Electric Eel Wheel Mini 2
A project in Worcester, MA by Maurice Ribble000days
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The hand-sized fully functioning electric spinning wheel that spins wool and other fibers into yarn.
Backers: 4349
Average Pledge Per Backer: $115
Funded: $498,471 of $15,000
Dates: Nov 15th -> Dec 20th (36 days)
Project By: Maurice Ribble
Backers: 4349
Average Pledge Per Backer: $115
Funded: $498,471 of $15,000
Dates: Nov 15th -> Dec 20th (36 days)
Project By: Maurice Ribble
$498,471
current pledge level
Last Updated: December 20 @ 20:01 -0500 GMT
3323%
of goal
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Latest News
Last Chance, Third Bobbin Color, and New Name 
December 17th - via: kickstarter.com
This is the last update before this Kickstarter campaign comes to an end on Dec 20 at 8pm EST. You are allowed to modify your pledges until then. If want to get a double pack to have both colors or have an extra for a gift, make those changes now.... (Read More)
Name Change
December 15th - via: kickstarter.com
I am planning to change the name of the "Electric Eel Wheel Mini 2" to use either Nano or Micro instead of Mini. There are some other electric spinning wheels with Mini in their name that are much larger than the EEW Mini so I think it's better to... (Read More)
Bottom Cover Battery Holder and Third Bobbin Color Runoff Voting
December 11th - via: kickstarter.com
The video below shows the new 3d printed accessory I mentioned in the previous update and how it works. You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00 00:00 The winner of the contest is... (Read More)
Vote for Third Bobbin Color and Guess the New Accessory
December 7th - via: kickstarter.com
There is a stretch goal at $400K for a third bobbin color. While we aren't there yet I thought I'd get the voting underway for the new color in case we reach that goal. The colors above are the ones you can vote for in the first round of voting,... (Read More)
3D Printed Bobbins and Orifice Reducer
December 5th - via: kickstarter.com
3D Print Your Own BobbinsI am providing free files here so anyone with a 3d printer can make more bobbins in any color they want. I love to support those in the Electric Eel Wheel community that want to do modifications on their EEW Mini, and I... (Read More)
Footswitch and Printable Certificate
November 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Several people have been asking for a footswitch to start and stop the Electric Eel Wheel Mini 2. I did some research and found these extension cords with a footswitch that are often use to turn lamps on/off. Here is a video where I demonstrate... (Read More)
The Winning Second Color Is...
November 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Charcoal Ivory is the winner The winning color is Charcoal Ivory. The vote was close with 52.5% voting for Charcoal Ivory and 47.5% voting for Sage White. One thing you might notice in this image is that the reducer is a slightly different shade... (Read More)
Runoff Voting for Second Color
November 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
There were seven color options that people voted for in the last updated. Here are the results: As you can see the Sage-White and Charcoal-Ivory were easily the top two color choices. Since none of the options got 50% of the vote we are having a... (Read More)
Vote for the Second Color!
November 19th - via: kickstarter.com
I can't believe we reached the second stretch goal to unlock a second color Electric Eel Wheel Mini 2 already. I seriously thought it would be weeks before we got here when I created this stretch goal. I pretty quickly realized I was... (Read More)
Color Update and Stretch Goals Added
November 16th - via: kickstarter.com
A huge thanks to all my backers! Check the gif at the end of this post to see just how happy I am. Over 800% funded in the first day! Not just that, but you backers are amazing. I wanted to thank everyone who posted comments, questions, and... (Read More)
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