Falcon DAEDALUS User manual

Falcon

Daedalus

Spinning Wheels

• MaidenBearing

• Orice

• MaidenCup

• Face

• TieKnob

• Pinion

LeTensionAnchor,MotorMount,SerialPlate,OriceHook

• Guide

• RearBearing

• Rear

• Right

TensionDial

• WallPower

Supply15V

5amp(not

depicted)

• MotorCable

Welcome to the Flock!

Thankyouforpurchasingthiscustom-madeFalconelectricspinning

wheel!Itwasdesignedtobequiet,long-lived,andtorequirelile

tonomaintenanceduringitslifeme.Falconisbyfarthefastest

spinningwheelonthemarketandspecializesinnegauges.Anyone

whospinsproducon-quantycoonorsilkwillbeabletobenet

fromthehighlinearfeedratesandinsanetwistratepotenal.

Pleasebecarefulwhenoperangathighspeed!Haveastableand

cleanworksurface,elonghairback,anddon’twearlong,loose

sleeves.Keepchildrenandpetsawayfromyourworkarea.

CheckoutallofourYouTubeVideosonhowtousetheFalconby

scanningthisQRCodewithyourmobiledevice.

Packagecontentsmayshiduringshipping,

solet’smakesurethateverythingis

properlyalignedforopmalspinning.This

isalsoawiseprocedureaertravelingwith

yourDaedaluswheel.

Themotormountisdesignedtobeeasily

removedforat-pack.Becauseofthis

feature,youwillneedtomakesurethemotoranditspinionpulleyare

properlyaligneddirectlyunderneaththeyerpulley,becauseitmay

haveshiedalileduringshipping.

Getting Started

DoNOToperatethewheelwitha“stalled”bobbin.Ifyouwantto

runthewheelandbobbinwithoutactuallyspinningyarn(justto

seeitspin),REMOVEthetensionbeltrst.Thiswillallowthebobbin

tospinalongwiththeyer,likenormalspinning.Operangwitha

stalledbobbincandamageand/orprematurelywearthebobbin

bearings,whichareopmizedforlowrelavespeedswhentakeupis

happening.

Warning

TheFalconusesScotchtension,whichisidealforspinningthenest

ofsingles.Tensioningisremarkablynuancedthankstoavariable

tensionstalk,anchor,andtensionspring.Foropmalperformance,

beforebeginninganyspinyou’llwanttoadjusttheRightTensionDial

(1)tothemiddleofitsadjustmentrange,makingsurethere’snoslack

inthetensionbeltandliletonoexpansionofitsspring.Thisway,

thereisausablerangeonthedialfortweakingtheexpansionand/or

contraconofthespringandbycorrelaon,thetension,asyouspin

andllthebobbin.

Toreducetheslackonthetensionbelt,rotatetheLeTensionHook

(2)outwardunltheslackisgone,thenusetheRightTensionDial(1)

tone-tunefromthere(noneedtomesswiththecinchplateunless

youwantto).Werecommendminimaldialadjustmentofnomore

thanhalfarotaonoftheknobatame.Thespringservesasyour

visualtensioningcue.Itsusablerangegoesfromcollapsedtofully

extendedatalmostdoubleitslength.Withthespringcollapsed,the

wheelwillhaveliletonotakeup—idealforspinningthenestof

gossameryarns.Falcontestersnotedtheneedforasmallincrease

intension—abarelyvisibleextensionofthespring—whilelling

thebobbinwithyarnof100WPI(wrapsperinch)andheavier.Plying

Scotch Tension Basics

Todoso,checkthepinion

pulley(thegroovethatholds

yourdriveband)onthe

frontofthemotor.Itshould

belocateddirectlybelow

thebeltgrooveontheyer

above.Verifythatthedrive

beltisparalleltothefront

framebyobservingitfrom

theside.Useyourthumbs

toadjusttheposionofthe

motormountasnecessary.

Ifthemotormountfeelstoo

ghttomove,pushoneside

downunlitpopsothe

carbontube.

necessitatedonemorehalf-a-rotaon

increaseoftension.Yourexperience

mayvary,buttheseresultsareagood

starngpointfornewFalconowners.

ForZtwist(singles),havethespring

ontheleside,butswapthetension

beltoversothespringisontheright

sideforStwist(plying).

Bewaryoflooseningthetension

beltsomuchthatthereisexcess

slack.Thisslackwillbeginto“twang”

backandforthlikeaguitarstring,

andtoomuchslackcouldcausethe

tensionbelttobecontactedbythe

yerarm,resulnginyourtension

springhavingareallybaddayand

likelyneedingreplacement.Ifyou

haveloosenedyourtensionasmuch

aspossibleandsllwantevenless

takeup,youcanslowyourspeed

oruseaner/slickertensionbelt

material(silkthread,etc).

Increase Tension

Decrease Tension

BecauseoftheobvioustemptaontotakeFalconoutoftheboxand

turnitontofullspeed(it’sasplendidbitofgrandeur!),yourtension

beltisnotinstalledforshipping.Ifyou’veinstalleditalready,make

suretoremovethetensionbeltifyouwanttooperatethewheel

withoutactuallyspinningyarn!Thetensionbelt(evenatlowtension)

willcausethebobbintobe“stalled”andnotspin,whiletheyer

couldbegoingathighspeed.Thebobbinbearingswerecarefully

chosenfortheutmostperformancewhilespinningyarn,wherethose

bearingsareoperangatarelavelylowrpm.Turningthewheelonto

highspeedswiththebobbinstalledcancauseprematurewearonthe

bobbinsbearings.

Before you get started, always make sure the direcon switch on the

Speed Controller is in the middle (neutral) posion, or else the wheel

will aempt to start when you’re not ready.Ifyoupurchasedyour

speedcontrolleratthesamemeasyourFalcon,ithasbeenlimited

toamaxspeedof50%inthesengs.Ifyoualreadyhaveaspeed

controller,usecauonasitwillhaveunlimitedspeed.Pleasereadthe

direconsforusingtheSpeedControllertochangethissengand

unlockthefullspeedpotenal,aswellasmorein-depthinformaon

onspeedcontrollerprogramming.

Start it up!

Direcon Switch

I - ClockwiseZtwist(commonlychosenforspinningsingles)

0- Neutral

II- CounterclockwiseStwist(commonlyusedforplying)

• Axaleader(alongloopoflaceweightyarnoryourpersonal

preference)ontothebobbin-placelooparoundbobbin

coreandpulloneendoftheloopthroughtheother.Then

takeyourleaderandcreatesecondlooptopullitthroughto

secureyourleader.Usetheprovidedoricehooktoroutethe

leaderthroughtheyarnguide,thenthroughtheshoulderof

theyer,andthenthroughtheorice.

• Plugyour15V5ampwallpowersupply(oryour15Vbaery)

intotheSpeedController.

• Themoduleshouldlightupandshowthecurrentsetspeed.

AdjustthisasnecessaryusingtheUp/Downarrows,andthen

presstheDaedaluslogo(Start/Stop)ontheSpeedController.

Thedisplaywillshow“---“whichisstopped.

• Aachyourbertotheleaderloop.Verifythedisplaysays

“---“whichmeansitisstopped.Flipthedireconswitchtothe

desireddirecon(IisZtwist,IIisStwist).

• Whenready,presstheDaedaluslogo(Start/Stop).Thewheel

willslowlyacceleratefor3secondstoyoursetspeed%.You

canne-tuneyourspeedwhilespinningbyusingtheUp/Down

arrows.Whenit’smetoadvanceyouryarnguide,pressthe

logo(Start/Stop)andthewheelwillslowlydeceleratefor3

secondsandcometoastop.

• IncreaseordecreaseyourspeedusingtheUpandDown

arrows.Payaenontothetakeupandadjustthetensionknob

accordingly.Fine-tuneyourspeedasyougetcomfortable.You

mayneedtoslightlyadjustthetensionasyouchangeyour

speedandasthebobbinllswithyarn.

Thehelpfulinformaonbelowwasprovidedbyourtestspinners.

• IfyoupurchasedaspeedcontrollerwithyourFalcon,we

havefactorysetthemaximumspeedsengto50%forsafety

reasons.Toincreaseorfullyopenthemaxseng,adjust

seng4intheSpeedControllermenu.Usingthisfeatureis

agreatwaytopreventyoufromaccidentallyexceedingthe

speedyoufeelcomfortablewithforthise-spinner.

• Whendecidingwhatspeedyouneedifyoudon’talreadyhave

aDaedaluse-spinner,startthewheelupwithoutthetension

ontovisualizethespeed,thenstartoconservavely,witha

slowerspeedthanyouthinkyouneed.Ifyoualreadyhavea

Daedaluse-spinner,checktheRPMcomparisonchartsonthe

websitetondagoodstarngpointbasedonwhatyouare

alreadyusedto.Getafeelforthewheelandincreasespeed

incrementallyasneeded,ensuringyouarecomfortablewith

thepace.

• AdjustyourtensionwiththeLeTensionHooktoreduce

slack,andthennetuneyourtensionby1/4turnsofthe

knob.

• YourSoStart/Stopisveryimportantwhenspinningne.

Adjustitasneededoverthecourseofllingyourbobbin.

TheSoStartwillensurethewheelisn’tgrabbingyoursingle

awayfromyou,andtheSoStopwillensureyoudon’tform

pigtailswhenyourspinningcomestoastop.

• Whenspinninglongdraw,it’simportanttonotfeedgreat

lengthsontothewheeltoofast.Youmaywishtosamplesome

berandgettoknowtheidealfeedratebasedonyourspeed,

tension,andhowyouspin.

• Thebalanceofyouryerbecomesevenmoreimportantwhen

spinningwithhighspeeds.Toensureopmalbalance,we

recommendmovingyourguidesinsync.Atslowerspeeds,

youmaybenewithleavingtheinacveguideinthemiddle

oftheyerarm.

• Tomaximizeyourbobbincapacity,tryusing60/2silkasyour

leaderandbecarefultowindontothebobbinevenly,aslile

hillsandvalleyscanresultinareaswithunequaldensityand

couldpossiblyresultintangling.

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