Winder arrived in perfect condition and couldn’t have been easier to set up, although if you’ve not used one before it might take a second to figure out how to work it. When it says high speed, it is NOT kidding. I can go through a 6 ounce ball in about 8-10 minutes, if that. Depends on how many tangles the yarn gets itself into. The arm that holds the yarn wiggles a bit, but its fine if you get the bolt tight enough and make sure the arm goes UNDER the washer, not just the wingnut. Overall very sturdy, I’ve gone through easily 30 balls of yarn in about a week and it’s not showing any signs of stress. Some of the gears are plastic, which disappointed me a bit, but its very sturdy plastic and they aren’t thin or anything. It fits my desk nicely as well. the only yarn i have yet to try with it is super thick stuff. I have some lion brand hometown i haven’t tried on it because i don’t want to break anything, but i DID try it with size 10 crochet thread, which works better than you’d think. Still have to see if it’ll take size 40 though.Now for the only downside I’ve found, it’s noisy. Not earth-shatteringly noisy, but it makes quite a loud vibrating/rumbling noise into the table. For what its worth, my family isn’t terribly bothered by it when I’ve got my bedroom door closed, but for anyone in the same room it’s quite loud.Overall I’m very happy. Not going to claim it’s the best out there, because i know there are more expensive, quieter models, but this one works really well for the price. [...]
