FLATIRON SPINNING WHEEL
The Flatiron Spinning Wheel rises from a flat-packed box much like Boulder’s iconic Flatirons tilted up from a once-horizontal position. The elegant design of the formed maple ply body calls upon the same drama that makes the Flatirons so striking. This unique Saxony-style wheel is anything but traditional, much like the Schacht’s hometown of Boulder, Colorado.
The superb Flatiron Spinning Wheel is customizable; you can build it with either the flyer on the left or the right. With self-aligning bearings in the maidens, and a fully adjustable drive wheel, the whole system is sure to spin true. The clever quick-release lever makes changing out bobbins trouble-free.
The Flatiron Spinning Wheel can be set up in all three tension systems (Scotch tension, double drive, and bobbin lead). The Flatiron comes with medium and fast whorls; the extra slow, slow, high, and super high speed whorls can also be used for a wide range of rations.
Included accessories: poly drive band, threading hook, 3 travel bobbins, medium and fast whorls, and a double drive band.
Overall:
Treadle Design: Double Treadle
Drive Band Systems:
- Scotch Tension
- Double Drive
- Bobbin Lead
Orifice Height: 26″
Orifice Diameter: .375
Bobbin Size and Weight: 3″ x 4.5″; 3.5oz.
Threading Hook: .5oz.
Weight: 15 lbs.
Shipping Weight: 23 lbs.
Shipping Size: 28″ x 28″ x 9″
Ratios:
Extra Slow Speed Whorl: 4.6:1 and 5.2:1
Slow Speed Whorl: 6.8:1 and 8.5:1
Medium Speed Whorl: 10.4:1 and 12.4:1
Fast Speed Whorl: 15:1 and 17.4:1
High Speed Whorl: 20:1 and 25.2:1
Super High Speed Whorl: 21.2:1 and 26.1:1
Included:
- 3 travel bobbins
- medium and fast whorls
- orifice hook
- cotton and poly drive bands
- manual
Accessories Available:
- Schacht Tensioned Lazy Kate
- Bulky Plyer Flyer
- Extra slow, slow, high speed, and super high speed whorls
flatiron assembly manual (serial FI 100316 or higher)
flatiron assembly manual (serial FI 093016 or lower)
About Us
We are a small studio located in the Upper Valley of New Hampshire. We raise French Angora rabbits, teach wheel spinning and drop spindle, and sell at the occasional market. Sometimes we find time to catch our breath, but not always.