Discover the Perfect Lickerin Drum for Your Drum Carder

Enhance your carding experience with the ideal additional lickerin drum for your 190 mm (7.5″) wide drum carder. Our user-friendly design makes swapping drums simple, giving you the flexibility to work with various fibers and achieve exceptional results.

Available Drum Options for Customization

Choose from three TPI options to best suit your needs:

• 54 TPI (Coarse): Perfect for the coarsest wool types.
• 72 TPI (Standard): Ideal for common wool types.
• 120 TPI (Fine): Best for fine fibers such as cotton, alpaca, or angora.

Each drum type offers flexibility, making your carding process more efficient and tailored to the fibers you’re working with.

What’s Included in the Package?

Each drum comes fully equipped with everything you need to get started:

• Drum with attached carding cloth
• Steel shaft with pre-mounted O-rings
• Pully already attached

These components ensure that you can quickly and easily swap drums without hassle.

How to Swap Drums on Your Carder

Simple Steps to Change Drums

1. Remove the handle using the provided Allen key.
2. Unfasten the 4 screws with the Allen key.
3. Take off the 2 wooden fixers with bearings from the old drum.
4. Lift out the old drum.
5. Remove the drive belt.
6. Insert the new drum, placing the drive belt on the small pulley before securing it.
7. Mount the 2 wooden fixers back onto the carder using the 4 screws.
8. Cross (twist) the drive belt onto the small drum.
9. Tighten all screws, ensuring the distance between the two drums is equal to the thickness of a credit card. Make sure the teeth on both drums don’t touch.
10. Re-attach the handle, ensuring the pins don’t touch and are pointed backward.

Important Considerations When Changing Drums

To ensure proper operation, remember the following:

• The TPI of both drums should match, or the small drum should be coarser than the main drum. Recommended configurations include:

  • 54 TPI Lickerin – 54 TPI Main drum
  • 54 TPI Lickerin – 72 TPI Main drum
  • 72 TPI Lickerin – 72 TPI Main drum
  • 72 TPI Lickerin – 120 TPI Main drum
  • 120 TPI Lickerin – 120 TPI Main drum

• Ensure that pins on both drums do not touch, and make sure they point backward. Following these steps will ensure optimal carding.

Additional Options for Your Drum Carder

If you need a separate main carding drum with different TPI, we offer a variety of options. Visit our page to explore all the available configurations.