(Warning: minor rant)
They finally arrived this morning. Seriously, the time it took to get them was absolutely ridiculous. I was disappointed when I received the wrong bobbins, but I understand that mix-ups happen. But to wait an entire week after receiving the returned bobbins before sending out the right bobbins? Totally uncalled for.
Joey and I oiled up the wheel, put on a new drive band and fixed the scotch tension (after I decided I didn’t like double drive). It took some work and frustration (and some searching on Ravelry for help) to get everything to spin right, but it’s now working.
I’m really happy to be able to spin again, but I’m still not a happy bunny. I’m going to have to spend a few hours sanding the bobbins smooth as the wood has lots of little splinters that are catching the fibers. And just for the record the time it took from ordering the catalogue to receiving the (correct) bobbins was nearly 5 weeks.