***Please note, all Louët drum carders will ship directly from Louët. Current wait time is 1-2 weeks***
The Louët extra large drum carder is a workhorse. With a width of 12 inches, you can card fleeces of up to approximately 120 grams. Mixing different colours and fibers is also easy on these carders.
The extra large carder is available in 46 TPI (teeth per square inch) and 72 TPI. If you are mainly carding coarser wool or greasy fleece, it is best to go for 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 durability.
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. The drum carder comes with 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 extra large 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 extra large drum carder, this speed ratio is 9:1.
