Cher is selling one of her old Fricke drum carders.

It is very old

and very dirty.

She is asking $50 for it. I found the website of the guy who bought Curtis Fricke out in 2000, and is manufacturing the current Fricke/Strauch drum carders. He also refurbishes the old ones for a price, of course. So, here’s my question…. ok, I have two.

1. Is an old, semi-rusty drum carder salvageable? Can I clean it up and use it?

2. Is it worth it to buy it and ship it off to Virginia to have Otto Strauch refurbish it for about $300 when I can afford it, sometime in the future?

ok, there’s a third question, too.

3. While we’re on the topic, does anyone have any opinions they’d like to share about other carders that I’d be better off with?

Thanks in advance.

I’m heading off to Oregon to see my mom. The kids and I will be gone until Thursday evening. I am taking the laptop, my camera, and everything I think I’ll need to post while I’m away. It is possible that nothing will work and the blog will be stagnant until I get back, although Nate has been a peach and spent most of Sunday night getting it all ready for me. He dug out our old, orange iBook, charged it up, installed OS X, and set up bookmarks for me, as well as my new email accounts. So we should be good to go so long as I can find somewhere in Central Oregon that has a wireless network. I’m just warning you ahead of time, considering I haven’t missed a day since the birth of the blog back in May. (Except for my regular break each Sunday). I’d hate to worry anyone.

Maybe Nate can re-start that R2 scarf he was working on and post about it while I’m gone!

But if not, here’s what you have in store… I’ve been knitting on some wonderful Koigu socks that I’m making for my Grandma, provided she likes the colors. They are sooooooo pretty! If all goes well, I’ll be able to show you pictures tomorrow!

Ooh, ooh! before I forget, I FINALLY brought home yarn to make the Weasley sweaters! It’s so exciting! And I bought lots so I can make them big. I want the girls to get many years of wear out of them. Goodness knows HP will be popular that long.