Schacht CRICKET User manual

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Schacht Spindle Company 6101 Ben Place Boulder, CO 80301
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CRICKET FLOOR STAND
Assembly InstructIons
for 10" And 15" stAnds

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CRICKET FLOOR STAND
Assembly InstructIons
PARTS
1 – cross brace (15")
or 2 –cross braces (10")
2 – legs
2 – bases
4 – barrel nuts (15")
or 8 – barrel nuts (10")
2 – knobs
2 – washers
2 – Allen (hex) head screws
2 – 7/8" screws
4 – 2" screws
1 –drilling template (10")
TOOLS
Phillips screwdriver
Drill and 3/16" drill bit
Allen wrench 5/32" (included)
Scissors
Wood screw (pointed end, any size)
Hammer
Scrap wood
Masking tape (optional)
ASSEMBLE LEGS AND BASES
■Orient a leg with the top edge slanting
toward you. At the bottom of the leg, from
the left side, insert a 7/8" screw into the
upper hole.
■Place a base to the right of the leg, with
the bronze insert in the base facing away
from the leg. Attach the leg to the base
by securing the screw into the bronze
insert in the base.
■Perform these steps for the other leg,
inserting the screw from the right side
and placing the base on the left.
left leg - inside
right leg - outside
bases
legs
cross
brace(s)
drilling template
slanted top edge
bronze insert

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these bolts with a washer and knob.
Tighten the knobs until they are about
3/4" from the loom sides.
■Skip to the section “All Cricket Looms.”
10"CRICKET LOOMS
If your Cricket Loom has two holes in
each side just in front of the heddle block,
skip to the section on installing the cross
brace.
DRILL HOLES FOR THE
CROSS BRACE
Factory Service: If you would like to
send us your loom sides, we would be
happy to drill your sides for you. Just
mail them to us and enclose a check for
$20.00. Service for continental U.S.
only. Please be sure to enclose your
name, mailing address, daytime phone
number, and email address.
■Carefully cut out the template along the
outside lines.
■Align the template with the left loom
side. Use masking tape to hold it in place.
■Use a screw to poke a small hole
through the template at the center of the
x’s. Gently tap the screw with a hammer
through the x’s to mark the hole place-
ment.
■Work on the corner of a work table.
Place the scrap wood under the loom side
at the points to be drilled.
Do not work on a good table as it is
possible to damage it when drilling.
It is important to use the scrap wood
ATTACH THE CROSS BRACE
■Insert barrel nuts into the holes in the
cross brace, with the slots in the barrel
nuts parallel to the long side of the brace.
Hold the barrel nuts in place with masking
tape.
■Insert 2" screws into the holes at the
bottom of the leg and through the base.
■Align the cross brace with the screws at
the bottom of the base.
■Secure the cross brace to the base by
tightening the screws into the barrel nuts.
■Remove the masking tape from the
cross brace.
15"CRICKET LOOMS
■On each side of the loom, remove the
rear bolt (closest to the warp beam) hold-
ing the cross brace. Replace these bolts
with the Allen-head screws. Using the
Allen wrench, tighten the screws into the
barrel nuts until the heads are against the
loom sides.
■On each side of the loom, remove the
front bolt holding the cross brace. Replace
barrel nut with slot
parallel to cross brace
holes
heddle block

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All CRICKET LOOMS
■Place the loom between the stand legs.
Slide the head of the Allen-head screw in
the rear slots and the threaded part of the
knob into the front slots. Make sure that
the washers are next to the knobs on the
outside of the stand.
■Move the front of the loom up or down
then tighten the knobs when you have the
loom at the desired angle.
■When you remove the loom from the
stand, tighten the knobs to the loom side
to secure the cross brace.
to prevent damage to the loom side
when drilling.
■Use a 3/16" drill bit and drill straight
down with rm pressure. Drill all the
way through the loom side and into the
scrap wood.
■Reverse the template and repeat for
the right side.
INSTALL THE CROSS BRACE
■Insert barrel nuts into the holes in
the cross brace, with the slots in the
barrel nuts parallel to the long side of
the brace. Hold the barrel nuts in place
with masking tape.
■Align the cross brace between the
loom sides.
■Insert the Allen-head screws into
the rear holes on each side and into the
cross brace. Tighten the Allen-head
screw into the barrel nut until the head
of the screw is against the loom side.
Repeat for the other side.
■Put a washer on a knob, and insert
the knob into a front hole. Tighten
the knob into the barrel nut until the
knob is about 3/4" from the loom side.
Repeat for the other side.
■Remove the masking tape from the
cross brace.