Electric Eel Wheel Nano Review

The goal was to produce an electric spinning wheel that was highly portable and affordable.

Electric eel wheel nano review. The eel nano the eel wheel nano e spinner with the eel wheel nano getting ready to be fully released in september for orders i thought it would be a good time to put out a review. I purchased the nano s from a fellow fiber artist who happen to have gotten 8 of them. To make his then girlfriend now wife emily an affordable electric spinning wheel. The electric eel wheel nano is an affordable and travel friendly espinner that spins your fiber into beautiful yarn.

Maurice ribble began his electric eel project in 2009 with a simple goal. Its smooth and quiet operation will help you spin gorgeous yarn. I didn t buy the nano to replace my hanson in fact having the nano may have cemented my desire to upgrade to the hansen pro they are very different machines. It is great for both new spinners and for experienced spinners looking for a fully functional spinning wheel.

The electric eel wheel is constructed mainly from layers of 5 2mm birch veneer and i would highly recommend sanding and varnishing all of the wood before you do much spinning on it. Below is a getting started video that shows you the basics of using the eew nano. I would like to note that other people have had issues with the motor overheating. When purchasing pick between purple and charcoal colors for the base.

With the electric eel wheel all the hard work is done for you and there is no change in performance as the bobbin fills up. The electric eel nano 3 bobbins and a power cord take up less space than a braid of fiber. August 7 2019 electric eel wheel nano first thoughts i ve spun on my nano for only a couple of hours but i know lots of folks are wondering about how it spins. Review in november 2018 a kickstarter was released by maurice ribble for the electric eel wheel nano.

However i have made some upgrades since i purchased it to fine tune it to my personal preferences.