Schacht BABY WOLF LOOM User manual

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BABY WOLF LOOM
Assembly InstructIons for KnocKed-down looms
TOOLS
#2 Phillips screwdriver
5/16" or adjustable wrench
Flat screwdriver
HARDWARE LIST
Note: Parts pictures are not to scale. Listed part quantities
are what is needed for assembly. There may be extras of
some parts. Parts may not be pictured in every listed size.
HARDWARE BAG A –STEPS 1-3
4 –Fold bars
4 –3/16" x 1-1/4" carriage bolts
4 –3/16" lock nuts
8 –3/16" washers
2 –1/4" washers
2 –5/16" lock nuts
2 –Black knobs w/ 1" threaded shaft
2 –Plastic bearings
HARDWARE BAG B –STEPS 4-8
6 –1/4" x 2" machine screws
6 –1/4" barrel nuts
1 – Ratchet advance lever
2 – 3/8" USS washers
4–#8 x 1-1/2" screws
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
■Please read through the directions before beginning to
assemble your loom.
■Unpack the loom parts carefully. Do not throw away
the carton or any of the packing material until you have
checked to see that all of the parts and hardware have been
received
■All hardware is sized in inches. Illustrations of the vari-
ous hardware and an inch scale are provided to aid you in
determining the correct piece of hardware to use.
■Before starting the assembly, read the instructions com-
pletely and familiarize yourself with the drawings and parts.
■Follow the exact order of assembly. Take care and work
slowly. If you have someone to help you, the assembly will
be easier.
■The wood parts have a removable label on them to iden-
tify each part. We recommend that you leave the labels in
place until the loom is fully assembled.
■When you nish assembling the Wolf loom, go back over
all of the screws and make sure they are tight. It is a good
idea to re-tighten the screws every few months. Remember
not to tighten those screws and bolts which are supposed
to allow their parts to pivot.
■All wooden parts of the loom have been nely sanded
and nished with hand-rubbed Danish oil. From time to
time you may wish to apply more nish to the loom. Use a
Danish oil (tung oil and polyurethane mixture) and hand
rub the wood with a soft, lint-free cloth. Be sure to follow all
the manufacturer’s instructions.
Fold bar
Knob w/ 1" shaft Plastic bearing
1-1/4" carriage bolt
Lock nut
2" machine screw
Barrel nut
1-1/2" machine screw
2-1/2" carriage bolt
Slim lock nut
Lock nut from top
Wing nut
Ratchet advance lever assembly
1-1/2" screw

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HARDWARE BAG C - STEPS 9-10
2 –1/4" x 2" machine screws
4 – 1/4" barrel nuts
2 –#8 x 1-1/2" screws
2 –1/4" x 2-1/2" carriage bolts
4 –1/4" washers
2 –1/4" wing nuts
2 –5/16" slim lock nuts
HARDWARE BAG D - STEPS 11-13
2 –Jack pivot rods
2 –1/4" washers
2 –1/4" lock nuts
4 – 1-1/2" screws
4-shaft: 2 – 4-1/2" carriage bolts
14 – 3/8" SAE washers
8-shaft: 2 – 7" carriage bolts
22 – 3/8" SAE washers
4 Now/4 Later: 2 – 7” carriage bolts
14 – 3/8” SAE washers
6 - nylon Jack spacers
HARDWARE BAG E - STEPS 14-16
2 –1/4" barrel nuts
2 –#8 x 1-1/2" screws
4-shaft and 4 Now/4 Later: 7 – hex nuts
7 – O-rings
8-shaft: 11 – hex nuts
11 – O-rings
Note: There may be extra hex nuts and O-rings.
HARDWARE BAG F - STEP 17
(Not included with 4-Shaft Looms)
2 – #8 x 1-1/4" screws
10 – Treadle aid(elastic) cords
HARDWARE BAG G - STEP 18-23
2 –3/8" USS washers
1 –Brake barrel nut (long)
1 – 1/4" x 1" machine screw
3 –1/4" washers
1 –Brake bar and cable
1 –5/16" slim lock nut
1 –Brake S-hook
1 –Plastic brake peg
1 –Texsolv brake cord
1 –Brake eye bolt
1 –Brake spring with insert
1 –3/16" washer
1 – Warp beam crank handle
1 – 3/8" cap nut
1 – 3/8" washer Note: Washer sizes are measured by the diameter of the
hole. 3/8"USS washers have a larger outside diameter
than 3/8"SAE washers.
½
¼
¾
⅛
0
1
2
3
4
1½
1¾
2¼
2½
5
6
7
8
9
⅜
Jack pivot rod
O-ring
Brake
spring Brake cord
Brake
eyebolt
Brake
S-hook
Brake peg
Brake
barrel nut
Brake bar and cable
Cap nut
Warp beam crank handle
Hex nut
3／16 "
3／8 " SAE
1／4 "
3／8 " USS 1/4” fender
3／16 "
3／8 " SAE
1／4 "
3／8 " USS 1/4” fender
Treadle Aid cords

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HARDWARE BAG H - STEP 24-25
2 –1/4" barrel nuts
2 –Fender washers
2 –Black knobs with 2-1/4" threaded shaft
1 –Beater pin and chain
1 –Beater pin holder
1 –#6 x 5/8" screw
HARDWARE BAG I - STEP 26-27
10 – Texsolv apron cords
4-shaft: 24 tie-up cords
8-shaft and 4 now/4 Later: 80 tie-up cords
Tie-up cordsApron cords
Black knob w/
2-1/4" shaft
Beater pin
and chain
Beater pin
holder
5/8"
screw
inside leg - right
16-061706
outside leg-
right
16-061705
inside leg - left
16-061704
outside leg - left
16-061703
rear leg brace
16-971005
warp crank assembly
16-971004
front oval beam
16-081601
rear oval beam
16-081602
rear or warp beam
16-141407
front or cloth beam
16-141408
beater top
16-081231
rear beam knob
14-400054
castle side
16-064201 - left
16-064202 - right
upper castle support
16-061221
harness or shaft
16-910015
fold knob
14-400055
metal fold bar
12-200041
beater stop
11-100124
beater support
12-200038
lamms
16-910013-1 –
16-910013-4
tie-up cords
RPFL95
treadles
16-061001
treadle support bar
16-081252 treadle spacer
11-100027
brake pedal
16-061002
jacks
front beam extension
16-100427
left beater side
16-062420
right beater side
16-062421
heddle bar
12-210025
brake pedal cord
texsolv 1.75 ft.
beater race
16-102405
beater pin
12-200062
treadle block
16-081232
left front beam support
16-062017
right front beam support
16-062018 ratchet advance lever 16-910009
heddle bar hook
16-972001
reed
ratchet gear
12-200042
ratchet dog
12-200040
front castle cross
16-062014
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ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS
1. Attach the fold bars to the legs.
Parts: two pairs of legs, 4 –fold bars, 4 –3/16" x 1-1/4"
carriage bolts, 8 –3/16" washers, 8 –3/16" lock nuts.
On the outside legs, the fold bar is installed on the side of
the leg that faces the inside of the loom, in the upper hole.
On the inside legs, the bar is installed on the side of the leg
that faces the outside of the loom. Make sure to orient the
fold bars as shown in gure 1.
Insert the carriage bolt into the square hole on the fold bar.
Align the square part of the carriage bolt just under the
head of the bolt with the square hole in the fold bar. Place a
washer on the bolt, insert the bolt into the leg, place anoth-
er washer on the bolt, and secure with a lock nut. Repeat
this process for all legs.
FIGURE 1 - ATTACH FOLD BARS TO RIGHT INSIDE AND OUTSIDE LEGS
square hole in fold bar
FIGURE 1A - HARDWARE TO ATTACH THE FOLD BARS
FIGURE 2 - ATTACH CASTLE SIDES TO LEGS
1-1/4" carriage bolt
use the upper hole
on the outside legs
3/16"
washer
3/16" lock nut
fold bars
outside right leg
inside right leg
1-1/4"
carriage
bolt
fold bar
3/16"
washer
3/16"
washer
3/16"
lock nut
leg
2. Attach the castle sides to the legs.
Parts: the two castle sides, 2 –1/4" washers and 2 –5/16"
lock nuts.
Place the legs so that the bolt holding the legs together is
extending upwards. Put the bolt through the hole in the
castle side, place a washer on the bolt, and secure with a
5/16" lock nut.
insert bolt in legs
through hole in
castle sides
right legs
left legs
left castle side right castle side

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3. Attach the fold bars to the castle.
Parts: 2 – plastic bearings, 2 – black knobs with 1" thread-
ed shaft.
Flip the legs/castle side assemblies so they are lying with
the slot in the castle side facing up.
Tip the castle side so that the metal nut inside the slot is
in the middle of the slot in the castle side. Put the plastic
bearing in the slot over the screw hole in the metal nut.
Place the ends of the fold bars over the plastic slide, rst
the front bar, then the rear bar. Insert a fold knob through
the bars and plastic slide, and screw it into the metal nut.
Slide the knob to the bottom of the slot, opening the legs
as far as they will go, and tighten the knob. Repeat for the
other side.
Note: The fold bars must be assembled (stacked) in the
order shown in gure 3.
FIGURE 3 - ATTACH THE FOLD BARS TO THE CASTLE SIDES
right castle side
front of loom
front fold bar rear fold bar
fold knob
plastic bearing
metal nut
top of right castle side
brake pedal
treadle support
FIGURE 4 - ATTACH THE TREADLE ASSEMBLY
metal nut
barrel nut
barrel nut
rear leg brace
2" machine screw
2" machine screw
FIGURE 5 - INSTALL THE REAR LEG BRACE
4. Attach the treadle assembly to the legs.
Parts: treadle assembly, 2 – 1/4" x 2" machine screws,
2 – 1/4" barrel nuts.
Remove any tape from the ends of the treadle bar. Orient
the treadle assembly with the brake pedal at the right side
of the loom. Line up the pins at the end of the treadle sup-
port with the small holes on the inside of the legs, and the
treadle bar with the 3/8" hole in the legs.
Insert a 2" machine screw into each leg from the outside.
From underneath the treadle support, place a barrel nut
into the hole on each end of the treadle support. Tighten
the screws rmly into the barrel nuts.
5. Install the rear leg brace.
Parts: Rear leg brace, 2 –1/4" x 2" machine screws,
2 –barrel nuts.
Insert a barrel nut in the hole at the end of the rear leg
brace and secure with a 2" machine screw inserted though
the hole drilled in the bottom of the outside legs. Repeat for
the other end.
treadle support
treadle bar
treadle support pin
2" machine screw
barrel nut inside
treadle support
hole for
machine screw
hole for
treadle support
pin

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6. Install the cloth beam and ratchet advance lever.
Parts: cloth beam, ratchet advance lever, 2 –3/8" USS
washers.
Place the ratchet advance lever on the axle of the cloth
beam, next to the ratchet gear. Place a washer on each end
of the cloth beam. Insert the cloth beam in the holes in the
cloth beam supports.
cloth beam support
cloth beam
cloth beam support
ratchet advance
lever
ratchet advance
lever
ratchet gear
3/8" washer
FIGURE 6 - INSTALL THE CLOTH BEAM AND RATCHET ADVANCE LEVER
cloth beam support
7. Attach the front castle cross brace.
Parts: front castle cross brace, 4 – #8 x 1-1/2" screws.
Attach the front castle cross brace to the front edge of the
castle sides, using a screw at each corner of the brace. The
square holes should be at the top of the brace, and the logo
should face front and be right side up.
front castle
cross brace
logo
FIGURE 7 - INSTALL FRONT CASTLE CROSS BRACE
front beam
front beam
extension
FIGURE 8 - INSTALL FRONT BEAM WITH EXTENSION
8. Attach the front beam.
Parts: front beam with attached extension, 2 – 1/4" x 2"
machine screws, 2 – 1/4" barrel nuts.
The front beam should be oriented between the tops of
the outside legs, with the extension to the front and angled
down. Hold a barrel nut in the hole at one end of the front
beam. Insert a screw through the leg from the outside-in
and into the barrel nut in the front beam.

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1/4" x 2-1/2" carriage bolt
wing nut
washer
1/4"x 2"machine screw
#8 x 1-1/2"machine screw
barrel nut
beater top
left beater side
beater race
reed
slot for carriage bolt
FIGURE 9 - ASSEMBLE THE BEATER
FIGURE 10 - INSTALL THE BEATER ASSEMBLY
pre-installed
bolt and lock
nut
5/16"slim
lock nut
metal part of
beater side
9. Assemble the beater.
Parts: Beater sides, beater top, beater race, 2 – 1/4" x
2" machine screws, 4 – 1/4" barrel nuts, 2 – #8 x 1-1/2"
machine screws, 2 – 1/4 x 2-1/2" carriage bolts, 2 – 1/4"
washers, 2 – 1/4" wing nuts.
Attach the beater side to the beater race. Put a #8 x 1-1/2"
screw through the front hole of the beater side. Insert a
barrel nut into the front hole on the bottom of the beater
race and secure with the screw. Repeat for the back hole,
using a 1/4" x 2" machine screw and a barrel nut.
Attach the beater top to the sides. On each end of the beat-
er top, put a 1/4" x 2-1/2" carriage bolt through the beater
top from the back. If you wish, you can put the reed in the
beater at this point. Set the beater top down on the sides,
turning the carriage bolts to t the square part of the bolts
into the slots on the beater sides. Secure with washers and
wing nuts.
Install the beater assembly.
Parts: Beater assembly, 2 – 5/16" slim lock nuts.
With the beater race facing the front of the loom, place the
metal ends of the beater sides onto the bolts pre-installed
on the inside legs. Secure the beater with a slim lock nut
on each bolt. Tighten the lock nuts all the way, then loosen
1/2 to a full turn to allow the beater to move freely.

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10. Install the jacks and lamms.
Parts: 2 – jack pivot rods.
For 4-shaft looms: 14 – 3/8" SAE washers, 2 – #1 jack as-
semblies, 2 – #3 jack assemblies.
For 8-shaft looms: 22 – 3/8" SAE washers, 2 – #1 jack
assemblies, 2 – #2 jack assemblies, 2 – #3 jack assemblies,
2 – #4 jack assemblies.
For 4 Now 4 Later looms: 14 – 3/8” SAE washers, 2 – #1
jack assemblies, 2 – #2 jack assemblies, 6 -- nylon jack spac-
ers
From the rear of the loom, insert the two aluminum jack
pivot rods into the larger holes of the front castle cross
brace. Place two washers on each of the rods. (Figure 11-A)
4-Shaft Looms: Place a #1 jack assembly on the pivot
rods. Place a 3/8" washer on each rod, followed by the
second #1 jack assembly. Continue with another washer
on each rod, a #3 jack assembly, another washer, and the
second #3 jack assembly. Finish by placing two more 3/8"
washers on each rod. (Figure 11-B & 11-C)
8-Shaft looms: Place a #1 jack assembly on the rods.
Place a 3/8" washer on each rod, followed by a second #1
jack assembly. Continue in the following order: a washer on
each rod, a #2 jack assembly, a washer, the second #2 jack
assembly, and a washer. Continue with a #3 jack assembly,
washers, the second #3 jack assembly, washers, a #4 jack
assembly, washers, and the second #4 jack assembly. Fin-
ish by placing two 3/8" washers on each rod. (Figure 11-B
& 11-C)
4 Now 4 Later looms: Place 2 -- 3/8" washers on each
jack pivot rod and then place a #1 jack assembly on the piv-
ot rods. Place 1 -- 3/8" washer on each rod followed by the
second #1 jack assembly on the pivot rods. Continue with
another washer on each rod, then a #2 jack assembly on
the pivot rods, another washer on each rod, and then the
last #2 jack assembly on the pivot rods. Finish by placing
2 more 3/8" washers on each pivot rod followed by 3 nylon
jack spacers on each pivot rod.
FIGURE 11 - INSTALL THE JACK ASSEMBLIES
jack pivot rods
back side of front
castle cross brace
two washers
on each rod
#1 jack assembly
one washer on
each rod
#1 jack assembly
#3 jack assembly
two washers
on each rod
A
B
C
11. Install the rear castle cross brace.
Parts: Rear castle cross brace, 4 – 1-1/2" screws.
Using 2 screws at each end, attach the rear castle cross
brace to the castle.
rear castle
cross brace
FIGURE 12 - INSTALL THE REAR CASTLE CROSS BRACE
1-1/2"
machine screw
1-1/2"
machine screw

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12. Install the carriage bolts.
Parts: 2 – 1/4" x 4-1/2" carriage bolts for 4-shaft or 2 – 1/4"
x 7" carriage bolts for 4 Now/4 Later and 8-shaft; 2 – 1/4"
lock nuts for all looms
Push the jacks down in the center and insert the carriage
bolts (4-1/2" for 4-shaft, 7" for 4 Now/4 Later and 8-shaft)
through holes in the front castle cross brace and on
through the holes in the rear castle cross braces. Align the
square part of the carriage bolts in the square holes and
tap them rmly into the holes. Put a washer on each bolt
and secure with a 1/4" lock nut. Do not tighten the lock nut
all the way. The washer should remain loose.
13. Install heddles on the shafts.
Parts:
For 4-shaft looms: 4 shafts, 8 heddle bars, 400 heddles.
For 4 Now/4 Later loom: 4 shafts, 8 heddle bars, 800 heddles
For 8-shaft looms: 8 shafts, 16 heddle bars, 800 heddles.
Note: The heddle bar hooks in each shaft are slightly
o-center. The hooks should all be lined up when the shafts
are installed in the loom.
Lay a shaft on a at surface. Push up on the slide lock on
the heddle bar hook and pull the heddle bar out of the
hook. Release the slide lock. Flex the heddle bars enough
to remove one end from the slot in the side of the shaft
frame. Remove the bars from the frame.
Lay the heddle bars next to the heddles. Carefully slide a
group of heddles onto the heddle bars. Keep the heddles
loosely tied until the heddle bars are installed in the shaft
frame. Be sure to keep the heddles oriented in the same
direction for easier threading.
Replace the heddle bars in the shaft frame. Insert one end
of each heddle bar in the slot in the frame. Flex the heddle
bar and insert the other end into its slot. Divide the heddles
approximately in half and push them to either end of the
heddle bar. Push up on the slide lock and place the heddle
bar back on the hooks. Put the shaft back in the loom, and
secure the jack pin with the hex nut.
Repeat for the other shafts.
Note: This process is covered in the video Assembling the
Baby Wolf Loom. You can nd the video at youtube.com/
user/schachtspindle. FIGURE 14 D - HEDDLES INSTALLED ON SHAFT
FIGURE 14 C - SLIDE HEDDLES ONTO THE HEDDLE BAR
heddle bar
FIGURE 14 - PUSH UP ON THE SLIDE LOCK
slide lock
heddle bar
shaft frame
heddle bar hook
FIGURE 14 B - FLEX THE HEDDLE BAR AND PULL OUT
heddle bar
shaft frame
FIGURE 13 - CARRIAGE BOLTS & CASTLE CROSS BRACES
rear castle
cross brace
carriage
bolts
front castle
cross brace

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15. Install the upper rear castle cross brace.
Parts: Upper rear castle cross brace, 2 – #8 x 1-1/2” screws.
Orient the brace with the logo right side up. Attach the rear
upper castle cross brace to the castle with a 1-1/2" screw at
each end of the brace.
FIGURE 18 - INSTALL THE WARP BEAM
threaded pin
through hole
in leg
short pin into
stopped hole
in leg
FIGURE 16 - INSTALL THE UPPER REAR CASTLE CROSS BRACE
upper rear castle cross brace
1-1/2" screw 1-1/2" screw
rear castle
cross brace
FIGURE 17 - INSTALL THE TREADLE AID
1-1/4" screw
1/4" dowel
treadle aid
cord
treadle aid
bar
rear castle
cross brace
Install the Treadle Aid (8-Shaft and 4Now/4Later
Looms only).
Parts: 2 – #8 x 1-1/4" screws, 1 – 1/4" dowel, 10 – treadle
aid cords.
Attach the treadle aid bar to the rear castle cross brace
with a 1-1/4" screw at each end. To set up the treadle aid,
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. You will
attach the treadle aid cords to the ends of the treadles in
the same manner as you will attach the tie-up cords that
control the lamms (instruction 26). We recommend using a
treadle aid cord on all of the treadles.
16. Install the warp beam.
Parts: Warp beam, 2 – 3/8" USS washers.
Take the warp beam and place a 3/8" USS washer on each
end. Slip the threaded rod through the hole in the inside
right leg as far as it will go. Fit the pin in the other end into
the stopped hole in the inside leg - this hole does not go all
the way through the leg. You will have to spread the right
and left inside legs apart to accomplish this.
14. Insert the shafts into the castle.
Parts:
For 4-shaft looms: 4 small hex nuts, 4 small O-rings.
For 8-shaft looms: 8 small hex nuts, 8 small O-rings.
Slide a harness frame into the front channel in the castle
sides. Insert the jack pin into the hole in the center of the
bottom of the frame. Secure the jack pin with a hex nut,
then push a small O-ring on top of each hex nut. As you
insert the rest of the harnesses, keep them oriented so that
the heddle bar hooks are lined up.
Note: This process is covered in the video Assembling the
Baby Wolf Loom. You can nd the video at youtube.com/
user/schachtspindle.
FIGURE 15 - SECURE THE JACK PINS
heddle bar hook
hex nut with O-ring
on top
heddle bar
harness frame
jack pin (inside frame)