One-pound balls can be made!

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Strauch drive cone - replacement for Strauch Jumbo Ballwinder

Introducing he Strauch "Mad Batt'r!"

A Strauch-quality carder that would produce those wonderful, outrageous "art batts" full of exciting fibers and textures.

We now offer the Strauch Model 302 "Mad Batt'r" art drum carder as part of our regular product line.

This carder has deeper and coarser carding cloth on the large drum to accommodate all the fun add-ins that make these art batts say spin me!. The machine is built on the standard 200 series 4" tall solid ash-wood frame and, like all my drum carders, uses the unique "Slicker-Licker" cloth on the small drum. As with all of our 200 series carders, the Mad Batt'r has a 4:1 turning ratio. The brush attachment makes it easier to control the type of art batt you are making.

The batts produced are 8" wide and 27" long

Special tools included with each Mad Batt'r are:

• The popular Knuckle-Saving-Batt-Pick, an invaluable tool for removing the batt without damage to the equipment or the user.
• A Doffer/Cleaner Brush to thoroughly and easily clean any residual fibers from the carding drum.
• A small cleaner/dabber brush for use on the licker in drum.
• Table clamps to secure the carder to the work surface.

Thick batts weighing more than 3 ounces can easily be made.

We now offer the Strauch Model 302 series "Mad Batt'r" art drum carder

as part of the regular product line.

This carder has deeper pins (1/2" long) and coarser carding cloth (72 teeth per sq. in.)

on the large drum to accommodate all the fun add-ins that make these art batts say
"spin me"!

The Mad Batt'r has a 4:1 turning ratio.

Speed control from 1 to 10 forward and reverse

The brush attachment makes it easier to control the type of
art batt you are making. The batts produced are 8" wide and 22" long

Special tools included with each Mad Batt'r are:

• The popular Knuckle-Saving-Batt-Pick, an invaluable tool for removing the batt without damage to the equipment or the user.
• A Doffer/Cleaner Brush to thoroughly and easily clean any residual fibers from the carding drum.
• A small cleaner/dabber brush for use on the licker in drum.
• Table clamps to secure the carder to the work surface.

The Petite is a manual drum carder with a polyurethane drive belt. This carder is part of our product line specifically for fiber artists who have budget or space considerations but want Strauch quality. Assembled and with brush (new since february 2010)