Strauch Series 200 Drum Carders

Description

Available in Single- or Double-wide models.

Strauch 200 Series Singlewide Chain Drive

This mid-range Strauch chain drive drum carder is made from solid ash and has a tung oil finish. The large drum is 7″ in diameter x 8.25″ wide. The small drum is 2″ in diameter x 8″ wide. The carder produces a batt approximately 8″ wide x 22″ long. The frame is 24″ long, 12″ wide, 4″ high.

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.

All cloth uses 3/8″ long plated steel wire in a tough rubberized cloth backing:

• Fine with 128 tpi cloth. Designed to handle ALL fibers including Merino, Llama, Alpaca, Cashmere blend, dog hair and other exotics.
• Medium with the 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 with the 72 tpi cloth. For very coarse fibers specifically for felting.

The famous “Slicker-Licker” card cloth unique to ALL Strauch carders, is used on the small drum of every one of their machines.
As with all Strauch drum carders, all of the 200 series machines comes with our Brush Attachment.
All wood parts are sealed with Watco Danish Oil.

Special tools included with each carder 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.

Strauch provides a lifetime guarantee with each drum carder. If at any time readjustment, repair, replacement, or modification is needed, LABOR will be at no charge.

Strauch 200 Series Doublewide Chain Drive

For those needing a larger production machine, 200 series carders are also available as doublewides, in all three carding cloths: 75 psi, 98 psi, and 128 psi.

The large drum is 7″ in diameter x 15.25″ wide. The small drum is 2″ in diameter x 15.25″ wide. The doublewide carder produces a batt approximately 15″ wide x 22″ long. The frame is 24″ long, 18½” wide, 4″ high.

All other features and included tools are the same as with the 200 series singlewide chain drive carders. Again, because of the frame height, this carder has to be at the edge of the work surface, allowing the crank to clear the table.

Strauch provides a lifetime guarantee with each drum carder. If at any time readjustment, repair, replacement, or modification is needed, LABOR will be at no charge.

200 Series Doublewide available by special order – please allow 3-4 weeks for delivery.
Because of the four inch frame height, a motorized version is NOT available for the Series 200 carders.