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ADJUSTING THE FRICTION BRAKE
Adjust the friction brake’s action by
tightening or loosening the turnbuckle
(Figure 2). To see if the friction brake is
adjusted properly, run the following test:
Stand at the rear of the loom and grip the
warp beam firmly with both hands. Try
to turn the warp beam away from you (if
you view the beam from the left side of the
loom, you would be turning the beam in a
clockwise direction).
If the beam turns at all, tighten the
turnbuckle: turn it a few times until the
spring lengthens. If the warp beam still
turns, tighten the turnbuckle again.
Repeat until the warp beam will not turn
under a good amount of pressure.
Now depress the brake release pedal at
the front of the loom. While the brake
release pedal is down, you should be
able to turn the warp beam easily in the
clockwise direction. Remember to press
the brake release pedal whenever you are
winding or unwinding the warp beam. Use
the wing nut under the back of the brake
release pedal to set the pedal to your
preferred angle.
THE BRAKE RELEASE HOLD
The brake release hold is used to keep the
brake release pedal depressed when you
are winding on the warp (Figure 7, page
7). Push the brake release pedal down and
adjust the brake release hold: pull it out
and slightly back so it is wedged against
the brake release pedal, holding it down in
the release position.
ATTACHING THE APRON BARS
There is one cord for each hole in the
cloth and warp beams. Insert one end of a
cord through a hole in the beam and pull
the cord through. Then insert the other
end through the second hole in the end
of the cord that you just put through the
beam. Pull firmly on the cord to tighten
(Figure 3A). Repeat across the cloth beam
and the warp beam.
To attach the apron bar to the apron cords,
take a pinch of the cord about 4" from
the end (Figure 3B). Insert the pinched
cord through the second hole in the cord.
Pull on the pinched cord until a new loop
forms that is large enough for the apron
bar to slip through (Figure 3C). Slide the
apron bar through the loop (Figure 3D)
FIGURE 2: ADJUSTING FRICTION BRAKE
brake release
pedal
wing nut
warp beam
turnbuckle
spring
FIGURE 3: ATTACHING APRON BARS
D
A
B
C
loop
