Standard Drum carder

The Standard Drumcarder is a workhorse. The diameter of the drum is 10" and the width is 7". The carder clamps to a table and comes already permanently adjusted for you. The carder is designed to accommodate fine to medium fibre lengths. The teeth on the carder are 3/8" deep and a batt of about an ounce can be produced. Colour blending can be done with success as well.

Specifications:

• Drum is 7" (19 cm) wide and 10" (26.5 cm) in diameter
• Surface speed ratio is 12:1
• Teeth are spaced at 72 teeth/sq inch
• Teeth are 3/8" deep (11 mm)
• Card approximately 1 ounce (30 grams) per bat
• Weight 16 pounds (7 kg)
• Carding teeth flexible
• No pre-teasing needed
• Table clamps
• doffer brush
• doffer pin

An instruction manual written by well-known author and fibre artist Deb Menz is included with all drum carders. The Louet Drumcarders are made of laminated birch and have a hard white coating. In order to ensure a long life, the teeth on all Louet carders are made of high grade plated steel wire. All gearboxes (except on the Elite) are enclosed to prevent fibres from entering the gear system. For drum carders, it is common to mention the gear ratio that drives the licker-in when you rotate the large drum. However, what really counts for carding is the ratio of the surface speed of both drums, because the difference in surface speed does the carding. You get this surface speed ratio by multiplying the gear ratio with the ratio of the diameters of the large drum and the licker-in.