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tie-up cords through them just as in the
other lamm holes.
16.
Loop one end of each tie-up cord
through a hole in the lamm. Tie shafts to
a treadle by slipping a tie-up cord into the
slot in an inner treadle (Figure 8). Work
from the front lamm to the rear lamm for
each treadle. After you have completed
your tie-up, check each treadle by pushing
it all the way to the floor and releasing
it, making sure that the button of each
tie-up cord is up against the treadle and
that each cord hangs straight down to the
treadle.
17.
The 2 outer treadles on the 8.10 do not
have slots like the 8 inner treadles; they
have a hex bolt and thumb screw instead
(Figure 9). To attach tie-up cords to these
treadles, remove the thumb screw and
push the hex bolt towards the front of
the loom until its shaft sits between the
two eye bolts. Loop the button end of the
tie-up cord over the bolt shaft. Slide the
bolt back through the rear eye bolt and
reattach the thumb nut.
There is a 1/2" round depression on the
underside of each treadle end to prevent
the tie-ups from slipping off when the
loom is folded.
INSTALLING THE TREADLE AID
18.
The treadle aid will prevent shafts
from floating. The treadle aid bar is
already attached to the rear castle cross
brace. The other parts you will use are the
10 treadle aid cords and the 1/4" treadle
aid dowel. To set up, start at one end of
the treadle aid bar and push a treadle
aid cord up through one of the holes (an
opened paper clip can be most helpful with
this step) and then over the 1/4" dowel.
Continue across the entire treadle aid bar.
Attach the treadle aid cords to the ends
of the treadles in the same manner as you
attached the tie-up cords that control the
lamms. We recommend using a treadle aid
cord on all of the treadles.
FIGURE 10: INSTALLING TREADLE AID
rear castle
cross brace
1/4" dowel
treadle aid bar
treadle aid cord
FIGURE 8: INSTALLING TIE-UP CORDS
tie-up
inner treadles
outer treadles
lamm
end of treadle (rear view)
FIGURE 9: TIE-UP CORDS ON OUTER TREADLES
rear eye bolt
hex bolt
thumb screw
front eye bolt
