Strauch 200 Series Chain Drive Drum Carders: USA
The mid-range Strauch chain drive drum carder is made from solid ash and has a tung oil finish. The 200 series uses a smaller sprocket yielding a turning ratio of 4:1. Because of this the frame height is 4″ and therefore this carder has to be at the edge of the work surface, allowing the crank to clear the table.
The 200 series drum carders are the only series that comes with a choice of carding cloth for the large drum: fine, medium, and coarse.
• Fine (128 tpi.cloth): Designed to handle ALL fibers including Merino, Llama, Alpaca, Cashmere blend, dog hair and other exotics.
• Medium (98 tpi.cloth): Can be used successfully for coarse to middle range fiber such as Cheviot and Romney as well as adult mohair. Useful for long fibers such as Border Leicester to get a deep batt. NOT recommended for finer fibers.
• Coarse (72 tpi.cloth): For very coarse fibers specifically for felting.
Available in standard and double wide models.
The famous “Slicker-Licker” card cloth unique to ALL Strauch carders, is used on the small drum of every one of Strauch’s machines.
As with all Strauch drum carders, any of the 200 series machines comes with Strauch’s Brush Attachment.
Special tools included are:
• The popular Knuckle-Saving-Batt-Pick, an invaluable tool for removing the batt without damage to the equipment or the user.
• A Doffer/Cleaner Brush to thoroughly and easily clean any residual fibers from the carding drum.
• A small cleaner/dabber brush for use on the licker drum.
Because of the four inch frame height, a motorized version is NOT available. A customer’s 205 can be modified to accommodate the motor assembly. Go to Upgrading existing manual drive 200 series drum carders to a motorized version for detailed information.
Dimension for Standard Width are:
Large drum: 7″ in diameter x 8¼” wide
Small drum: 2″ in diameter x 8″ wide
Frame: 24″ long, 12″ wide, 4″ high
Batts Produced: 8″ wide x 22″ long
Dimension for Double Width are:
Large drum: 7″ in diameter x 15¼” wide
Small drum: 2″ in diameter x 15¼” wide
Frame: 24″ long, 18½” wide, 4″ high
Batts Produced: 15″ wide x 22″ long
Free shipping available for these products. It will take approximately a week to two weeks to deliver.