Help! Bought a spinning wheel but cannot detach whorl from flier… there is a small hole on whorl. Looks like I need a tool for that but not sure what. Thank you!
Spinning whorl help
Thanks for the tag, @salmonmac.
@Kelly123, I have not seen this type of configuration on a working wheel. Is the whorl attached to the wooden … I’m not even sure what to call it … knob?
It looks like a small hex key would be needed.
If I were you, I’d take it to a hardware store (like Ace or Do It Best, not a big box store) to find the size of hex key needed.
Have you tried screwing off the whorl? Whorls usually have reverse threads, so instead of ‘righty tighty, lefty loosey’, turning clockwise (right) will tighten it and counter-clockwise will loosen it.
Hope the whorl comes off for you!
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