Review Of Boye Electric Yarn Winder

Boye Electric Yarn Winder--don't bother getting one

I have to say that this could be a very useful piece of equipment, but unfortunately, it’s not!  In fact, I would go so far as to say not to waste your money on it.

It’s completely underpowered.  The motor on it must be tiny.  It howls and whines, even at low speeds, and doesn’t even have enough oomph to pull skeined yarn off the swift.

I would return the thing, but I made the mistake of throwing away the box and packing material, since I had the quaint notion that it would actually work.  Andrew said he’d take a look at it and see what he can do.  He said it just might need a little oil someplace.

If not, I’m going to look for a used sewing machine motor with a foot control.  I really dislike the rheostat speed control.  For one thing, you have to let go of what you’re doing to turn it off if you get a tangle.  Plus, it seems like the rheostat turns the wrong way to me.  This could just be a left-handed thing, but instead of turning it down or off, I manage to speed it up instead, which REALLY makes it howl!

If anyone can make this thing work properly, my wonderful husband Andrew can.  He can do amazing things.  However, if you don’t have a handy husband around, don’t waste your money on this yarn winder.

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