EEW Nano 2 E-spinner

After years of deliberating about an e-spinner, I finally decided to buy one from Dreaming Robots–mostly because their EEW Nano 2 is the least expensive e-spinner on the market and I have a few friends who have one.

After the e-spinner arrived, I set it up exactly how the video said to (though it was mostly set up on arrival). I had major issues with the uptake and had the tension knob so tight, I was afraid it might break. The spinner didn’t spin anywhere near fast enough on the highest setting and I was getting frustrated and seriously disappointed with my purchase.

After meeting with one of my friends who had bought a Nano years ago, I decided that I should contact Dreaming Robots about my e-spinner. My friend’s spinner was at least twice as fast and her tension knob barely had to be tightened to have good uptake. Surely, there was something wrong with mine.

After a few emails and a couple of troubleshooting links, I figured out what the issue was. The orifice reducer on mine was causing all the problems. It wasn’t visibly malformed like the one in the troubleshooting video, but once I removed it, my e-spinner started working great. (The reducer is optional to use, so it’s no big deal if it isn’t on while spinning.)

For $125, the EEW Nano 2 e-spinner is a good tool to have for sampling, especially if you’re like me and not planning to use it as your main spinning tool (my double-treadle Lendrum is my workhorse spinner of choice). And, the customer service is excellent. Dreaming Robots does have a bigger model e-spinner, so I may look at it in the future. For now, I’ll enjoy the Nano.