http://www.spinningdaily.com/forums/5.aspxDiscover new tools and talk about what spinning tools work best for you.CommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Debug Build: 40407.4157)http://www.spinningdaily.com/forums/thread/7452.aspxWed, 14 Dec 2011 21:23:09 GMT2fe8c464-605a-4576-8c35-cf81d693d56d:7452Bobbie Stevens0http://www.spinningdaily.com/forums/thread/7452.aspxhttp://www.spinningdaily.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=5&PostID=7452<p>My faithful, 6 year old, much used ball winder finally gave up the ghost.&nbsp; I am a spinner, and a knitter. . . a ball winder is a &quot;must have&quot;&nbsp; to my way of thinking.&nbsp; So, living in the northern climes of Michigan, I started calling to see who, if anyone had a ball winder.&nbsp; NO ONE had one in stock except. . . of all places JoAnn Fabric.&nbsp; Off I went, only to find that (YES, I should have asked first probably) the only one they had was a $90.00 <i>electric</i> ball winder.&nbsp; Never having heard of such a thing, and having a 50% off coupon, I bought the thing and brought it home.&nbsp; I found that it would NOT wind from my swift. . . I found I had to hand turn the swift to get the thing to not stall out.&nbsp;&nbsp; Bottom line?&nbsp; I wrote the Boye Company an email about the problem (after trying all sorts of things for five days to make the thing work), and the answer I got was. . .&nbsp; are you ready??????&nbsp;&nbsp; The Boye electric ball winder was NOT made to work with a swift and that is what was causing the problem.&nbsp; I need to ask. . . if not made to work with a swift, what good is it????&nbsp;&nbsp; Take heed!&nbsp; Do Not Buy a Boye Electric Ball Winder. . . it is expensive and useless! &nbsp; (My new hand winder is on its way as I write).</p> <p>Bobbie Stevens</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>