Consternation! Surrounded by sculptures of cardboard boxes, altering the paths, I decided to begin spinning for Christmas. In the midst of all this unfinished business, I carefully took down my treasured Robin wheel. The previous week, I had sanded and oiled the bobbins. I gathered the carded alpaca blend fleece, and began.
As the wheel turned, I became aware of extra motion, it was taking a new path, itself! The wheel was no longer true! Set off center somehow during storage!
I called in my very handy and neighborly neighbor, Paul. He could not fix it, which means a long trip up to Maine to the wheels maker. On to the next wheel. We took down my 30" Oak production Saxony Wheel by Reeves, which I knew that the wheel was off center and rubbing. Paul and I agreed that it was missing a leather washer on one side of the hub, yet, he trued it up. (I am shopping for a leather washer).
After Paul went home, I took the Majacraft Rose out of the closet. I dislike this wheel, wish to sell it, have never been able to 'connect' with it, yet it is all that I can use at this time. Unbelievable! Two grand wheels, and I can't use either of them!