Introductory Information
Compu-Dobby 5 User’s Manual
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Introduction
I
NTRODUCTION
Before Getting Started:
Please read the entire manual before using the software.
About AVL
AVL Looms has been in the business of designing and building some of the
world’s finest handweaving looms since 1977.
Jim Ahrens had been building and designing looms for a number of years
before Jon Violette, the “V” in AVL, approached Ahrens about a partnership
in 1977.Violette, an industrial management professional, had discovered
Ahrens’ work through his sister who ran the Pacific Basin School of Textiles
in Berkeley, where Ahrens was a volunteer advisor.
The two men worked together in the Bay Area for three years until Violette
moved Ahrens and Violette Looms to Chico, where it officially became known
as AVL Looms Inc., and has operated ever since.
In 1982, Violette was instrumental in the development of the first
computerized dobby, then called the “Apple Dobby”. He retired from active
life in the company in 1987.
Once known for our production looms, AVL has broadened its line
considerably and we now offer customers a full spectrum of fine weaving
equipment, ranging from our small Home Looms, to our Industrial Dobby
Looms, Rug Looms, and Jacquards.
The Compu-Dobby 5 Design Concept
The guiding concept behind the Compu-Dobby 5 is ease of use with precise,
repeatable control. The loom is designed to be easy to thread, easy to setup
and easy to weave on.
L
OOM
F
EATURES
Compu-Dobby
®
A first for handweaving looms, the Compu-Dobby 5 enables computer
control of pattern
and
key loom functions, including warp tension and pick
spacing.
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