Electric Spinning Wheel Review
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- Опубліковано 15 гру 2021
- In this video I give my opinion of the SpinOlution Firefly, Electric Eel Wheel 6.0, Electric Eel Wheel Nano and the Daedalus Sparrow. This video was not sponsored by anyone, the opinions are mine and mine alone based on my personal experiences. This video and my opinions are for the benefit of anyone looking to buy one of these particular brands and not for the benefit of the manufacturers and/or their dealers. I did not receive any money or free merchandise for these opinions. Thanks for watching!!!
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Disclaimer, this is Maurice the inventor of the Electric Eel Wheel so consider my biases in the message below. Oh, by the way Niki, now you can say you have had an interaction with me :-)
This is an awesome video! Not many people have have experience with so many eSpinners so when someone who does shares this kind of video it's super useful for others.
I did see some battery packs that require lights with my EEWs. The reason is because the battery packs require a certain amount of power usage to say on, but the EEW doesn't use enough power when not spinning to keep the battery pack on so if someone has one of these battery packs I've also recommended using a light. One of the reason I recommend tallentcell batteries is because they don't require a light but there are a lot of different battery options that work great with the EEW. My philosophy about letting people modify and use other people's parts is something that doesn't maximize my profits, but it's how I'd want to be treated when I'm a customer so I do things that way with my small business.
The next batch of EEW 6.0s in the spring will be pretty much the same. I'm just making a few minor changes to make it more reliable and changing to a more portable foot switch. The new version of the EEW Nano in spring will have a lot of upgrades over the version you have, but will keep the same size and be about the price.
Thanks again for making this great video.
Hi Maurice! Just to clarify, I have a couple of non Talentcell batteries that turn off when you stop spinning with the Electric Eel Wheel, but they keep going ‘while’ I’m spinning.
The 15v battery that is recommended by Daedalus will turn off while you are spinning if you don’t plug something else into the USB port.
Nice to meet you Maurice!! Thank you for the kind words. I am constantly reaching out to others to ask questions before I buy my tools so I thought if anyone is watching this might help in some decision making. I also learned a few new tricks after my IG friends watched - like you put notches on the 6.0 to rest the single on! Thank you!! Hahaha now that I know it’s perfect, immediately tested it out while plying and it’s 👌👌👌.
I LOVE my nano 1. Finally got around to upgrading the motor. You are very talented Maurice.
Just hopping on to tell you that I bought my EEW Nano2 back in November 2023 from a Dutch reseller who sourced their stock through you. I absolutely LOVE my Nano2 and am so happy I took the plunge. I bought mine at a crafts fair in Ghent, Belgium and if I decide to upgrade I’m definitely getting the EEW6. Please keep doing what you do because you are making spinning accessible to a lot of people who couldn’t afford a spinning wheel otherwise, who can’t treadle for health reasons and/or who don’t have the space for a traditional spinning wheel.
I decided on your EEW mainly thanks to the advice a friend of mine was enthusiastic about it. She doesn’t own one but several members of her spinning group/guild have either a Nano or the 6. She tried them out and told me if she ever gets an e-spinner, an EEW would be it. Coming from a competition spinner that’s quite a review. UA-cam reviews seemed to agree. So when I got the chance to try both the Nano2 and the EEW6, I did… fell in love right then and there and bought mine right away.
I thought you’d perhaps get a little bit of a kick out of my story as if I’m not mistaken you hail from the US. How I got mine kind of spans three continents: from the Americas (production ) to Australia (advice) to Europe (Belgium where I live, and The Netherlands where the reseller is based).
I have the Nano, the EEW 6, and the Daedalus Magpie. They are all great wheels. I love the EEWs because they are really great spinners at am affordable price. Even at their price they spin well and are easy to use. I also love Maurice's updates. Customer service is very responsive.The Nano was my first espinner.
I also love the Daedalus as well. The Magpie is the biggest and three only thing I don't like it's that the bobbins aren't flat pack. I love all the espinners I have!
Great comparisons of all of these e-Spinners. I have been a supporter of Dreaming Robots and Maurice for a long time and have participated in many of his Kickstarters. Never disappointed. Customer service from Maurice and the Ravelry community is outstanding. Product quality and price can't be beat in the market right now. Thank you and happy spinning!
I'm in Italy and my lovely Jensen wheel is not....so when I found the EEW Nano 1.0 at such an amazingly affordable price I was thrilled! It's got me back into spinning after years away from the craft. The Kickstarter for the 6.0 came out within a few months of my receiving my Nano, so I signed on. Since receiving the 6.0 I"ve not used my Nano 9mostly because the 6.0's huge bobbin is so much more convenient) but I will always keep it for it's extreme portability (camping, weekly knitting group, etc.). Love both of my EEW wheels and will never give them up, even when I'm reunited with my lovely Jensen.
The EEW wheels are so perfect!!! I love mine too 😊
I enjoyed your video. I got my Nano because of price and my inability to use my treadle wheel much. I really liked that I could spin fine. When Maurice spoke about the 6.0, I told my hubby, his reaction was "go for it". I enjoy both of them. I couldn't afford either of the other two.
I think you have all you NEED in the 6.0! It’s a fantastic spinning wheel and with the larger bobbins it’s very versatile.
Since I just purchased a barely used eel wheel 6 over the weekend, I was very happy to hear what you had to say about it. I am a very brand new spinner…I mean very brand new! Thanks. 😊
So happy to hear that!!! There are so many valuable tutorials on UA-cam, you’ll be a spinning pro in no time. Have fun!!!
Thanks for the review!
Great video. Thank you so much for sharing. I’ve been checking ALL of the espinners over the last few days and settled on the eew6
Very helpful, thank you!
interesting topic. I would appreciate the picture in horizontal mode.
Hi there Nikki. This is the first time I've found your youtube because I was searching on info about the EEl Weel 6 and I loved your honest review of all the espinners. I am going to get an EEW 6 as soon as I can get one.
Thanks so much ! This is super helpful!
Thanks!!!!
Even if I upgrade later on to another e-wheel I will keep my little Nano. Why? It is so handy for adding twist to a yarn I am working with that keeps splitting! Sometimes just a little bit makes such a difference in how much trouble a yarn is to work with.
Dobrý den chtěla bych se zeptat kde se to dá sehnat a kolik to stojí
I have a bullfrog with 16oz bobbins will those work with the firefly?
I would imagine the bobbins are interchangeable between wheels of the same flyer size, but the flyers are only interchangeable between the Firefly, Monarch and Echo as far as I know.
What kind of bag do you use and where do you get it
You didn't mentioned the possibillity to chanche from Irish to Scotch tension and visa versa on the Daedalus wheel. It is an very nice feature to me.
It’s not an important feature to me, and I haven’t made that adjustment so don’t really have an opinion on it. I know others who love it though!
Where did you get the orfice reducer with cut outs for your nano? I need one for my eew6
www.thingiverse.com/thing:5347128
I want to learn how to spin should I learn with an electric or traditional wheel or does it not really matter
I realise your question is a year old, you might already have a spinning wheel by now. Still, in case you haven’t taken the plunge yet or in case someone else has the sale question, here’s my take on it:
Spinning on a traditional spinning wheel means you need to learn how to combine treadling consistently with drafting your fibre, controlling your twist, and setting a tension/uptake you’re happy with.
Using an e-spinner means you don’t need to worry about treadling. It means you can have more focus on what your hands are doing and what’s happening with the fibre. This can be useful.
Then again, for some people that’s not much of an issue. Piano players for example, are used to doing two different things with their hands and a third with their feet. People driving a car with manual shifts as well. It’s not brain surgery and a lot of people take to spinning like a duck to water.
I’d say significant elements would be how much space you have, what your budget is, and which kind of yarn you gravitate towards when knitting or doing crochet. Traditional spinning wheels (new ones) can be quite expensive.
For me as a lace knitter with an absolutely tiny but cramped home and a spinal injury, the EEW Nano2 is the perfect spinning wheel. My budget being almost as small as my home means the price was a big factor too.
If there’s a craft fair or spinning guild near you, I’d say: try out several spinning wheels, both e-spinners and traditional ones. If that’s not an option, consider learning to spin with a spindle first. Or… buy yourself an EEW if you’re wondering whether spinning is for you at all. The EEW spinners are good quality for a diminutive price. You can always upgrade.
Hope that helps!
Thank you for this wonderful review. I'm looking for my first electric spinning wheel and need something that allows me to spin consistent and a lot of worsted weight (blanket weight) singles for the type of weaving I do, so it needs to have great power at low speeds rather than being fast. I've tried an Ashford and Hansen, and both seem to peter out at low speeds. (Might be me being new to e-spinners..) Which of the wheels that you reviewed would you suggest I consider? Thanks again.
Of all the E-spinners I have owned, for heavy weights I would recommend the Spinolution Firefly. You can do anything from gossamer to chunky art yarn and everything in between. I tried making art yarn and to ply I used very slow speed, like you're wanting. I would look for a new one that is used, golden whorl. Good luck!
@@strandedkiwiknits Thank you so very much! Very helpful.