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At nearly 4 inches wide, the Louët Junior carder is particularly useful in carding fleeces for spinning or for small felting projects. The narrower roller is not a disadvantage when mixing colours or fibers and produces batts of approximately 40 grams.
The carder is available in 46 TPI (teeth per square inch) and 72 TPI. If you are mainly going to card coarser wool or greasy fleece, it is best to use the carder with 46 TPI. If you are mainly carding finer fibres, the carder with 72 TPI is more suitable. The carding cloth is made of nickel-plated steel wire on a bed of cotton and natural rubber, which gives it strength and duarbility.
The frame of the carder is made of waterproof glued birch plywood with a white veneer. The rollers are driven by a closed gear system. As a result, the carder requires very little maintenance and fiber does not get caught up in the gears.
The carder is delivered fully assembled so you can get started right away. Included are an instruction manual, a carder booklet written by Deb Menz, a cleaning brush, a doffer pin and table clamps.
In carders, as a rule, the acceleration between the rollers is stated. For the junior carder it is 4:1. However, a more important measurement for the effectiveness of the carder is the difference in surface speed between the large and the small roller. For the junior drum carder, this speed ratio is 9:1.
