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67-yr-old introduces new spinning wheel
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 02 2015:
A 67 year old man from Potshangbam Khullen has introduced a new form of spinning wheel that could spin three spindles at a time.
Speaking to The Sangai Express RK Noyonsana said he has been making this new form of spinning wheel for the last three years.
He had started making his first spindle about five years back, he recalled.
Till date, Noyonsana has successfully produced three such spinning wheels.
As a youth Noyonsana had always been curious with the working of the traditional spinning wheel.
He had questioned the possibility of fitting more spindles into one wheel which could make spinning much faster.
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He chanced upon the idea of making a spinning wheel that could spin three spindles at a time in 1990 .
Through trial and error method, Noyonsana finally perfected his idea and began working on making the new form of spinning wheel in 2010 .
His first completed spinning wheel was sold for Rs 2000 .
The Spinning wheel is recycled from old children's cycle and other second-hand spare parts.
Noyonsana uses only the back portion of the bicycle while making his improvised spinning wheel.
The front wheel of the bicycle is completely removed.
The wheel frame is then fitted with spindle rods which are secured with ball bearings for smooth spinning.
The finished device can spin three spindles at a time.
Noyonsana has made three such spinning wheels till date out of which two have been bought by weavers from Khongjom at Rs 2000 per unit and the remaining has been kept for daily use at home.
He will start working on his next wheel as per demand, he stated.
RK (o) Achoubi, w/o Noyonsana who have been using the device made by her husband said the device has sped up the process of spinning two fold : "It takes me only one day now to spin necessary number of spindles for weaving 20 cloth pieces", she added.
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