{"id":505,"date":"2011-08-02T08:35:36","date_gmt":"2011-08-02T12:35:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hermanhillsknittery.com\/wordpress\/?p=505"},"modified":"2011-08-02T08:35:36","modified_gmt":"2011-08-02T12:35:36","slug":"sidekick-tune-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hermanhillsfarm.com\/index.php\/sidekick-tune-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Sidekick Tune Up!"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_506\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 300px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hermanhillsfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_0656.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"506\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hermanhillsfarm.com\/index.php\/sidekick-tune-up\/dsc_0656\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hermanhillsfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_0656.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3254,3008\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/hermanhillsfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_0656-300x277.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hermanhillsfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_0656-1024x946.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Sidekick (left) and Matchless (right)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>My long awaited Schacht Sidekick I ordered from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spintoyarn.com\" target=\"_blank\">Spin to Yarn<\/a> has arrived! \u00a0I didn&#8217;t waste any time putting her together. \u00a0Assembly didn&#8217;t amount to much. \u00a0The wheel arrived fully assembled. \u00a0I just had to figure out how to unfold it! \u00a0After she was unfolded, I read through the instruction manual one last time to be sure I had everything correct. \u00a0The manual specified oiling points, so I gave her a good drink of oil.<\/p>\n<p>When I sat down to take her for a spin, I noticed she was a bit stiff. \u00a0I had read on the Schacht Ravelry forum to oil the treadle joints, so I added a few drips of oil there. \u00a0I didn&#8217;t see any improvement in treadling. \u00a0I figured the driveband was a bit tight and maybe it would break in after some spinning.<\/p>\n<p>After a day or so of spinning the wheel didn&#8217;t loosen up too much. \u00a0I looked the wheel over wondering if I had missed something. \u00a0There is a rear maiden bearing and a front maiden bearing.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_508\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 181px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hermanhillsfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/sidekickrear.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"508\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hermanhillsfarm.com\/index.php\/sidekick-tune-up\/sidekickrear\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hermanhillsfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/sidekickrear.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"315,520\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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https:\/\/hermanhillsfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/sidekickrear.jpg 315w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 181px) 100vw, 181px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Rear Maiden Bearing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I had oiled both bearings (or so I thought), but decided to oil again. \u00a0After looking at the rear bearing closely, I realized I had oiled the inner white part of the bearing, but not the actual bearing line where the two black pieces of the bearing connect. \u00a0My dealer had explained to oil the bearing, but it was not until I looked at it very closely that I realized I had not been oiling the correct part of the bearing.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_509\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 300px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hermanhillsfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/sidekickbring.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"509\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hermanhillsfarm.com\/index.php\/sidekick-tune-up\/sidekickbring\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hermanhillsfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/sidekickbring.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"532,511\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"sidekickbring\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;The line dividing the two black pieces of the bearing is where the oil goes.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Rear Maiden Bearing&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/hermanhillsfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/sidekickbring-300x288.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hermanhillsfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/sidekickbring.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-509\" title=\"sidekickbring\" src=\"http:\/\/hermanhillsfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/sidekickbring-300x288.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hermanhillsfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/sidekickbring-300x288.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hermanhillsfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/sidekickbring.jpg 532w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Rear Maiden Bearing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The bearing is made up of two black rings. \u00a0The dividing line between the two black rings is where the oil needs to be placed. \u00a0I ran the tip of my oil bottle around the line and added a good dose of oil. \u00a0As I started to spin, the difference was tremendous! \u00a0I spun for a bit and added some more oil. \u00a0It loosened up even more!!<\/p>\n<p>It is amazing that just a little oil in the correct spot can make an immense difference in how a wheel spins! \u00a0I am always sure to oil all of my wheels after a couple of hours of spinning to keep them spinning well. \u00a0And remember even a new wheel needs a good oiling!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My long awaited Schacht Sidekick I ordered from Spin to Yarn has arrived! \u00a0I didn&#8217;t waste any time putting her together. \u00a0Assembly didn&#8217;t amount to much. \u00a0The wheel arrived fully assembled. \u00a0I just had to figure out how to unfold it! \u00a0After she was unfolded, I read through the instruction &hellip; <a class=\"kt-excerpt-readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/hermanhillsfarm.com\/index.php\/sidekick-tune-up\/\" aria-label=\"Sidekick Tune Up!\">Read 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