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Schacht CRANBROOK LOOM, Assembly Manual

The Schacht CRANBROOK LOOM is a high-quality weaving loom perfect for creating beautiful textiles. For easy assembly, make sure to download the free Assembly Manual from manualshive.com. This detailed manual will guide you through the setup process, ensuring a smooth and successful weaving experience.

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POSITIONS OF SHAFTS, UPPER LAMMS, LOWER LAMMS, 

 AND TREADLES

One shaft, viewed from the front

42"

floor

shaft suspension cord

green mark

upper “stationary” lamm

pulls shaft directly down

lower lamm

makes shaft rise—“bottoms up”

7"

9"

This figure was originally provided by Madelyn van der Hoogt. It has 

been edited to reflect the current design of the Cranbrook Loom.

hole for lock pin

hole for lock pin

Summary of Contents for CRANBROOK LOOM

Page 1: ...CRANBROOK LOOM Assembly Manual Find out more at schachtspindle com Schacht Spindle Company 6101 Ben Place Boulder CO 80301 p 303 442 3212 f 303 447 9273 2019 Schacht Spindle Company Inc 01 19...

Page 2: ...ith You ll also find 2 Allen wrenches sizes 5 16 and 5 32 in a hardware bag SMALL PARTS 4 shaft 8 shaft 12 Treadle Option 24 80 96 anchor pegs 24 80 96 tie up cords tied bundles of 12 each 10 10 10 bu...

Page 3: ...les 1 1 lower lamm assembly with extension blocks attached 4 8 upper lamms 4 8 shaft top 4 8 shaft bottom 1 1 warp beam brake release assembly 2 2 beater uprights 1 1 beater race 1 1 beater top 1 1 be...

Page 4: ...ng bar cloth beam treadles treadle separator beam with treadle locks beater upright beater top steel back beam warp beam wheel beater race warp beam steel knee beam worm gear jack box brake hold brake...

Page 5: ...ce down and the front cross beam in their mortises Figure 2 Now insert the middle cross beam in the right side frame and at the same time bring the left side frame into place and support all three bea...

Page 6: ...Guide the left cloth beam axle into its corresponding 1 hole 6 FIGURE 3 WORM GEAR right front upright shaft collar cloth beam hole 3 hole 1 right cloth beam support brake hold peg brake hold hole 4 h...

Page 7: ...ee Figure 2 page 5 Working from the outside secure each side with two 1 4 x 3 1 4 hex bolts in this order bolt 1 4 washer side frame 1 4 washer nylock nut The adjuster bar slots make it possible to se...

Page 8: ...gure 1 page 4 Thread a 1 2 flat washer and then a 1 2 fender washer onto each of two 3 truss head bolts Insert the bolts into both ends of the beam and turn the bolts about 1 2 deep into the fittings...

Page 9: ...1 2 flat washer then through the pawl hole from the outer side of the frame On the inner side of the frame add the following hardware as shown in Figure 8 1 2 flat washer slim nylock nut pawl 1 2 fla...

Page 10: ...he lock blocks and pegs Place the warp beam wheel over the square shaft of the warp beam Figure 9 10 INSTALL THE WARP BEAM BRAKE RELEASE ASSEMBLY Parts brake release pedal and connector strut Locate t...

Page 11: ...in the loop with the black mark ASSEMBLE THE BEATER Parts beater swing bar beater top beater race 2 beater uprights Working on the floor assemble the beater uprights to the beater race insert a 1 4 b...

Page 12: ...not using in tabby or twill tie ups until you have eight treadles tied if they were tied up for a previous weaving leave them as they were Now remove the jack lock pins The shafts will drop slightly...

Page 13: ...42 floor shaft suspension cord green mark upper stationary lamm pulls shaft directly down lower lamm makes shaft rise bottoms up 7 9 This figure was originally provided by Madelyn van der Hoogt It has...

Page 14: ...shafts since these are most often the culprits The Y cord from the upper jacks to the lower lamm passes in back of the shaft and the upper lamm The cord from the treadle to the upper lamm passes in f...

Page 15: ...pron rods Lower shed is uneven Upper lamms not all tied in the black mark Check tie up cords to upper lamms Lift up on shafts to determine which shaft is in error and adjust the tie up cord accordingl...

Page 16: ...To adjust either shorten or lengthen the tie up cord to the suspended upper lamm To shorten the cord attach the anchor peg one notch below the black mark to lengthen attach one notch above the black m...

Page 17: ...the pivot point of the lower lamm it is more difficult to move the lamm If treadles are tied too far away from the pivot point rising treadles are more likely to interfere with sinking lower lamms The...

Page 18: ...reck anything by moving a clip 11 The loom will function best if you tie up at least eight treadles If you don t need that many for a particular tie up tie the treadles you are not using up to eight a...

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