Setting up the Three Drive Systems on the Schacht Matchless

[larosablanca100]

It's a toss up, between this video and the "One Schact - Three Wheels" one, as to which one has done a better job of remedying the terribly deficient instruction manual that comes with this wheel! Thank you!

[tgknits]

Any chance you would do a little video to show the Ladybug in double drive?

[sanhestar]

thanks a lot for this video. I bought a used Matchless and are having some problems figuring out the several possibilities of the wheel. This helps a lot.

One question, though: when I change the set up from double drive to scotch tension it seems to me that the flyer is not sitting straight but with a downhill (towards the flyer shaft bearing). Is this normal or do I need to use a drive band that is a little bit longer?

[sumac05301]

Thanks for the great instructional video! I have been wondering how to do the irish tension.

[busyknitting]

great job thanks!

[kchealy]

Thanks for the excellent explanation. I'd never seen anyone explain setting up Irish tension on the Matchless and when it would be useful...I'll be trying this out!

[Archer5219]

From a physics standpoint, do you really have to put the small bobbin whorl on thle belt end for scotch tension and Irish tension? (I know you have to have a smaller bobbin whorl than flyer whorl on DD.)

[bethsmithpink]

The reason it's better to change the whorl end of the bobbin is just because of surface area that the brake bade will touch. For Scotch Tension you may not get the take up you want on the small bobbin end...though I have done it before. For Irish Tension it has to do with treadling. The smaller the whorl the harder the treadling.

[Archer5219]

Makes sense. Thanks!