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Here you will find all the Flyers, Upgrade Kits and The Quill Spindle for all of the Ashford Wheels. Below are descriptions and the specifications of each Flyer unit.
Standard Flyer
Finish: Natural
Ratios: 6.5, 8.5, 11.5, 17.5
Orifice: 1cm (⅜”)
Included accessories:
1 standard bobbin single drive
Compatibility:
Traditional (single drive)
Traveller (single drive)
Double Drive Flyer
Finish: Natural
Ratios: 6.5, 8.5, 11.5, 17.5
Orifice: 1cm (⅜”)
Included accessories:
1 double drive bobbin
Compatibility:
Traditional (double drive)
Traveller (double drive)
Elizabeth 2
Sliding Hook Flyer
Fill your bobbins evenly with the squeeze-and-slide stainless steel hook. Fibreglass arms make these flyers light and strong.
Finish: Natural or Lacquered
Ratios:
Traditional (single drive): 6.5, 8.5, 11.5, 17.5
Traveller (single drive): 5.5, 7.5, 10, 15
Orifice: 10mm (½”)
Included accessories: 1 sliding hook flyer bobbin single drive
Compatibility:
Traditional (single drive)
Traveller (single drive)
Sliding Hook Flyer ~ Double Drive
Fill your bobbins evenly with the squeeze-and-slide stainless steel hook. Fibreglass arms make these flyers light and strong. The yarn is controlled in the hook as you spin. Includes one bobbin.
Finish: Natural
Ratios:
Traditional: 6.5, 8.5, 11.5, 17.5
Traveller: 5.5, 7.5, 10, 15
Orifice: 10mm (½”)
Included accessories:
1 sliding hook flyer bobbin double drive
Compatibility:
Elizabeth 2
Traditional (double drive)
Traveller (double drive)
Basic Jumbo Flyer Unit
The large bobbin and orifice allow you to spin chunky and novelty yarns. Perfect for production spinning and plying. Quick and easy to fit – just swap the maid upright bearing.
Finish: Natural
Orifice: 15mm (⅝”)
Included accessories:
Jumbo flyer
1 jumbo bobbin
Threading hook
Instructions
Drive band-to replace existing drive band
Brake band-to replace existing brake band
2 tension springs
Orifice reducer bush
Bearing reducer bush
Jumbo flyer hooks
Compatibility:
Traditional (single drive)
Traveller (single drive)
Jumbo sliding Hook Flyer
Fill your bobbins evenly with the squeeze-and-slide stainless steel hook. The 4 speed whorl allows a wide range of yarns to be spun.
Finish: Natural or lacquered
Ratios:
Traditional: 4.5, 7.5, 9.5, 12.5 : 1
Traveller: 3.5, 6.0, 7.5, 10.0 : 1
Orifice: 15mm (⅝”)
Included accessories:
One jumbo bobbin
One 10mm (½”) orifice reducer bush
One 10mm (½”) flyer bearing reducer bush
Threading hook
Nylon brake band
Cotton drive band
Compatibility:
Traditional (single drive)
Traveller (single drive)
Jumbo Double Drive Sliding Hook Flyer and Bobbin
Fill your bobbins evenly with the squeeze-and-slide stainless steel hook. Fibreglass arms make these flyers light and strong. The yarn is controlled in the hook as you spin. Includes one bobbin.
Has a 15mm (5/8″) orifice. Kit also includes 10mm (1/2″) orifice reducer bush and 10mm (1/2″) flyer bearing reducer bush (so you can use your standard flyer without changing bearings).
Finish: Natural
Orifice: 15mm (⅝”)
Included accessories:
1 jumbo bobbin double drive
One 10mm (½”) orifice reducer bush
One 10mm (½”) flyer bearing reducer bush
Threading hook
Nylon brake band
Cotton drive band
Compatibility:
Elizabeth 2
Traditional (double drive)
Traveller (double drive)
Joy Freedom Flyer
This flyer gives you the freedom to spin your wild carder batts into fabulous, fun and funky art yarns on your Joy spinning wheel. Spin and ply fibres, feathers, fabric, ribbons, cocoons and more. The open hooks make threading super fast and easy.
Please note – the Freedom Flyer does not fit into the frame to fold or store and the Jumbo bobbin does not fit on the existing built-in lazy kate.
Finish: Lacquered
Type of drive: Single drive
Orifice: 25mm (1″)
Included accessories:
1 jumbo bobbin lacquered
Nylon brake band
Replacement top shaft in case your new flyer does not thread easily or fully into the current top shaft (for older joy wheels)
Compatibility: Joy spinning wheel
Joy Sliding Hook Flyer
A sliding hook flyer kit including 1 bobbin is now available as a retro kit for older type Joy Spinning Wheels. Fill your bobbins evenly with the squeeze-and-slide stainless steel hooks.
Finish: Lacquered
Orifice: 1cm (⅜”)
Included accessories:
1 sliding hook flyer bobbin lacquered
Nylon brake band
2 tension springs with 1 closed cup hook
Replacement top shaft in case your new flyer does not thread easily or fully into the current top shaft (for older joy wheels)
Kiwi Sliding Hook Flyer
Includes a 90mm sliding hook flyer bobbin and 3 speed whorl.
Ratios: 6, 7.5, 10
Orifice: 1cm (1/2″)
Compatibility: Kiwi spinning wheel
Included accessories:
1 sliding hook flyer bobbin single drive
3 speed whorl
Kiwi Super Flyer Kit
The Kiwi Super Flyer comes as a kit and is and super easy to install on any Kiwi. The kit includes everything from the maiden bar up, so you only need to undo one bolt when you want to swap.
The Kiwi Super Flyer has a huge 27mm (1″) orifice and has awesome new free-flow yarn guides on a sliding hook flyer. The kit includes 3 super-size bobbins which have a 500g capacity, so less time changing bobbins and more yarn on the bobbin.
Finish: Natural or lacquered
Orifice: 27mm (1⅛”)
Compatibility:
Kiwi 2
Kiwi 3
Included accessories:
3 kiwi super flyer bobbins
Lazy kate
Drive band
Allen key
2 small wooden dowels
Quill Spindle
Replace the flyer on your Traditional, Traveller, or Elizabeth spinning wheel and enjoy the ancient craft of quill spinning. When spinning from the point the spinner can spin any diameter yarn. The spindle is also useful for bobbin winding.
Made from Silver Beech hardwood and strong polished steel.
