wheel? And what is the angle? Also what did you use, a bolt of some kind perhaps or a cup hook, to attach the footman to the wheel? THANK you!
ohhhh.... I want one. Will you let us know when the plans for the Dodec are updated to include this GR8 wheel? Thanks! VERY ingenious!
Like it? LOVE it! You make it look so incredibly Easy! Thank you for posting!
Just got something like this from a guy on Craigslist. Thanks for the video!
So, the quills are interchangeable. I always assumed the narrow spindle/quill was for using as shuttle later, on a primative loom. Have also worked with a lazy kate set-up (cardboard box) when plying off my medieval removable whorl suspended spindles, but never thought of using them that way on a primative wheel. Have always wondered about the fixed whorls vs. removable whorls on hand spindles, and why some long past person would have chosen one over another.
My husband just finished building this. Something is seriously wrong with the plans. The direction are not the clearest, and the measurements used for drilling are not common. After a week trying to get cuts correct and $200 on lumber and odd ball tools I have a non functional wheel. It will spin half way then immediately go backwards, undoing any work I had finished. Oh and the screws holding the bobbin, and wheel keep twisting loose, even with a stop bolt. At this point I could have went and bought one and been better off.
Very sorry to hear that. I can address some of your issues. 1. I’m so sorry you have spent so much on materials. This wheel was designed to use a single 10 foot 1x4. When I made the plans in 2012 it cost $3. I’m sure it’s more now especially after the Pandemic, but I’d be surprised if it costs more than $10. I get that buying tools for this project can run up the cost, but I can’t do anything about that. As to why I make use of so many “Non standard” drill bit sizes… this project is using standard hardware (¼” axel bolt and dowel rod for the spindle) so the holes have to be precise. To big and the rotations get wobbly. To small and there is too much resistance in the rotation. 2. The fact that your wheel is not currently functioning at 100% might not be as telling as you fear. These wheels work better and better the more they are used and maintained. A lot of their function is dependent on the spindle and the axel being heavily waxed with paraffin. That’s not easy to do right off. You have to build it up with consecutive applications (like car wax or shoe polish). The good news is the wheel you’ve built might work really well after getting the proper Maintenance. I’ve done videos about this online, but I couldn’t put that all in the build instructions. I hope some of this helps and I’m sorry it’s been so frustrating.
Amazing
No, you’re amazing, and Spinning is Amazing!
Nice build. Thanks for sharing.
That is so cool!
We never saw him again, I’m afraid he had a disagreement with neighbors who raise chickens. :(
@@JunoUcan Oh, hot sad. Bummer. I love wildlife. I'd go live in the woods if I could.
i just bought and downloaded the plans and didn't see the great wheel addition. Did you ever make these plans?
Not yet. I should of had it done years ago. I’m hoping to get them out later this year. When I do they will be a free update to your existing purchase. Sorry if you bought the plans for this wheel. I’ll try to give you a heads up when I finally push it out. Thank you for supporting the work. :)
where do I find your ebook? @@JunoUcan
A square knot is what you’re showing. A granny knot is tying both knots in the same direction. That is as follows: square knot: right over left and under, then left over right and under. Granny knot: right over left and under, right over left and under. Granny knots don’t hold.
You where right when you described how to make both knots, but I don’t understand what you mean granny knot won’t hold. In my experience they both hold but you can always untie a Square knot, but a granny knot can become excessively hard to undo?
Wow 🤩
Thank you! I’m very proud of it. :)
A video guide to cutting and building is needed. I can't believe how harder the plans are than the wheel looks to build
I’m sorry and thank you. Lol I’m sorry to here the instructions aren’t better. That can really be frustrating when you are excited about attempting a build. The Thank you is because I prioritised the simplicity of the design, and I agree the wheel appears exceedingly simple. I hope that encourages more people to build it.
I am commenting years later, but cannot find the plans link on your videos. do you still have a link to them?
I don’t host the plans. Currently Long Thread Media hosts the PDF and you should be able to find a download by searching for Dodec Spinning Wheel Plans.
Thank youl @@JunoUcan
@@paperthymeso sorry that response was so late 😅
So sorry I asked so late! lol.@@JunoUcan
Just checked and after some digging, found that the plans are no longer free.
I just did a search for “Dodec Spinnkng Wheel Plans” and it took me straight to a page that linked to my website, but if you scroll down further, there’s a direct link to the PDF, and it’s free.
Those square and octagonal wheels are just ingenious. Well done.
It feels like cheating but I love that it works!
Well you really doesn’t show how you built it 🥺
Is the dodec very noisy??
Depending on how you drill the holes. The bigger the holes, the noisier the wheel can be, but it’s possible to create one Wisper quiet. Most of the ones I’ve built have some noise but few have been loud.
Ewe shear me right round like a record, right round round. Gona spin up this lot?
My wife downloaded your PDF and instructions. To build the thing you have to have a drill, a few things to make the whole process easier and better build quality would be to ditch the brad nails. Those led to frustration and I almost abandoned the project. Instead, I drilled small pilot holes and used fine screws to hold the whole thing together. I still used wood glue for rigidity, but the screws were a lot easier to manage and it feels more solid. I've built two and both went together smoothly after this small change.
For a long time I have been wanting to build myself a great wheel. But the traditional models include bending wood and that's just not possible for me. You are giving me new ideas. Currently I have one great wheel from 19th century that I am repairing to working condition. But you can never have too much spinning equipment.
Lovely wheel! I recently made a same style wheel but from a piece of mdf insttead of planks. Check out the video on my channel!
Awesome wheel! I built a similar one and it works just as well! Watch the video on my channel!
Where do I find the plans for this?
Finally. thank you. I'm building a wheel for my cousin, but didn't understand the mechanics of how it was done or why it works. this was very helpfu.l