PG Triple Picker -- use and maintenance tips?

I bought a used picker today -- any use/maintenance tips I should know about (beside the fact that it is a total maiming machine, to keep it locked away from my kids and my chest etc.) ??? I can't wait to play with this fleece that I almost felted washing the first time!

LOL...I Love my PG triple picker! But my kids are grown, and thankfully I'm not built like Dolly. I did make myself a leather bib to wear while using it after a couple of mishaps, and I suggest you do the same!

My husband built a wheeled table for mine. It has a hole in it and a catchpan underneath, so I don't have to move it to get the debris out from under it. I do use a paintbrush to sweep out all the debris on an as-needed basis. That pretty much means every time I change colors!

I've not had any problems with rust or anything of that sort, but I've only owned mine about a year. So, for me, maintenence is sweeping it out after each use and putting it away clean. That's about it. :

However, make sure you only feed it a little bit at a time. Too much and it'll jam. Then you'll have to raise the swing arm to get the wool out, and reset the whole thing. It'll seem as if it's too slow, and nothing is happenening, but then you go look what you've gotten done and you'll be amazed!

Enjoy,
Meg

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I've had my PG Triple Picker for heavens only knows how long - many years now. And I've had no problems with it. After all, the only moving parts are the top of the swing arm and those frightening looking spikes are stainless steel.

Meganwf, I'm really curious to know how much you had to pay for the used picker. I'm wondering if they hold their value as well as wheels do.

I cut up a cardboard box to slip in the three sides with just enough room for a snoopy kitty to poke in a paw. Gave me nightmares to think of what THAT could result in, especially with my cats .

I've also found a way to sit and ~safely~ pick, since I can not count on my disabled legs to hold me up and swaying from the waist to pick is a real back breaker anyway. I have a kid sized table at a height right under my knee level. I sit at the picker with my knees right up against it, and pick using my bending arms. (Does that make sense to you I hope?) My upper leg from knee to hip is long enough to protect my errr...chest. The spikes don't even come close to my body, which is very inspiring!!

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Carol