 | Made of Maple hardwood,
10 mm (3/8") steel shafts, and commercial grade, heavy duty Swiss gears. |
| Will wind balls
up to
1 Lb. and greater. |
| The yarn guide arm can be swiveled 180 degrees to allow for
5 different angles at which the yarn supply can be positioned
relative to the ball winder. |
| Includes a yarn
tensioner which can provide variable tensioning levels. |
| The Spindle
assembly can be removed by user. Custom size
spindles for special purposes are planned. |
| Our special Yarn Ball Cores™ are designed to work with our ball
winder spindle. We now also offer
Mini-Cores. |
| An optional motor
drive add-on kit (Power Base™) is now available. This unit is a high
tech motor drive option for our standard ball winder. It has a
variable speed control, reverse, slow and fast speeds, an
auto-slip belt drive, and allows the user to also use an optional
foot pedal for hands free operation, and auto shut-off (when used
with our upcoming Electronic Yarn Meter™). |
| Includes 2 heavy
duty table clamps (5/16" L-bolts). These allow for mounting to table thicknesses of
up to 2.5". Our clamping systems are preferred by most fiber
artists. |
| 1 year limited
warranty for both consumer and commercial
use (see warranty terms for details). |
| Designed and
manufactured in the USA with old fashioned engineering expertise and
quality materials and manufacturing processes. |
| The handle
rotational motion of the HDBW is accomplished by using the user's
forearm muscles as opposed to their wrist muscles. This
substantially reduces risk of injury to the user's wrist. Combine
this larger rotational arc with our new Ball Handle and the
resulting comfort level that the user experiences while winding a
ball of yarn is remarkable. |
The HDBW is a solidly engineered product. One man
year of very talented
engineering effort went into this machine. We used the positive
characteristics offered by the combination of hardwoods, steel, and
plastic materials to arrive at a design that combines beauty,
durability, and power. Most parts have been over designed for their
intended application. We knew that shop owners needed a machine that
would not fail like the plastic ones that have been used and abused for
many years. We even considered the development of a variety of add-on products that we plan
to make available in the future.
Upcoming products
What other ball winder Mfr offers add-on
products????
Tensioner - a new
integrated yarn tensioner is now included in all production as of May
2008 (existing users of older units may purchase an upgrade kit for a nominal $12.50
plus postage)
Motor Option - our Power Base™ product powers
the HDBW and includes both safety and functional features. All existing users can use this
add-on product. Started shipping August 2008.
Small Diameter spindles for users who want to make
smaller balls (in development due late 2009).
Custom Ball Handle an ergonomic design that allows you to sit comfortably
(either in front of or to the side of) the winder to wind balls. Ball
Handles were launched June 2008 and are standard on all units. Existing
users can upgrade.
Electronic Yarn Meter - measures both yards and
meters and will enable user to enter a predetermined qty to measure.
Unit will then sound a tone indicating that the qty has been reached or
(if used with our motorized HDBW - Power Base™), will shut the ball winder down.
Shipping July 2009.
Best of all, every Ball Winder that we have
ever sold will be able to use all these options.
- Pricing:
- The Retail price for our Heavy Duty Ball
Winder is
$199.99
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The price includes 2 heavy duty table clamps and a sample set of our
Yarn Ball Cores™, spare O-Rings for both the Flange Friction
Drive and the Spindle (see below), a DVD which covers adjustment.
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Purchase a Ball
Winder here:
Click on the link below to order a Heavy Duty Ball Winder. We can
typically ship from stock or within 10 days from the date of
your order. We will notify you after receiving your order as to the
projected ship date.
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Ball Winder
- Retail
Price $199.99
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Freight will be added at time of purchase and will run
$11.00 for domestic US delivery (48 states). If checking postal or
UPS rates, the weight of this shipment is 7 Lbs.
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Ball Winder and Power Base Bundle
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Retail Price $529.99
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Includes our Heavy Duty Ball Winder and our Power
Base - the ultimate in ball winding ease.
Freight will be added at time of purchase and will run
$38.00 for domestic US delivery (48 states) or less by UPS. If checking postal or
UPS rates, the weight of this shipment is 17 Lbs.
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Spare Parts and Options for HDBW
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Spare friction drive
O-Rings $4.00 (pack of 2)
- (these will not be needed for a
long time after initial use). We now include an extra O-Ring
with each unit as well.
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Spindle O-Rings
- are mounted on top of spindle to keep your yarn ball from
flying off (if you wound it too loosely) Most users do not need
these. We include one with the unit.
- Pack of 2 for
$3.00
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Spare Bolt, Clamp,
Nut
assy $5.50
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- These are for
anyone who lost a clamp and bolt
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- Ball Winder Tensioner
upgrade kit - only needed for units sold prior to May 2008 (this is
now included in all new units). $12.50
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Add your
name to our HDBW Mailing List here
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Noise Level Test Results
In order to provide noise level information
to our customers, we conducted a noise level test of the HDBW and the 3
other competitive products.
Test conditions:
all measurements were taken with the meter positioned 12" from the
spindle center in the back of the ball winder (away from the user). The
"A Weighting" method was used to measure the noise level by means of a
Radio Shack Digital SLM (Model 33-2055). The test environment was
a residential room approx. 12' x 12' with a carpeted floor.
The units were cranked at 120 RPM (2
rotations of the handle per second). Noise levels in parenthesis were
obtained at 180 RPM (3 rotations per second) on the Jumbo Royal and HDBW
only.
The test reports 2 separate numbers: (1) the average
noise level (decibels) over a 20 second period and (2) the maximum noise
level (db) during such period.
Note: lower numbers are
better than higher numbers. Lower numbers mean that the device generates
less noise.
- Standard Royal Winder
- 64 db Average
- 72 db Maximum *
- Moderate pitch
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- Jumbo Royal
- 71 db Average (74)
- 75 db Maximum (78)
- Higher pitch
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- Heavy Duty Ball Winder by NKK (our
unit)
- 67 db Average (68)
- 71 db Maximum (72)
- Lower pitch
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- Strauch
- Inaccurate reading caused by squeaking handle. This unit was the
quietest of all of the units, however, because it uses belts
instead of gears.
* - The Standard Royal winder had a problem caused by noisy gears
(possibly broken or headed in that direction). This caused the maximum
noise level to be higher than it should have been.
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Typically a noise level
difference of 2-3 db is quite noticeable to the listener. However, the
pitch (frequency) of the noise is also important and can make the noise
either more or less pleasant. Higher pitched sounds are generally more
annoying.
The size and number of the
gear teeth and the material used in the ball winder housing seem to make
a difference in how sound is generated and abated by the unit. The
torque of the unit also tends to increase the level of noise which means
that the larger units will typically generate more noise than the
smaller capacity winders (categorized by drive type - gear or belt).
The larger units wound more yarn, however. Belt/O-ring units will always be less noisy than gear models.
Update - we have noticed on some early production units that
2 of the shafts were making contact and creating a squeak. This squeak
has nothing to do with gears. If you own an early production unit
(serial number has a -1 at end of number) and the unit squeaks, please
contact us for repair info. We now
provide a recommended lubrication procedure with every unit.
