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us at csanders@northtipton.comNorthtipton's MAGIC MESH
Fantastic STATIC REDUCER!
This super-fine gauge copper mesh wire is used by major manufacturers to reduce and eliminate static in their factories.
Our Package includes 2 pieces of Magic Mesh, each 2 feet long, along with alligator clips and copper wire to attach the mesh to your machine.
This is NOT the same as a simple ground wire attached to the machine!!
You may use one or both pieces, depending on how many cones of yarn you are using. Attach one of the alligator clips to the Magic Mesh and attach the other alligator clip to your machine or metal stand. There are four feet of 18-gauge wire, so you should have plenty to attach the clips in your particular set-up. Set the yarn cone on top of the Magic Mesh.
If you are using a cone holder. simply feed the cone holder up through the mesh so that the mesh is on top of the cone holder, but underneath the yarn.
You are now ready to knit without that annoying static problem!
Retail Price: $10
Static
That ugly monster that can ruin your knitting and
your day!
My knitting room can get very dry. When the running of the
machines and the yarn fuzz and all that, I learned a lot about static. Static and I are
such
friends that I can hear him coming two rooms away. I also
learned all the
tricks about getting rid of static temporarily. But nothing was permanent.Then, through a friend, we contacted a company that makes this stuff. It
was originally made for large factories that process different kinds of
fabric. But we convinced them that we needed it, too. It didn't have
a
name when we first got it, and I wasn't sure how it worked, so I just called
it Magic Mesh.
Now, I can tell you it's a static deionizer. I could also tell you how
static produces free ions (remember those from chemistry class?) and this
mesh attracts them, thus removing the static. Or you could just think of
it
as Magic, as I do.
The key is to first get rid of what static you have. Then the mesh keeps
it
from coming back. Static tends to hang on to yarn and a bit to the metal
bed. So if you have static (and we've found sooner or later 99% of mk'ers
will have it) here are some temporary fixes:
1. Clean and oil the metal bed(s).
2. Put your yarn in the freezer overnight. (The cold surface will
cause
moisture from the air to condense on the yarn surface when you remove it.
The moisture is the key)
3. Run your yarn through or over wax.
4. Run humidifier(s) in your knitting room.
5. Use a yarn spray.
To those of you who asked where the Magic Mesh goes, it goes
under the yarn.
But, it needs to touch the yarn. Some cones are wound so there's a inch or
more of cardboard before the yarn itself starts. Putting the cardboard on
the mesh won't help. If I have a cone like that, I scrunch the mesh up
around the cone so it touches the yarn.
Next, where to put the other end of the clip and wire. Since my main
machine is on a motor stand, I have it attached to one of the screws on the
metal stand. Another good place is some out-of-the-way part of the ribber.
If you are using just the main bed, one of the clamps that holds the bed
down would be good.
If you're trying to get rid of the excess static before putting the mesh to
work, the main place it can hide is in the yarn. But some of the static
may
have transferred itself to the metal bed before you took care of the yarn
problem. One of the things I do is make sure my bed is clean of fuzz and
well oiled. I do use Belador oil. Years and years ago I got a copy
of
Peter Frees book on machine maintenance, and he recommended Belador oil for
all machines. I got some and I've used it since. Then, if you still
have a
problem, you can take a dryer sheet and wipe down the bed. You might also
use the dryer sheet on the underneath of the carriage.
And finally, how can you tell if your problem is a static problem. In the
yarn, it's easy enough. It clings to everything.....you, the cat, any
stray
children....everything. One the bed, the carriage will be easy enough to
push/pull in one direction but will be impossibly hard in the other
direction. It may also start making this painful noise, but again, in one
direction only.
Yesterday we had 70 degrees and rain here, but I know there's snow and cold
somewhere. The more heaters run, the dryer the air becomes. So you
may
also consider running humidifiers in your knitting room. Good for your
skin, too!
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