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Installing the electronic interface
Please refer to the manual provided with the electronic interface for details on installing the
electronic interface.
Tips and tricks for using the loom
Installing the heddles to the shafts
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 these
shafts.
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.
Texsolv heddles consist of a double
polyester cord that is connected at specific
distances. This chain of heddles is folded
in a zigzag fashion into bundles of one
hundred.
With a sharp pair of scissors, cut the loops
between the heddles.
Count the desired number of heddles for
each shaft and make bundles by tying the
heddles in four places. Always place more
heddles than you actually need on each
shaft.
The sides of the shafts are made from steel wire. The ends of the steel wire are bent 90 degrees
and the ends are put into a small hole in the end of the shaft bars.
Putting the side of the shaft into and out of the hole of the shaft bar is a little tricky. The groove at the
end of the shaft bars have a specific shape, so that the shaft end snaps into place the moment it is
at the proper depth in the shaft bar. When you remove a shaft end, you need to pull hard enough to
overcome this extra resistance. Make sure you keep the shaft end square relative to the shaft bar;
otherwise the bended end will bite into the wood.
When you put the end of the metal shaft side back in the hole, you can look at the hole in the shaft
bar. If the metal shaft side is in the middle of the hole, the metal shaft side is also in the middle of
the hole into where it has to be inserted.
Push the dobby hook at the side of the
castle inward. This will unlock the shaft,
and you can pull the shaft up.
Put something (like a book) between the
shaft bars. Now the shafts you wanted to
lift will stay in a higher position.
Remove the shaft end from the upper shaft
bar, slide the bundle of heddles over the
shaft bar and click the shaft end back into
the shaft bar. Also position the cord back
into the groove of the shaft end.
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