ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS FOR
THE ASHFORD TAPESTRY LOOM
Leash rod
Leash rod clamp
Loom side
Small washer
Barrel nut
Wooden dowel
100mm hex head bolt
25mm screw
Leash rod
Tension knob
Projecting dowel
Loom side
Warp tension rail
Barrel nut
Nylon bush
Top rail
50mm screws
20mm
Loom Assembly
Step 1.
Push the nylon bushes into the holes in the top rail.
Step 2.
Attach the top rail to the loom sides using 50mm (2”)
screws. Check the nylon bushes face up & the top rail
& sides are at right angles.
Step 3.
Attach the bottom rail to the loom sides with 50mm
(2”) screws. Check the rails & sides are at right angles.
Step 4.
Locate a barrel nut into the hole in the warp tension
rail. Thread the metal tension knob down through the
projecting dowel, through the rail, barrel nut & then
thread on 2 nuts. Leave approx. 20mm (¾”) of thread
projecting past the nuts to locate into the nylon bush.
Use 2 spanners to tighten the nuts against each other.
Repeat for the other side.
Step 5.
Attach the leash rod clamps to the support block
with 25mm (1”) screws. Glue a wooden dowel into
the lower hole in a leash rod support. Allow glue to
dry. Position a barrel nut into the leash rod support &
thread a 100mm (4”) hex head bolt & small washer
into it from the back of the loom. Repeat for the other
side. Note the 3 positions allow the supports to be
lowered if required.
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