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Feed
Tray

Feed Tray Galvanized steel for durability and strength. Will not warp.

Sprocket
& Chain

Sprocket & Chain Having a chain as the drive mechanism provides a constant positive non-slipping action while carding. The chain is never lubricated, will last forever and is far superior to belt drives.

Infeed
Drum

Infeed Drum Click to learn more about why it makes our carders so unique.

Brush
Attachment

Brush Attachment The fabulous brush attachment is now standard on all series of drum carders. Click to learn even more about the versitility of our brush attachment.

Large
Drum

Large Drum The hi-tech thick fiber core and MDF ends make our drum assembly stable, strong and light weight. Obsolete solid wood drums were prone to warping, splitting AND they were heavy.

Flange

Locking Flange Solid aluminum flange locks shaft onto drum to prevent slippage.

Bearing
Blocks

Bearing Blocks Obvious advantages of the modern solid aluminum bearing blocks. Aluminum won't warp, slip or crack like the older and obsolete wood and plastic ones. The oil impregnated bushings never need additional lubrication.

Crank

Crank The solid aluminum crank is strong and threads onto the large drum shaft. The smooth, large plastic handle on the end of the crank turns freely and to prevent blisters on your hand during carding.

Made in the USA

Proudly Made in the USA YES! All products produced by Strauch Fiber Equipment Co. are completely and proudly made right here in the United States.

Frame

The Frame All frames for chain drive carders are solid 1-inch thick ash. Each frame is 24" long and sealed with Tung Oil. Standard carders use a 11-1/2" wide frame while the double wide is 18-1/2". Bumper feet are mounted to prevent carder slippage and each frame has two pre-tapped holes to accept table clamps. Clamps are included with the "Finest". The "Finest" series has built in end frame hand cutouts for easy transporting of the carder. An important feature: Since the "Finest" series is 6" tall and the swing of the handle clears the table surface, the carder can be placed anywhere on the work surface. The standard 200 series carder uses a 4" high frame. Therefore, the carder must be placed at the table's edge since the swing of the crank will not clear the work surface.

We maintain a full compliment of spare parts for all our products.

• Petite replacement belt
• Polyurethane is detrimentally affected by sunlight and oxygen. After 5-10 years the urethane belt used on the Petite drum carder may crack and break. New belts are readily available from us. $10.00 ea.
• Clemes & Clemes replacement belt
  There are still a lot of those older machines out there! We do stock replacement belts for them.