Doffer Brush – Louet – Pre-order only

Name: Doffer Brush - Louet - Pre-order only
SKU: GTDB-Louet
Price: 54.00 CAD
Availability: InStock

$54.00

PRE-ORDER ONLY. Please allow 3 to 4 weeks for delivery. Available quantities show to allow our shopping cart to accept orders and do not reflect our on-hand inventory.

The Louet Doffer Brush is a handy tool used to clean drum carder drums between uses. This tool is included with all new Louet Carders and certainly works fine for other brands of carders.

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9 in stock

SKU: GTDB-Louet Category: Drum Carders & Accessories Tags: accessories, doffer, drum carder, fibre prep

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