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Points of attention
1. Do not remove the ties from the bundles of heddles before the shafts bars or something
else has been put into the heddle openings. The ties are required to keep the heddles
properly organized.
2. With some weave structures there are many warp threads on the first two shafts. To help
these two first shafts moving down when the shed closes, we have added some
additional weight to them.
3. Do not leave the lease sticks in the warp between the back beam and the shafts while
you are weaving. The effective depth of the loom is reduced if they are there, and the
warp is therefore subjected to an excessive amount of tension when the shed is formed.
If you are used to leaving lease sticks in the warp, attach them to the two eyelets at the
back of the loom. They will then stay between the back beam and the warp beam when
you advance the warp.
4. To help the shafts slide properly along each other during weaving, it is necessary to have
some heddles at both ends of all shafts. Especially when you weave a small project.
5. For the mechanical dobby: Do not change the dobby position while you push the treadle
that creates the shed. The treadle for the dobby system and the treadle for the shed are
interlocked. Only one can be operated at a time, the other is then locked. However, you
can change the dobby by hand when the shed treadle is pushed down. Should this
accidentally happen, or if the dobby knife becomes stuck between the screw heads for
some other reason, you can easily undo this situation: Turn the knob for manual
operation 45 degrees and push down the shed treadle and then let the treadle go up
again.
6. The front shafts move less and are subjected to less force that the back shafts. If you do
not use all the shafts, use the ones closest to the front.
7. It is very important that the steel guides at the ends of the shafts are properly placed into
the shaft bars and that the cords are securely placed in the grooves of the shaft bars.
Maintenance
The Megado requires no special maintenance. However we do advise checking the tightness
of all bolts, nuts, and screws after a couple of months. This is particularly important when the
loom is standing in a dry environment. Repeat this once a year.
Trouble shooting
If the knife makes a noise while moving, a drop of sewing machine oil on the ends that run in
the groves will solve the problem.
A shaft is slanted
Possible cause:
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The clamp that fixes the shaft side to the cord has become loose.
The screws in the clamps have a Phillips head, so the screwdriver that is supplied with the
loom will not fit properly, but most cross head screw drivers are Phillips head and will fit. Let
all shafts rest in their lowest position and fix the clamp to the shaft side by tightening the
screw.
If it should occur that a shaft is lose at both sides, you have to take care that the dobby hook
for that shaft is in line with the other dobby hooks during the time you are fixing the shaft
sides to the cords.
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