Tensioner for HDBW

Nancy's Knit Knacks is pleased to announce the introduction of its new tensioning post assembly for the Heavy Duty Ball Winder.

 

Our new tensioning post assembly simply replaces the standard post which was not capable of applying tension to the yarn as it was being wound onto the spindle. In fact, one of the really nice characteristics of the HDBW was that it added virtually no additional tension to the yarn (unlike some of its competitors which added too much).

We believed it was better to allow the user to control the tension manually as opposed to having the winder add a fixed amount (or a limited variable amount) of tension to the yarn.

We always had the goal of adding a tensioning device that allowed the user to add a continuously variable amount of tension to the yarn, however. This degree of variability was key in our opinion because of the wide variety of yarns, various environmental conditions, and different users' swift setups, etc.

We ultimately arrived at an extremely simple solution after one of our key shop owners pointed out that if he added tension between the yarn guide (curly Q wireform) and the spindle, that he could virtually eliminate any problem in making a well-shaped ball. Although we had experimented with increasing the gap between the spindle and the yarn guide, we had never moved these surfaces closer together.

We then ran a number of experiments and soon discovered that the shop owner was correct. But instead of moving these surfaces closer together (which presented a number of problems), we found that by applying tension at the end of the yarn guide as opposed to prior to the yarn guide, that the yarn behaved much better and all balls that were wound were consistently better than ever before.

We quickly devised an effective system for the user to apply a variable amount of tension by simply allowing the user to rotate the yarn guide post and yarn guide and thereby changing the amount of tension applied to the yarn.

If the user turns the post 45 degrees, they get a certain amount of tension. If they turn it 90 degrees, they get much more tension. By adding a large knob under the yarn guide arm which tightens the post to the arm, the user can now simply and quickly control the tension to whatever level they desire.

It is fast and effective. And yes, it is so simple. Existing users will be amazed at how simple the change is.

This new design is now standard as of May 2008.

Existing users can purchase an upgrade kit for a minimal fee. Since we are unable to convert the original parts, we must provide replacement parts which look and operate like the original parts, but which have the necessary changes (including the addition of a large knob).

We HIGHLY recommend that all existing users purchase this upgrade kit. What they will see is that with certain yarns that previously slipped on the ball, they will no longer do so once the correct amount of tension has been applied with the new tensioning post.

Tensioner upgrade kit priced with freight charges included:

These prices are effective for both Retail and Wholesale accounts (all end users should buy the kit directly from us)

US                 $17.50 (Priority)

Canadian       $17.50 (1st Class) ($27.50 for Priority)

International   $23.00 (1st class) ($33.00 for Priority)

Shipments will begin by the first week of May. Depending on demand, your order will be fulfilled within 1 week.

Please only purchase the tensioner kit on a separate order or your order will be delayed: