The Electric Eel Wheel Project

Overview

The Electric Eel Wheel is a clever electric spinning wheel making it great for easily spinning the fiber of your choice into yarn! You can use a traditional wheel; however, there are many advantages of this electric wheel design. First of all, the Electric Eel Wheel is lighter and smaller than most spinning wheels making it easier to take your spinning with you.

This electric spinning wheel's design is based on a Scotch tension design, so it is easy to vary the spin and weight of your yarn. You can easily adjust it to make fine lace yarn as well as softly spun bulky. Another nice feature of the speed control dial is that it can spin the bobbin forward or reverse. Most people in our testing lab appreciated the range of speed that this wheel offers.

The hardware and software for this project are shared under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Links

• Where to buy the Electric Eel Wheel

• Blog about the Electric Eel Wheel

• Video about the Electric Eel Wheel

• Electric Eel Wheel Forums

Electric Eel Wheel Documentation

• User's Guides

  • Electric Eel Wheel User's Guide 1.2.00

• Build Guides

  • Electric Eel Wheel Builder's Guide (Electronics) 1.2.00

  • Electric Eel Wheel Builder's Guide (Structure) 1.2.00

• Eagle Files (Hardware Schematics)

  • Electric Eel Wheel Schematics 1.2.00

• Source Code

  • Electric Eel Wheel Source Code 1.2.00

• Labels

  • Electric Eel Wheel Labels 1.2.00