Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I've been using a small yarn winder for a little over a year - one with exposed gears, and I've been so frustrated with the way the yarn sometimes flies off it, or loosens and tangles into the gears. Ordered this one early this week, and it got to me ahead of schedule...of course I had to try it right away! It was easy to assemble, and wound yarn with no problem. A neat, perfectly tensioned yarn cake was the end result. I will say that I debated between this one and one with metal gears, for durability's sake, and the nylon gears on this one are a tiny bit rough. However, I watched videos of both in action, and I knew the loud grinding of the metal gears would eliminate any enjoyment in the yarn-winding process! This one is no noisier than my small one, and it winds yarn much faster. All in all, I'm very pleased.