Ashford Jack Loom User manual

INSTRUCTIONS
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Ashford Handicrafts Limited
Factory and Showroom: 415 West Street
PO Box 474, Ashburton, 7700 New Zealand
Telephone [phone] Facsimile 64 3 308 8664
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JL90ES140618V5
Jack Loom
8 Shaft - 97cm (38ins)

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Finishing the wood
The Sliver Beech tree is a native of New Zealand and has a lovely variety of colour and grain.
This Jack Loom has been finished with a water based lacquer to protect the kiln dried timber from climatic changes and enhance its
natural character. To repair and restore the finish use Ashford Wax Polish to enhance the natural beauty of the wood.
Before Assembly
• Please read these instructions from beginning to end, identify all parts and hardware and understand the assembly sequence.
• BOLTS. Check and sort the sizes and quantities against the full-size drawing on page 4.
• Rub candlewax on the threads of the wood screws to make assembly easier.
Check hardware against full
size illustration.
To make assembly easier use
candle wax on the screws.
ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS FOR
THE ASHFORD JACK LOOM
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OVERVIEW
HARDWARE CHECKLIST
1 – M8 x 50 Hex Head Bolt
6 – M6 x 80 Hex Head Bolt
2 – M6 x 100 Hex Head Bolt
2 – M6 x 65 Hex Head Bolt
1 – M8 x 100 Cup Head Bolt
4 – M6 x 50 Cup Head Bolt
1 – M6 x 40 Cup Head Bolt
9 – M6 x 65 Cup Head Bolt
2 – M6 x 75 Cup Head Bolt
3 – M6 x 70 Cup Head Bolt
28 – M6 X 16 Washer
6 – M6 x 22 Washer
1 – M8 x 19 Washer
48 – M8 x 25 Washer
8 – 8 x 2 Screw
2 – 45mm Clip Rings
8 – 8 x 1 ½ Screw
1 – 12 x 1 Pan Head Screw
2 – 6 x ½ Pan Head Screw
1 – M11 x 4 Brass Spacer
1 – 6.5 x 40 Cotter Pin
3 – 50mm Screw Hook
1 – M8 Hex Nut
1 – M10 Hex Nut
1 – M8 Nylock Nut
15 – M6 Nylock Nut
16 – M11 Rubber Buffer
2 – M16 Rubber Buffer
20 – 3/32 Dome Caps (4 spares)
10 – M6 Barrel Nut
2 – M10 Spanner
1 – M13 Spanner
6 – M6 Nylon Knob
101 – Texsolv Straight Peg
16 – Harness Hook
1 – Heddle Hook - Double ended
1 – Heddle Hook - Metal
80 – Texsolv Treadle Cord 30cm
14 – Texsolv Warping Cord 80cm
8 – Texsolv Heddles 268, bundles of 100
6 – M8 x 170 Steel Rods - Lever Assembly
2 – 5/8 x 75 Steel Shaft - Cloth beam and
Warp Roller
2 – M6 x 180 Threaded Rod with Dome Nut

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REAL SCALE HARDWARE
10 – M6 Barrel Nut
8 – 8 x 1½ Screw
1 – 12 x 1 Pan Head Screw
1 – M10 Hex Nut
1 – M8 x 19 Washer
1 – M8 Nylock Nut
48 – M8 x 25 Washer
6 – M6 x 22 Washer
15 – M6 Nylock Nut
1 – M8 x 100 Cup Head Bolt
8 – 8 x 2 Screw
1 – M8 Hex Nut
20 – 3/32 Dome Cap
1 – 6.5 x 40 Cotter Pin
2 – M16 Rubber Buffer
16 – M11 Rubber Buffer
2 – 6 x ½ Pan Head Screw
9 – M6 x 65 Cup Head Bolt
1 – M8 x 50 Hex Head Bolt
6 – M6 x 80 Hex Head Bolt
2 – M6 x 65 Hex Head Bolt
2 – M6 x 100 Hex Head Bolt
4 – M6 x 50 Cup Head Bolt
1 – M6 x 40 Cup Head Bolt
2 – M6 x 75 Cup Head Bolt
3 – M6 x 70 Cup Head Bolt
28 – M6 X 16 Washer
1 – M11 x 4 Brass Spacer
101 – Texsolv Straight Peg 16 – Harness Hook
6 – M8 x 170 Steel Rod
2 – 45mm Clip Ring
2 – 5/8 x 75 Steel Rod
3 – 50mm Screw Hook

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PARTS

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M6 Barrel Nut
M6 X 16 Washer
M6 x 80 Hex Head Bolt
ASSEMBLY OF THE LOOM
1. Assemble the base using M6 x 80 Hex Head Bolt, M6 X 16 Washer and M6 Barrel Nut. Note: The holes in rail BX are to the top.
Nylon bushes in parts Cand CX are on the inside.

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2. Bolt castle side Eto the outside of base
rail A, and the castle side EX to the base
rail AX using M6 x 65 Cup Head Bolts, M6
X 16 Washer and M6 Hex Nut. Note: The
nylon shaft guides are to the inside of
the frame and holes for the beater stops
face forward.
3. Secure the blocks Oto the inside of the
castle sides Eand EX with M6 x 65 Cup
Head Bolts, M6 X 16 Washer and M6 Nylock
Nuts. Tap in with a hammer.
Note: The rubber buffer is to the top.
4. Secure one rail Mto blocks O
using two 8 x 2 Screws at each end.
Note the position of the holes for
the steel rods x.
5. Place the six M8 x 170 Steel Rods
into the rail M.
M6 x 65 Cup
Head Bolt
M6 x 65 Cup
Head Bolt
M6 x 16
Washers
M6 Nylock Nut
M6 x 16
Washers
M6 Nylock Nut
8 x 2 Screws
M8 x 170 Steel Rods
TAP IN WITH
A HAMMER
TAP IN WITH
A HAMMER

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Back Rail M Lever Assembly N
M8 x 25 Washers
N NN N N N N N M
H
M6 x 80
Hex Head
Bolt
M6 x 16
Washer
M6 Barrel
Nut
M6 Barrel
Nut
6. Apply a drop of oil onto the two lower steel rods. Then slide 5 x M8 x 25 washers onto the two lower steel rods followed
by a lever assembly N. Place two washers onto each lower steel rod followed by another lever assembly N. Repeat this
procedure until all the lever assemblies are in position, finishing with 5 washers.
7. Locate the second rail Monto the steel rods and secure to blocks Ousing two 8 x 2 Screws at each end.
8. Identify the cloth beam supports F(left) and FX (right). FX has a counter-bored hole on the outside.
9. Attach but do not tighten FX to DX with a M6 x 80 Hex Head Bolt, M6 X 16 Washer and M6 Barrel Nut and attach to EX with the M6 x
180 Threaded Rod with Dome Nut and M6 X 16 Washer. Repeat for the opposite side with F, Dand E. Keeping the nylon bushes to
the inside. Note: The nylon bushes are towards the rear.
10. Slide the ratchet lever Gonto the steel shaft on the cloth beam Hand ensure the pawl engages the ratchet teeth.
11. Twist the cloth beam support FX up slightly and locate the cloth beam Hinto the nylon bush. Lower Hso the holes in Hand F
line up and then carefully tap a 5/8 x 75 Steel Shaft through the nylon bush and into H. Then tighten the bolts securing Fand
FX.
M6 x 16
Washer
M6 x 180 Threaded Rod
and Dome Nut

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12. Insert the 12 x 1 Pan Head Screw into the inside of the front upright DX for a ratchet lever stop. When transporting the loom lift
and pull the lever sideways, then let it hang down.
13. Attach the ratchet dog to the right cloth beam support FX using a M8 x 50 Hex Head Bolt, M10 Hex Nut, M8 x 19 Washer and M8
Nylock Nut. Tap the head of the bolt into the counter-bored hole. Do not overtighten as the dog should move freely after
tightening the nut.
12 x 1 Pan
Head Screw
M10 Hex Nut
M8 x 50 Hex
Head Bolt
M8 x 19
Washer
M8 Nylock
Nut
TAP IN WITH
A HAMMER

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14. Slide 5treadles Jonto the steel treadle rod with a round wooden
spacers kbetween. Add the centre block. Then add the next 5
treadles and round wooden spacers followed by the treadle blocks l
at either end. Note that the rod holes in the treadle blocks must be
towards the top. Then bolt all 3 blocks to BX with M6 x 70 Cup Head
Bolt, M6 X 16 Washer, and M6 Nylock Nut. Tap the head into the
wood with a hammer.
15. Push a M6 x 50 Cup Head Bolt through
the inside of back upright CX and tap
the head of the bolt into the wood
with a hammer. Then attach spacer P
through the hole with a M6 x 22 Washer
and nylon knob.
16. Push a M6 x 50 Cup Head Bolt through
the inside of castle side EX and tap the
head of the bolt into the wood with a
hammer. Locate the slot in spacer P
onto the bolt and secure with a M6 x 22
Washer and nylon knob. Repeat for the
other side.
Note: The middle slot is used to hold
the back beam in the closed position.
Steel Rod
M6 x 70 Cup
Head Bolt
M6 x 70 Cup
Head Bolt
M6 x 70 Cup
Head Bolt
M6 Nylock
Nut
M6 x 16
Washer
M6 x 16
Washer
M6 Nylock
Nut
M6 x 70 Cup
Head Bolt
M6 x 50 Cup
Head Bolt
M6 x 50 Cup
Head Bolt
TAP IN WITH
A HAMMER
M6 x 22
Washer
M6 x 22
Washer Nylon Knob
Nylon Knob
TAP IN WITH
A HAMMER
TAP IN WITH
A HAMMER

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M6 x 40
Cup Head Bolt
TAP IN WITH
A HAMMER
M6 X 16
Washer
M6 X 16 Washer
M6 X 16
Washer
M6 x 65 Cup Head Bolt
M6 Nyloc Nut
M6 Nylock
Nut
17. Lift the wooden spacer Pfrom the castle Eto allow
the warp roller Zto fit between the uprights without
twisting them. Then place the warp roller between the
back uprights Cand CX by locating the shaft of the
warp roller into the nylon bush in CX. Secure the warp
roller by tapping a 5/8 x 75 Steel Shaft through the
nylon bush in Cand into Z.
18. Fully thread two screw hooks into the brake lever Wand
one screw hook into the hole underneath FX.
19. Push a M6 x 65 Cup Head Bolt through the castle side EX
and tap the head into the wood with a hammer. Place
the brake lever W, a M6 X 16 Washer and then a M6
Nylock Nut onto the bolt. Don’t overtighten as the brake
lever must move freely.
20. Push the M6 x 40 Cup Head Bolt through the upright CX and tap the head into the wood with a hammer. Then locate a M6 x 16
Washer, Brass Spacer M11 x 4, the loop of the brake cable, M6 X 16 Washer and M6 Nylock Nut onto the bolt and tighten firmly.
Adjust the screw hooks in the turnbuckle until they are both in the middle of their thread range. Wind the cable around the
brake drum 4 times in the direction illustrated starting with the cable closest to the upright CX and attach the turnbuckle to
the screw hook at the end of the brake lever W.
21. Locate the spring between the screw hooks in FX and brake lever W.
NOTE: If the brake does not easily release check the following:
a) That the wire rope is wound evenly on the brake drum and is not crossed over.
b) That the wire cable has been wound in the correct direction.
c) Adjust the turnbuckle until the cable grips the brake drum but releases when the brake lever is depressed.

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22. Attach the handle to the crank with a M8 x 100 Cup Head Bolt by
threading the bolt through the handle and crank. Check the handle
spins freely and then lock it with a M8 Hex Nut. Locate crank onto the
shaft of warp roller Zand lock in place with 6.5 x 40 Cotter Pin. Spread
the ends of the pin slightly to prevent it falling out.
NOTE: The cloth and warp roller must rotate in the direction shown.
24. Each shaft has holes on both edges of top and bottom rails. The hole
for the jack pin is exactly in the centre of the bottom rail to ensure it
lifts evenly and is marked with a small hole on the front of the shaft.
Do not use this hole for a hook.
Fit one Harness Hook into the top rail and the bottom rail of each shaft
and secure by pressing a 3/32 Dome Cap onto the hook. It is easier to do
this by supporting the hook on a corner of a table and pressing firmly
on the dome cap. Tap gently with a hammer if necessary.
NOTE: There are 4 spare dome caps for future use. Store them in a safe
place.
Spread the heddles evenly either side
of the Harness Hook and then clip the
stainless steel rods over the hooks. The
hooks prevent the bars from sagging
when being raised or pulling out when
the warp is being advanced.
M8 x 100
Cup Head Bolt
M8 Hex Nut
3/32 Dome Cap
Harness Hook
Harness Hook
Harness Hook
Push M11 Rubber Buffers fully into the
holes to keep the steel bars in position.
M11 Rubber Buffer
HANDLE
23. Wipe the stainless steel bars with a clean cloth to remove any
protective grease. Your Ashford 8 Shaft Jack Loom has been supplied
with Texsolv Heddles. Each bundle contains 100 heddles which enable
you to use 100 per shaft.
Take a bundle of heddles (DO NOT REMOVE THE PINK TIES).
Thread 2 round steel bars through the holes in a shafts, through the
gaps in the top and bottom of the bundles and into the holes in the
other end of the shaft. Then push M11 Rubber Buffers into the oval holes
in the outside of the shaft to lock the steel rods in place.
NOTE: Ensure the M11 Rubber Buffers are pushed right to the bottom of
the holes so they do not protrude or drag on the nylon guides.
THEN remove the ties and spread the heddles evenly either side of the
centre hole.
The heddles can be used as is or can be cut with sharp scissors. Only
cut after the heddles have been loaded onto the steel rods.

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25. Rub candlewax on the ends of the
shafts before loading them into the
nylon guides. Load the shafts and
locate the jack pin into the centre
hole in the shaft. If any of the shafts
are curved, to avoid them touching,
load them so that the curves are all
in the same direction.
26. Attach the castle top rails Tto the
castle sides Eand EX with 8 x 1½
Screws. Locate the shelf Vonto the
castle. It is easily removable for
access to the shafts.
Important: Make sure the ends of the
top rails are flush with castle sides.
If not the shafts can be tight in the
nylon guides.
27. Locate the front and back beams Y onto the tenons of uprights C, CX and D, DX. The beams are easily removable to allow
access to the shafts when warping.
NOTE: The back beam has a built in raddle with 10mm spacing. Fit the beam with the raddle pins facing up when warping,
otherwise fit it with the raddle facing down. Use the wooden cover strip to keep your warp in place.
8 x 1½
Screws
Y
CX

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32. NOTE: There are 8 parallel lams and 10
treadles with 8 holes in each treadle.
There are 80 cords, 10 for every lam.
Thread all the cords through all the holes
in the lamms. Then after determining the
pattern connect the cord to the hole in
the treadle directly beneath it.
Do this by feeding a 30cm piece of
Texsolv cord through a hole in a lam and
loop it through itself. Then feed it down
through the corresponding hole in a
treadle and secure with a Texsolv peg.
Hint: It may be more convenient to do
this after carefully tipping the loom onto
its front.
M6 x 75 Cup Head Bolt
M6 x 22 Washer
M16 Rubber
Buffer
6 x ½ Pan
Head Screw
M6 Barrel Nut
(Hidden)
M6 x 16 Washer
M6 x 65 Hex Head Bolt
M6 Nylock Nut
M6 x 16 Washer
M6 x 16 Washer
M6 x 100
Hex Head Bolt
28. Tap the beater stops into the castle
sides Eand EX. Note the lead holes for
the screws face out. Use wood glue if
necessary. They should project approx.
70mm (2¾”). Then attach the M16 Rubber
Buffer to the stops with 6 x ½ Pan Head
Screws.
29. Assemble the beater by joining the sides
Qto the bottom rail Rwith M6 x 65 Hex
Head Bolts, M6 X 16 Washers and M6 Barrel
Nut. Note the shuttle race faces forward.
30. Place the reed into the groove in the
bottom rail R. Secure the top beater rail
Sto the sides with M6 x 75 Cup Head Bolts,
M6 x 22 Washers and nylon knobs. Tap
the head of the bolt into the wood with a
hammer.
31. Place the beater in position on the loom
frame and push a M6 x 100 Hex Head Bolt
and M6 X 16 Washer through the beater
side Q, through the hole in the spacer
block attached to the side Aand secure
with M6 X 16 Washer and M6 Nylock Nut.
Repeat for side AX
NOTE: Do not tighten bolts, the beater
must move freely.
Texsolv peg
TAP IN WITH
A HAMMER

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Examples of tie ups
Illu No 27 Warp: 1-40 Weft: 1-40 Thursday, 27 January 2011 3:26 p.m.
Two x Two Twill with Tabby on treadles 1 and 10
Backed Twill

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There are 5 warp sticks included with your Jack Loom.
FRONT ROLLER
To attach a warp stick to the front roller, thread 1 Texsolv cord
through the first hole in the warp stick and back through the
second to end hole in the cord.
BACK ROLLER
Thread 1 Texsolv cord through the first hole in the warp
stick and back through the 8th hole leaving approx. 10cm of
Texsolv cord.
Then take the long end of the cord through the small hole in
the warp roller and out the large hole. Then push a texsolv peg
through the cord. The peg pulls down flat into the large hole.
Use the third warp stick for your end warp stick (refer to warp
instructions) and attach to the end of the Texsolv cord with a
Texsolv peg through the 6th hole.
Then take the long end of the cord through the small hole in
the warp roller and out the large hole. Then push a Texsolv peg
through the cord. The peg pulls down flat into the large hole.
Repeat for all holes.
Repeat for all holes.
Warping
For warping instructions please refer to our Jack Loom
Warping video on our website www.ashford.co.nz