Schacht CRICKET SL2307 User manual

CRICKET
TM STAND
Assembly for 10" & 15" stAnds
SL2307
SL2308
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PARTS INCLUDED
2X legs
2X bases
1X 15" cross brace (15" stand only)
2X 10" cross brace (10" stand only)
4X 10-24 barrel nuts (15" stand only)
8X 10-24 barrel nuts (10" stand only)
2X #10 fender washers
2X T-knobs
2X 10-24 x 2" hex head screws
2X 10-24 x 7/8" Phillips truss head
machine screws
2X 10-24 x 2" Phillips truss head machine
screws
5/32" hex wrench
drilling template (for older 10" looms only)
TOOLS REQUIRED
#2 Phillips screwdriver
masking tape (optional)
For drilling 10" loom sides only:
drill with 3/16" drill bit
scrap wood
clamp(s)
hammer
scissors and tape
pointed screw or nail
PrePAring 10" looms
Look at the sides of your 10" Cricket Loom.
If you see holes for the cross brace, as
shown in Figure 1, go to “Install Cross
Brace on Loom.” If you do not see these
holes, you will need to drill them.
DRILL THE LOOM SIDES
■You may want to disassemble your loom
before drilling the sides.
■Carefully cut out the drilling template.
Use a nail or pointed screw to poke a hole
through the paper where indicated.
■Align the template on one loom side,
from the outer side of the loom, then
tape in place. Using a hammer and nail or
pointed screw, mark the drill holes on the
loom side. Repeat this step to mark the
other loom side, reversing the template for
correct positioning.
■Clamp a scrap of wood to a loom side,
on its inner side and beneath the marked
holes. Position the loom on the corner of a
work surface so you can drill down into the
marked holes. If you wish, clamp the loom
side to the work surface.
The scrap wood protects your loom sides
from damage—do not drill without it. You
FIGURE 1: HOLES FOR CROSS BRACE
holes
holes
FIGURE 2: CROSS BRACE HARDWARE ON LOOM
10-24 barrel nuts
T-knob & #10
fender washer
10-24 x 2" hex head
screw
Hardware is not drawn to scale. Measure
the shafts of screws to determine length.
Phillips truss head
machine screw
hex head screw
hex wrench
T-knob
barrel nut washer

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will have to drill completely through the
loom sides; use a work surface that you
don’t mind damaging.
■Using a drill with a 3/16" bit, drill
straight down through the marked holes.
Go all the way through the loom side into
the scrap wood. Repeat this step on the
remaining loom side.
■If you disassembled the loom,
reassemble it now.
INSTALL CROSS BRACE ON LOOM
■Set the loom on a work surface. Place
one 10" cross brace between the sides of
the loom, aligning its holes with the holes
in the loom side.
■Place one 10-24 barrel nut into each
hole of the cross brace, with the slot of the
barrel nut perpendicular to the loom side
(Figure 2). If you wish, hold the barrel nuts
in place with masking tape.
■In the rear hole, insert one 10-24 x 2"
hex head screw through the loom side
and into the barrel nut. Using the included
5/32" hex wrench, fully tighten the screw.
Repeat for the other loom side.
■Place a #10 fender washer on the shaft of
each T-knob, then insert the knob through
the front hole and into the barrel nut.
Tighten the knob until there is a gap of
3/4" between it and the loom side. Repeat
for the other loom side.
■The cross brace is now fully installed.
Remove all masking tape.
PrePAring 15" looms
If your 15" Cricket has a Quartet installed,
jump to “Stand Assembly” and see Step
9. Do not remove the cross brace of your
loom.
REPLACE CROSS BRACE HARDWARE
■Locate the screws and barrel nuts
attaching the cross brace to the loom sides.
If you wish, secure barrel nuts in the cross
brace with masking tape.
■Remove the screws from the rear hole
on each side. Insert one 10-24 x 2" hex
head screw through this hole and into the
barrel nut (Figure 2). Fully tighten the
screw with the included 5/32" hex wrench.
Repeat for the other loom side.
■Remove the screws from the front hole
on each side. Place a #10 fender washer on
the shaft of each T-knob, then insert the
knob through this hole and into the barrel
nut. Tighten the knob until there is a gap of
3/4" between it and the loom side. Repeat
for the other loom side. You can discard the
screws you removed.
stAnd Assembly (All sizes)
1. Identify the wood parts of the stand
shown in Figure 3.
2. Orient legs and bases: Place each base
on a work surface with the propeller nuts
facing downward (Figure 4). Orient the
legs with their slanted tops mirroring each
other. Set each leg on top of a base with the
three holes aligned.
3. Attach legs to bases: Insert a 10-24 x
7/8" Phillips truss head machine screw
into the uppermost hole of a leg. Attach
the screw into the propeller nut of the base
(Figure 4). Repeat for the remaining leg
and base.
4. Prepare barrel nuts: Place 10-24 barrel
nuts in the holes at each end of the cross
brace. Turn the barrel nuts so that the slots
FIGURE 3: CRICKET STAND PARTS
slanted tops
legs
cross brace
propeller nut
bases
FIGURE 4: ATTACH LEG TO BASE
slanted tops mirrored
10-24 x 7/8"
Phillips truss
head machine
screw

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in their tops are parallel to the long edge of
the cross brace (Figure 5). Hold the barrel
nuts in this position with masking tape.
5. Insert screws for the cross brace:
Insert two 10-24 x 2" Phillips truss head
machine screws through a leg and base,
using the holes closest to the bottom
(Figure 5). Make sure each screw goes
through the leg rst and then through the
base.
6. Attach the cross brace: Position one
end of the cross brace against the leg and
base, so that the screws line up with the
barrel nuts. Tighten the screws into the
barrel nuts (Figure 5).
7. Repeat steps 5 and 6 with the remaining
leg and brace. Make sure to insert the
screws through the leg rst, and then
through the base. Remove all masking
tape.
On a correctly assembled stand, the
slanted tops of the legs angle in the same
direction and the bottoms of the legs sit
outside of the bases and the cross brace,
as in Figure 5. Look at the tops of the legs
to identify the front of the stand: the long
curved slots mark the front and the short
straight slots indicate the back.
8. Add the Cricket (without Quartet) to
the stand: Orient the front of the loom with
the front of the stand (Figure 6). Place the
loom between the legs, setting the hex
head screws in the short straight slots and
the T-knobs in the long curved slots. The
washers on the T-knobs should sit outside
of the legs.
Move the front of the Cricket up or down
to an angle that is comfortable for weaving,
then tighten the T-knobs. If you remove
your Cricket from the stand, tighten the
T-knobs as far as possible into the loom’s
cross brace.
9. If your Cricket has a Quartet installed,
the hex head bolts attaching the cross
brace will sit in the slots in the stand legs;
the washers should be placed on the outer
side of the stand legs. Set the loom at the
angle you prefer and tighten the bolts
securely into the barrel nuts in the cross
brace. •
FIGURE 5: ATTACH LEGS TO CROSS BRACE
10-24
barrel nuts
10-24 x 2"
Phillips truss head
machine screws
FIGURE 6: PLACE LOOM ON STAND
front of loom
T-knob &
fender washer
at front of
stand
hex head
screw