Instructions to assemble 4 more shafts on the Spring
Remove the
beater and the
breast beam
from the loom
and place it on
its back side.
Screw the small screws into the
holes of the four new treadles,
so far that the screw heads
protrude approximately 5 mm
(3/16”). The thread of the
screws should just disappear
into the wood.
In the same way, screw the
small screws into the holes on
the existing treadles of the
loom. These holes will
correspond to the new shafts.
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Mount at both sides of the existing treadles two new treadles, using an
axle, a nylon spacer, a mounting block and a big screw.
Unscrew the wooden supports
at the front side of the lower
axles.
Replace the pieces of nylon
tube with 4 rollers at both lower
axles.
Reassemble the supports.
Make sure that the wood screw
turns into the same, original,
thread. To find this screw
thread, turn the screw counter
clock wise, while pushing it in,
until you "feel" the screw "drop"
into the existing thread. Fasten
the screw clock wise.
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To add the rollers onto the
axles at the top, you have to
disassemble the two rails that
have the shelf in between.
Reassemble the parts after you
replaced the nylon tubes with 4
rollers onto the 4 axles.
Use the same trick to make
sure the screws find there
thread in the wood.
Put the loom on its feet again and lead the new shaft cords over the
rollers in the same way as the cords of the existing shafts.
Connect the ends of each cord to each other as shown in the pictures.
You can adjust the tension of the cord by choosing the cord loop to
insert the Texsolv peg into. It is easier to connect the cord ends after
releasing its tension by taking the cord from a roller and let it rest beside
the roller.
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Judge the tension after you put the cord back onto the roller.
The higher the tension the more power you will need to make a shed
and if the tension is too low the cord might come off from the rollers
while weaving. Adjust the tension as needed.
Move the cord connections, alternating left and right and keep them
about 20 cm from the rollers. Insert the locking pin through the cord
loops of the new cords and mark those loops.
Mount the screw hooks with the
knurled nuts onto the shaft bars
and lams.
Notice the notches in the lams
and that the hooks have to
protrude at that side.
Attach the shaft bars and the lams to the cords. Put heddles onto the
shaft bars before you attach them.
Because the number of heddles needed on a loom is determined by the
number of warp yarns, there are no heddles included with the extension
kit. If you don’t have extra heddles, you have to take the heddles for the
new shafts from the other shafts.
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