Can't wait for this kickstarter. I am a sock cranker and put my yarn on cones before I make the socks. This looks like an amazing improvement over the hand winding I have to do now. Well done on the new product.
Can’t wait for it to be available for purchase!!! Very excited) it will make my life as a machine knitter so much easier 💖 Absolutely love all the details 😍 The cone holder is a must!😁 Thank you for paying so much attention to the little details!
Love the idea of the cone holder . It has alway been problematic issue with cones tipping over when using it!!! That will be a popular with the weavers and sock machine users and knitters. I am personally looking forward to it. Great design on the cone itself too in addition to the slot at the bottom to hold the yarn. Foot switch wow! Can’t wait to plug in my EEW counter!!! You have a winner here!!!
Oh my you’ve thought of everything! I wish I was closer I’d volunteer to help with the filming. I’m a machine knitter, so cone yarn is important to me. Eagerly awaiting the kickstarter.
Your design is amazing! I’ve had so many cone winders, manual and electric, and this seems to be the best of everything. I can’t wait for the kick starter.
Hi, I'm so glad you are making these products! Just a thought 💭.... include a tape measure that marks winder and tensioner instead of a sheet of paper.
Great final video! Love everything about it!! Wonderful Design. 1 question please? Just plugging in the EEW counter to the cone winder does it count the yardage without running the yarn through the counter? Thank you! Looking forward to the Kickstarter!
There is a port on the back that you can plug into the Cone Winder and I will probably include that cable with the Cone Winder (it is a very standard and easy to get cable though). To measure the length you need to plug in a Yarn Counter and run the yarn through the counter before the tensioner.
Will you be letting people know how to order through the kick starter? I’m really interested in this cone winder! I’d love to test it but it’s just me, no guild. I think you are so talented! Way to go! And your cone stand is a very good idea!
Yes, I'll let people know on Kickstarter, Ravelry, Facebook, TH-cam, and email. If you want the email sign up for my monthly newsletter at the bottom of www.dreamingrobots.com Thanks!
@@DreamingRobotsBlog I signed up but since your address is not in my address book your email goes to junk. I would like to know the email address so the newsletter goes to my inbox. My junk mail is a lot to go through but I’ll try! Thanks for the response!
I've been excited for this for a long time! Seems like forever ago when you first showed a 3D printed concept version, but in reality you've actually accomplished this pretty quickly with all your other projects! Definitely getting in on the Kickstart for this. I didn't on the Nano 2 because I figured I already had a Nano and the 6.0, but I've since decided that I need the Nano 2! Anyway I have a question to make sure I understand... It looks like you can use the yarn counter with the cone winder without having to actually run the yarn through the counter. Is that correct? Does the software work together in such a way where the yarn counter will measure based off the rotations of the cone winder? Also, do you have an idea of how many cones you plan to include? Then will you include an option to buy additional cones, or have just the cones in your store? I appreciate you putting out files for people to 3D print. I bought a 3D printer and ended up selling ot because we couldn't get anything to print successfully, lol. But I've always been glad that there are those who sell extra 3D printed parts for the EEW products. So I am wondering if a file for cones will be something you will put out if you don't sell them. Thanks again for all your fantastic products Maurice!
The cone winder has a plug to connect to the yarn counter, but to measure the length you'll need to run the yarn through the yarn counter. I'll have a video about this in the future. The reason they are connected is you can use the Yarn Counter to stop the cone winder at a certain length of yarn that you program into the yarn counter. I need to figure out how many cones will fit into the box. That will probably be what decides how many cones I include. My goal is something like 10, but again final number depends on what cleanly fits into the box I design. I also want to make a second box that can be connected which has a lot more cones and will make that an option for the Kickstarter since I've been told by many people that it's really important to get a lot of cones. I will also make files available to 3d print cones, but my injection molded cones are probably better quality (though the 3d ones do work fine in testing).
One more comment... really a few questions... how many cones will be included with winder? How will you sell cones ... group of 3, 6, 12, or more. Would suggest a minimum of 6! Excited to have a cone that can be used with dyeing!
Right now I'm leaning towards 10 by default, but some people have said they want tons of cones so I'm trying to figure out a good number for people who want a lot of cones for the Kickstarter. It will probably be whatever I can fit into an easy to ship box.
Very interested in this cone winder. Forgive me if I missed this info in the video. Will the tensioner and cone winder have a clamping device attached to them or will a mounting board be required? Thanks
The tensioner will come with a clamp. The Cone Winder won't, but I designed a lip on the back so it's easy to use your own clamp. Also in many cases the cone winder doesn't need a clamp because it's pretty heavy, but I will recommend clamping or screwing it down.
I'm planning to sell the cones at an affordable price (hopefully under $2 each), and will talk about how to adapt this to accept some other types of cones later (actually there are some earlier videos about it, but I'll be redoing it since some things have changed).
I just bought a sock machine that uses cones. Any chance you can create a paper quill attachment for us weavers? I modified my EEW wheel to wind them currently.
No. I plan to include it with the Cone Winder and selling small inexpensive items like that separately on my store is not a very good item for my business.
I will be selling the finished product. Most of the important parts can't be 3d printed. I will probably make some of the parts 3d printable for those who want to change colors of certain parts.
@@DreamingRobotsBlog , I would like to see the file. I am in Russia. we have sanctions and war, our president is terrible Putin and so on 😂. I'm even surprised that you could see my comment - all social networks are blocked, TH-cam functions are partially disabled, Facebook, Instagram are completely unavailable and in general - Russia and Russians are very dangerous for the world! 😂😂😂😂. I'm just very interested in your project. our masters make many variants of such winders. I can provide links if you're interested. sorry if my english is not very good.
@@DreamingRobotsBlog sorry, if it's irrelevant to you, but this person's channel is full of horrible anti-Ukraine propaganda, "Glory to Russia" and so on. Such people usually also hate America/Americans. I don't know what are they doing here.
What im looking for is to make 3 smaller cones of serger thread from my main big serger thead cone instead of buying 4 large serger cones because I dont sew enough to ever use all four large cones, I do with black and white color thread but not other colors, so in lue of buying 4 large cones of a mustard color I rather buy one and make 3 smaller ones to use on my serger. Can your machine make a shorter or smaller (diameter-wise) cone. I cant use a regular winder as it does not wind like a cone but more like a bobbin and my machine seems to pull up spool from the spool holder. your winder is really nice. Im soley looking for a serger cone winder and cannot find a home use one, the commercials are in the thousands, thats crazy, I like how it looks, i seen one like this on etsy but its from europe and need 220v. I have a 220 outlet but its outside and I dont want to wind outside, LOL
Can't wait for this kickstarter. I am a sock cranker and put my yarn on cones before I make the socks. This looks like an amazing improvement over the hand winding I have to do now. Well done on the new product.
I LOVE the cone holder. Keeping cones from tipping over is a constant challenge!
Can’t wait for it to be available for purchase!!! Very excited) it will make my life as a machine knitter so much easier 💖
Absolutely love all the details 😍
The cone holder is a must!😁
Thank you for paying so much attention to the little details!
Love the idea of the cone holder . It has alway been problematic issue with cones tipping over when using it!!! That will be a popular with the weavers and sock machine users and knitters. I am personally looking forward to it.
Great design on the cone itself too in addition to the slot at the bottom to hold the yarn. Foot switch wow!
Can’t wait to plug in my EEW counter!!! You have a winner here!!!
My circular knitting machine group will love these.
Really looking forward to this Maurice. Thank you for adding the cone holders, as a machine knitter this will be awesome to have. It's looking great!!
Oh my you’ve thought of everything! I wish I was closer I’d volunteer to help with the filming. I’m a machine knitter, so cone yarn is important to me. Eagerly awaiting the kickstarter.
Your design is amazing! I’ve had so many cone winders, manual and electric, and this seems to be the best of everything. I can’t wait for the kick starter.
Thank you for the progress update, it is looking great and thank you for all yout work so far
Coming on brilliantly. Wish I was closer to offer help with video but UK a bit far away. Watching for kickstarter.
Andrew P J
Can't wait!!! This will be great for my knitting machine!
I'm looking forward to purchasing this winder when its ready
I cannot wait!!! This will be amazing to help with my sock machine!!!
Hi, I'm so glad you are making these products! Just a thought 💭.... include a tape measure that marks winder and tensioner instead of a sheet of paper.
Very nice, problems solved and prototype looks good.
I plan to buy one. Always wanted one!
Looks great, can’t wait for this too.
Great final video! Love everything about it!! Wonderful Design.
1 question please?
Just plugging in the EEW counter to the cone winder does it count the yardage without running the yarn through the counter?
Thank you! Looking forward to the Kickstarter!
There is a port on the back that you can plug into the Cone Winder and I will probably include that cable with the Cone Winder (it is a very standard and easy to get cable though). To measure the length you need to plug in a Yarn Counter and run the yarn through the counter before the tensioner.
Oh my gosh! I can't wait for this to come out!!!!
So, so excited for this! It looks great!! ❤️
Wow, this looks great!
Can’t wait for ti to be ready!!
Oh boy! So excited!
That bottom is truly needed. Awesome
I can't wait! (And I haven't even used much coned yarn : )
Maurice-I'm in Chelmsford and would love to help you out!
Will there be an option for mounting the tensioner and cone winder with clamps to a table or does it need to be screwed on permanently?
Yes, there is a clamp option and I'll explain that in another video sometime.
I'm in Ipswich MA-- pick me as a tester! Pick me, pick me! I currently use a Silver Needles, and I'm fussy.
Stockingfoot Knits-- I'm a CSM knitter and I just got a shipment of 100 skeins of yarn!
I'll let you know if I need another local individual tester.
Will you be letting people know how to order through the kick starter? I’m really interested in this cone winder! I’d love to test it but it’s just me, no guild.
I think you are so talented! Way to go! And your cone stand is a very good idea!
Yes, I'll let people know on Kickstarter, Ravelry, Facebook, TH-cam, and email. If you want the email sign up for my monthly newsletter at the bottom of www.dreamingrobots.com
Thanks!
@@DreamingRobotsBlog I signed up but since your address is not in my address book your email goes to junk. I would like to know the email address so the newsletter goes to my inbox. My junk mail is a lot to go through but I’ll try!
Thanks for the response!
I've been excited for this for a long time! Seems like forever ago when you first showed a 3D printed concept version, but in reality you've actually accomplished this pretty quickly with all your other projects! Definitely getting in on the Kickstart for this. I didn't on the Nano 2 because I figured I already had a Nano and the 6.0, but I've since decided that I need the Nano 2! Anyway I have a question to make sure I understand... It looks like you can use the yarn counter with the cone winder without having to actually run the yarn through the counter. Is that correct? Does the software work together in such a way where the yarn counter will measure based off the rotations of the cone winder? Also, do you have an idea of how many cones you plan to include? Then will you include an option to buy additional cones, or have just the cones in your store? I appreciate you putting out files for people to 3D print. I bought a 3D printer and ended up selling ot because we couldn't get anything to print successfully, lol. But I've always been glad that there are those who sell extra 3D printed parts for the EEW products. So I am wondering if a file for cones will be something you will put out if you don't sell them. Thanks again for all your fantastic products Maurice!
The cone winder has a plug to connect to the yarn counter, but to measure the length you'll need to run the yarn through the yarn counter. I'll have a video about this in the future. The reason they are connected is you can use the Yarn Counter to stop the cone winder at a certain length of yarn that you program into the yarn counter.
I need to figure out how many cones will fit into the box. That will probably be what decides how many cones I include. My goal is something like 10, but again final number depends on what cleanly fits into the box I design. I also want to make a second box that can be connected which has a lot more cones and will make that an option for the Kickstarter since I've been told by many people that it's really important to get a lot of cones. I will also make files available to 3d print cones, but my injection molded cones are probably better quality (though the 3d ones do work fine in testing).
One more comment... really a few questions... how many cones will be included with winder? How will you sell cones ... group of 3, 6, 12, or more. Would suggest a minimum of 6! Excited to have a cone that can be used with dyeing!
Right now I'm leaning towards 10 by default, but some people have said they want tons of cones so I'm trying to figure out a good number for people who want a lot of cones for the Kickstarter. It will probably be whatever I can fit into an easy to ship box.
Very interested in this cone winder. Forgive me if I missed this info in the video. Will the tensioner and cone winder have a clamping device attached to them or will a mounting board be required? Thanks
The tensioner will come with a clamp. The Cone Winder won't, but I designed a lip on the back so it's easy to use your own clamp. Also in many cases the cone winder doesn't need a clamp because it's pretty heavy, but I will recommend clamping or screwing it down.
I'm a machine knitter.
I'll need lots of cones. Are there storage cones? With small nobs, does yarn slide off to transfer? Or what shall I do?
I'm planning to sell the cones at an affordable price (hopefully under $2 each), and will talk about how to adapt this to accept some other types of cones later (actually there are some earlier videos about it, but I'll be redoing it since some things have changed).
I just bought a sock machine that uses cones. Any chance you can create a paper quill attachment for us weavers? I modified my EEW wheel to wind them currently.
I talk about some of these kinds of options in this video: th-cam.com/video/wpJUieeBYwk/w-d-xo.html
Will you be able to wind onto the cardboard cones
Some other types of cones will work, but not all. I'm going to do a video about this sometime.
Will this work with sewing thread??
Yes, but the cones are quite large so consider that. It will eventually be available at www.dreamingrobots.com
Woll you be selling the tensioner separately?
No. I plan to include it with the Cone Winder and selling small inexpensive items like that separately on my store is not a very good item for my business.
@@DreamingRobotsBlog Understand, thank you!
do you sell a finished product? can i buy a file for 3d printing?
I will be selling the finished product. Most of the important parts can't be 3d printed. I will probably make some of the parts 3d printable for those who want to change colors of certain parts.
@@DreamingRobotsBlog , I would like to see the file. I am in Russia. we have sanctions and war, our president is terrible Putin and so on 😂. I'm even surprised that you could see my comment - all social networks are blocked, TH-cam functions are partially disabled, Facebook, Instagram are completely unavailable and in general - Russia and Russians are very dangerous for the world! 😂😂😂😂. I'm just very interested in your project. our masters make many variants of such winders. I can provide links if you're interested. sorry if my english is not very good.
@@DreamingRobotsBlog sorry, if it's irrelevant to you, but this person's channel is full of horrible anti-Ukraine propaganda, "Glory to Russia" and so on. Such people usually also hate America/Americans. I don't know what are they doing here.
Want!
What im looking for is to make 3 smaller cones of serger thread from my main big serger thead cone instead of buying 4 large serger cones because I dont sew enough to ever use all four large cones, I do with black and white color thread but not other colors, so in lue of buying 4 large cones of a mustard color I rather buy one and make 3 smaller ones to use on my serger. Can your machine make a shorter or smaller (diameter-wise) cone. I cant use a regular winder as it does not wind like a cone but more like a bobbin and my machine seems to pull up spool from the spool holder. your winder is really nice. Im soley looking for a serger cone winder and cannot find a home use one, the commercials are in the thousands, thats crazy, I like how it looks, i seen one like this on etsy but its from europe and need 220v. I have a 220 outlet but its outside and I dont want to wind outside, LOL
I will need to see how the current cone winder does before I look into doing different sizes with different features like this.
:> electric motor coil.. Conic for some reason.. xD