tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183250014956175356.post7999183355501122817..comments2024-03-07T01:00:28.990-08:00Comments on Ask The Bellwether: When is my bobbin half full?Amelia of Ask The Bellwetherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00837966439073456616noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183250014956175356.post-18607389891814204472008-12-15T03:15:00.000-08:002008-12-15T03:15:00.000-08:00Ha! Amelia, you have a kindred soul in Etherknitt...Ha! Amelia, you have a kindred soul in Etherknitter. She wanted to best utilize her full bobbins, so she and her computer geek husband invented "Etherply": http://etherply.sourceforge.net/etherply.htmlMarcyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04194778153887961831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183250014956175356.post-14678112920280278812008-12-07T17:12:00.000-08:002008-12-07T17:12:00.000-08:00That is extremely impressive math work. However, I...That is extremely impressive math work. However, I think I'm going to stick with my usual method: fill one bobbin, finish on another, splice together, divide in equal halves with the help of a ballwinder and a kitchen scale.<BR/><BR/>I'm willing to do a fair bit of math in my spinning (and a lot more in my knitting), but I'm not sure 3D geometry is going to become one of those things. :)Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03120165937428117931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183250014956175356.post-48070226369240999802008-12-06T20:58:00.000-08:002008-12-06T20:58:00.000-08:00Boy, that makes my head hurt!Boy, that makes my head hurt!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183250014956175356.post-23428855852013108442008-12-05T21:54:00.000-08:002008-12-05T21:54:00.000-08:00Oh, and thirds, too, please. :-) LOL!I've tried ju...Oh, and thirds, too, please. :-) LOL!<BR/><BR/>I've tried just folding them in half or thirds and ripping it apart, and I've been way off both times. Any advice would be gratefully appreciated.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05483752128029075112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183250014956175356.post-14840360497430386652008-12-05T20:16:00.000-08:002008-12-05T20:16:00.000-08:00Hmm, I think I need a drink. :-)Ok, so half-ers. ...Hmm, I think I need a drink. :-)<BR/><BR/>Ok, so half-ers. How do you divide a roving/top in half if you don't have a scale?Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05483752128029075112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183250014956175356.post-42732552515100967162008-12-05T14:50:00.000-08:002008-12-05T14:50:00.000-08:00@Ann, I like the weight approach :-) cool way to d...@Ann, I like the weight approach :-) cool way to do it!<BR/><BR/>@Leigh, the scariest thing was that I had the calipers in my pencil pot by my computer (grin)!Amelia of Ask The Bellwetherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00837966439073456616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183250014956175356.post-69586396876232152102008-12-05T13:32:00.000-08:002008-12-05T13:32:00.000-08:00Wow, what a post! I think you've gone where no sp...Wow, what a post! I think you've gone where no spinner has ever gone before! Inspirational for us techies. :)Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183250014956175356.post-67656867516315138132008-12-05T12:08:00.000-08:002008-12-05T12:08:00.000-08:00You have waaaaay too much time on your hands. I a...You have waaaaay too much time on your hands. I agree with Rebekkah. I just don't worry about it. But a simpler method would be:<BR/>1. weigh the 2 empty bobbins and divide by 2 (average empty weight).<BR/>2. weigh the 2 full bobbins, subtract the weight of the 2 empty bobbins, divide by 2 (average weight of fiber)<BR/>3. periodically take one of the bobbins of singles off the kate and weigh Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12255104378892858573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183250014956175356.post-11174451212129981632008-12-05T11:20:00.000-08:002008-12-05T11:20:00.000-08:00That's terrific! And you've answered my earlier p...That's terrific! And you've answered my earlier post too -- you must have at least 10 bobbins for your Schacht. :-)Amelia of Ask The Bellwetherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00837966439073456616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183250014956175356.post-87341184883037444032008-12-05T10:31:00.000-08:002008-12-05T10:31:00.000-08:00Hah!I thought of trying to solve this problem the ...Hah!<BR/><BR/>I thought of trying to solve this problem the other day, and realized that it wasn't worth the headache. I'd rather deal with unequal sized skeins. Though the geek in me wants to do the math for my Matchless, just 'cause. <BR/><BR/>My "solution" to the full bobbin problem for my upcoming sweater project is that I will spin 9 full bobbins of singles, and ply the 3 ply on one of Rebekkahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03623596104164733102noreply@blogger.com