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The Petite is a manual drum carder with a polyurethane drive belt. This carder is great for fiber artists with budget and/or space considerations who want a Strauch quality machine.

As with all Strauch drum carders, the Petite now also comes with the brush attachment included in the price.

The Petite is an excellent choice for a mid-sized carder with full sized features. The Petite is slightly smaller, with 6¾ wide drums instead of the 8¼ wide drums on the singlewide chain drives. The carder produces a batt approximately 6½ wide x 22 long. The Petite also has a 4:1 drum ratio.

The frame is made from high durability MDF material. The Petite frame is 16 long, 10 wide and 7 high.

An important feature: The tall frame allows the handle to swing freely of the table surface.

This unit is equipped with the #05 (128 psi) fine carding cloth on the large drum and Strauchs unique Slicker-Licker cloth on the small drum. Designed to handle ALL fibers including Merino, Llama, Alpaca, Cashmere blend, dog hair and other exotics.

Special tools included with each carder are:

oThe popular Knuckle-Saving-Batt-Pick, an invaluable tool for removing the batt without damage to the equipment or the user.
oA Doffer/Cleaner Brush to thoroughly and easily clean any residual fibers from the carding drum.
oA small cleaner/dabber brush for use on the licker drum.
oA table clamp to secure the carder to the work surface.

Since this is a light-duty carder, it is not available as a motorized machine.

The Petite carder is the driving force behind Moonwood Farm and Alpaca Fiber Solutions, Inc! Although I purchased it initially as an occassional home use carder I have been truly putting it through a phenominal amount of work. To date, not a single pin is bent and the brush attachment has not worn in the least. From experience I can honestly say that the Strauch carders are workhorses of extreme quality, truly the Cadillac of carders. When I met Otto and Joanne, the people who are putting their hearts and souls into these carders, I was even more impressed. By their passion for fiber and fiber equipment, their unconditional and never ending customer service, and the fact that these are genuine, GOOD people who stand 100% behind their product. This, and the fact that the carders are made from USA produced parts made me want to pass this product on to others, knowing that they would receive a quality tool that will last a lifetime.