Schacht MIGHTY WOLF FL3002E User manual

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MIGHTY WOLF LOOMTM
Assembly InstructIons for DIsAssembleD looms
FL3002E
FL3004E
FL3012E
FL3014E
FL3022E
FL3024E
02.20
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TOOLS REQUIRED
#2 Phillips screwdriver
slotted (at) screwdriver
adjustable wrench or wrenches in the following sizes:
5/16", 7/16", 3/8", 1/2"
COMMON HARDWARE
These drawings are not to scale and hardware is not shown in
every size listed.
■Screws and bolts are sized in inches, measured by shaft
length. Measure the shafts of screws and bolts with a metal tape
measure or the ruler on this page. First identify all the screws and
bolts in a bag; then it will be easier to identify any nuts.
■Nuts attach to bolts and machine screws. They have to match
the bolt or machine screw in diameter and thread size. Match
the numbers at the beginning of the description (for instance, 10-
24 or 1/4-20) to the corresponding bolt or machine screw.
■Washer sizes refer to the diameter of the hole; measure the
hole with a metal tape measure or the ruler on this page. Different
types of washers, all the same size, are shown at right. SAE
washers have the smallest outside diameter, fender washers have
the largest outside diameter, and USS washers are in the middle.
For more help identifying hardware, see our guide at
www.schachtspindle.com/pdfs/schacht-hardware-guide.
pdf.
barrel nut washer wing nut cap nut
hex nutslim lock nutlock nut
IDENTIFYING NUTS
SAE washer USS washer fender washer
IDENTIFYING WASHERS
IDENTIFYING SCREWS AND BOLTS
carriage bolt Phillips truss head
machine screw
Phillips pan head
sheet metal screw
Phillips truss head
sheet metal screw
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
■Read through the directions before starting to assemble your
loom.
■You’ll nd a complete labelled diagram of the Wolf loom in your
Maintenance and Warranty manual and at schachtspindle.com.
■Wolf loom legs are called out by where they cross each other.
The legs that touch the ground at the front of the loom are called
“inside” legs because they are covered by the “outside” legs when
they cross at the loom center.
■The beater is at the front of the loom. The brake is on the right
side of loom.
■All wooden parts of the loom have been nely sanded and
nished with hand-rubbed Danish oil. If at any time you 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 the nish manufacturer’s instructions.
■Unpack the loom parts carefully and compare them to the
drawings on pages 4 and 5. 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 bags have been included.
■Hardware for your loom has been packed into bags for dierent
steps in the assembly process. Open each bag only when you
reach those steps, then identify the pieces included in that bag.
■Follow the exact order of assembly. Take care and work slowly. It
will be easier to assemble your loom with a helper. Some steps may
require two people.
■When you nish assembling the loom, go back over all of the
screws and bolts to make sure they are tight. For screws on parts
that need to pivot, tighten the screw rmly, then unscrew just
enough to allow free movement. It is a good idea to re-tighten all
screws on your loom every few months.

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Hardware bags may include parts that are not needed for your loom;
there may also be extras included for some parts. Photos are not to scale.
HARDWARE BAG A—STEPS 1–3
4X fold bars
4X 10-24 x 1-1/4" carriage bolts
8X #8 SAE washers
4X 10-24 lock nuts
2X 1/4" USS washers
2X 5/16-18 lock nuts
2X plastic T-nut slides
2X fold knobs (plastic knobs with 1" threaded shafts)
HARDWARE BAG B—STEPS 4–8
4X 1/4-20 x 2" Phillips truss head machine screws
2X 1/4-20 x 2-1/4" Phillips truss head machine screws
6X 1/4-20 barrel nuts
1X ratchet advance lever
2X 3/8" USS washers
4X #8 x 1-1/2" Phillips truss head sheet metal screws
HARDWARE BAG C—STEPS 9–10
2X #8 x 1-1/2" Phillips truss head sheet metal screws
2X 1/4-20 barrel nuts
2X 1/4-20 x 2" Phillips truss head machine screws
2X 1/4-20 x 2-1/2" carriage bolts
2X 1/4" USS washers
2X 1/4-20 washer wing nuts
2X 5/16-18 slim lock nuts
HARDWARE BAG D—STEPS 11–13
4-shaft looms:
2X 4-shaft jack pivot rods
14X 3/8" SAE washers
4X #8 x 1-1/2" Phillips truss head sheet metal screws
2X 1/4-20 x 4-1/2" carriage bolts
2X 1/4" USS washers
2X 1/4-20 lock nuts
8-shaft and 4 Now-4 Later looms:
2X 8-shaft jack pivot rods
22X 3/8" SAE washers
6X 3/4" nylon jack spacers (only installed on 4 Now-4 Later looms)
4X #8 x 1-1/2" Phillips truss head sheet metal screws
2X 1/4-20 x 7" carriage bolts
2X 1/4" USS washers
2X 1/4-20 lock nuts
HARDWARE BAG E—STEPS 15–16
4-shaft looms:
7X 8/32" hex nuts (includes extras)
7X rubber O-rings (includes extras)
8X #8 x 1-1/2" Phillips truss head sheet metal screws
8-shaft and 4 Now-4 Later looms:
11X 8/32" hex nuts (includes extras)
11X rubber O-rings (includes extras)
8X #8 x 1-1/2" Phillips truss head sheet metal screws
HARDWARE BAG F—STEPS 17–21
2X 3/8" USS washers
1X brake barrel nut
1X 1/4-20 x 1" Phillips pan head machine screw
1X brake bar and cable
2X 1/4" USS washers
1X 5/16-18 slim lock nut
1X brake S-hook
1X plastic arrow peg
1X brake eye bolt
1X #12 SAE washer
1X brake spring with insert
fold bar
ratchet advance lever
jack pivot rod
jack spacer rubber O-ring
brake barrel nut brake bar and cable
plastic
T-nut slide fold knob
brake S-hook plastic arrow peg
brake eye bolt
brake spring with insert

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HARDWARE BAG G—STEPS 22–24
1X warp beam crank handle
1X 3/8" cap nut
1X 3/8" USS washer
2X 1/4-20 barrel nuts
2X 1/4" fender washer
2X back beam knobs (plastic knobs with 2-1/4" threaded shafts)
1X beater pin and chain
1X beater pin holder
1X #6 x 5/8" Phillips at head sheet metal screw
CORDS BAG
4-shaft looms:
1X brake cord
14X 29" apron cords
24X tie-ups
8-shaft and 4 Now-4 Later looms:
1X brake cord
14X 29" apron cords
80X tie-ups
ACCESSORIES PACK
4-shaft looms:
1X brass reed hook
800X inserted eye heddles
8-shaft and 4 Now-4 Later looms:
1X brass reed hook
1000X inserted eye heddles
beater pin holder beater pin and chain
warp beam crank handle back beam knob
brake cord apron cords tie-up cords

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MIGHTY WOLF PARTS
left and right pairs of legs
left and right castle sides
treadle assembly
rear leg brace
cloth beam
front castle cross brace
front beam with front beam extension
left and right beater sides
beater race
beater top
jack assemblies—numbered on yellow stickers
4-shaft looms: 2X #1 jack assemblies, 2X #3 jack
assemblies
8-shaft looms: 2X #1 jack assemblies, 2X #2 jack
assemblies, 2X #3 jack assemblies,
2X #4 jack assemblies
4 Now-4 Later looms: 2X #1 jack assemblies,
2X #2 jack assemblies
rear castle cross brace
shaft frames and heddle bars:
4-shaft looms: 4X shaft frames, 8X heddle bars
8-shaft looms: 8X shaft frames, 16X heddle bars
4 Now-4 Later looms: 4X shaft frames, 8X heddle bars
2X upper castle supports
tray bottom
warp beam
removable back beam
3X apron bars
2X lease sticks (with holes)
right pair of legs
(inner side)
left pair of legs
(inner side)
left and right beater sides
(inner sides)
left and right castle side (inner side),
8-shaft and 4 Now-4 Later looms
left and right castle side (inner
side), 4-shaft looms
treadle assembly, 4-shaft looms
treadle assembly, 8-shaft and 4 Now-4 Later looms

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shaft frame with heddle bars jack assembly
sticker with
jack number
rear leg brace (small pins on each end)
front beam & front extension
beater top
beater race
rear castle cross brace
cloth beam
warp beam
removable back beam
lease sticks
apron bars
upper castle shelf, 8-shaft and 4 Now-4 Later looms
upper castle supports
upper castle shelf, 4-shaft looms
front castle cross brace
SERIAL NUMBER

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ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS
1. Attach the fold bars to the legs.
Parts: left and right pairs of legs
Hardware bag A: 4X fold bars, 4X 10-24 x 1-1/4" carriage bolts,
8X #8 SAE washers, 4X 10-24 lock nuts
NOTE: Wolf loom legs are called out by where they cross
each other. The legs that touch the ground at the front of
the loom are called “inside” legs because they are covered
by the “outside” legs when they cross at the loom center.
Lay the left pair of legs on the oor with the outside leg on top and
pointing to the right, as shown in Figure 1A. Orient the fold bars
as shown in Figure 1A, with round holes meeting between the
legs and the jogs in the bars pointing toward the oor—in other
words, the round holes should be closer to the oor than the
square holes.
On the left inside leg, identify the rst hole above the bolt where
the legs meet. Insert a 10-24" x 1-1/4" carriage bolt through the
square hole of the fold bar, then through a #8 SAE washer, then
through the hole in the inside leg from above, then through
another #8 SAE washer. Secure the carriage bolt with a 10-24 lock
nut (Figure 1B); attach the lock nut just tightly enough to allow
the fold bar to rotate.
On the left outside leg, identify the rst hole above the bolt where
the legs meet. Insert a 10-24 x 1-1/4" carriage bolt through the
square hole of the fold bar, then through a #8 SAE washer, then
through the hole in the outside leg from below, then through
another #8 SAE washer. Secure the carriage bolt with a 10-24 lock
nut (Figure 1B); attach the lock nut just tightly enough to allow
the fold bar to rotate.
Repeat this step for the right pair of legs, orienting them as
shown in Figure 1C. On the right inside leg, attach the fold bar
at the rst hole above the bolt where the legs meet. On the right
outside leg, attach the fold bar at the third hole above the bolt
where the legs meet.
FIGURE 2: ATTACH CASTLE SIDES TO LEGS
left legs & left castle side
(inner side)
right legs & right castle side
(inner side)
insert bolt
through hole in
castle sides
2. Attach the castle sides to the legs.
Parts: left and right castle sides
Hardware bag A: 2X 1/4" USS washers, 2X 5/16-18 lock nuts
Place one pair of legs on the oor so that the bolt shaft connecting
the legs points upwards. Orient the corresponding castle side
as shown in Figure 2. Put the bolt through the hole in the castle
side, place a 1/4" USS washer on the bolt, and secure with a 5/16"
lock nut. Attach the lock nut rmly, but not so tightly that the legs
cannot fold and unfold.
Repeat this step for the remaining pair of legs and castle side.
A
carriage bolt &
fold bar attached
from inner side
of leg
10-24 x 1-1/4"
carriage bolt
left outside leg
10-24
lock nut
#8 SAE
washers
left inside leg
B
10-24 x 1-1/4"
carriage bolt
fold bar, end with square hole
#8 SAE washer
10-24
lock nut
#8 SAE washer
leg
FIGURE 1: ATTACH FOLD BARS TO LEGS
C
right inside
leg
right outside
leg

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4. Attach the treadle assembly to the legs.
Parts: treadle assembly
Hardware Bag B: 2X 1/4-20 x 2" Phillips truss head machine
screws, 2X 1/4-20 barrel nuts
Set the treadle assembly on the oor with the brake release pedal
at the right, as shown in Figure 4A. If you can see the 1/2" round
depressions on the underside of the treadles, the assembly is
upside down and must be turned over. Stand the right leg and
castle side assembly upright, leaning it against a wall or having a
helper hold it in position. Be careful—until the treadle assembly
has been attached at both ends, the leg and castle side assemblies
can fall over easily.
Remove all packing material from the ends of the treadle bar,
leaving any washers or nylon spacers in place. Line up the treadle
assembly with the holes in the leg that do not go all the way
through the legs. The treadle bar ts into the large hole and
the pin at the end of the treadle support ts into the small hole.
Insert the pin and treadle bar into their holes (Figure 4B).
From underneath the treadle support, place a barrel nut into
its hole; hold it in place with masking tape and/or a slotted
screwdriver. Insert a 1/4-20 x 2" Phillips truss head machine
screw into the right inside leg from the outside, then tighten it
rmly into the barrel nut (Figure 4C).
Repeat this step for the left leg and castle side assembly.
FIGURE 5: INSTALL THE REAR LEG BRACE
rear leg brace
barrel nut
1/4-20 x 2"
Phillips truss
head machine
screw
5. Install the rear leg brace.
Parts: rear leg brace
Hardware Bag B: 2X 1/4-20 x 2" Phillips truss head machine
screws, 2X 1/4-20 barrel nuts
Insert a 1/4-20 barrel nut into the hole at one end of the rear leg
brace; hold it in place with masking tape or a slotted screwdriver.
Insert a 1/4-20 x 2" Phillips truss head machine screw into an
outside leg from the outside (Figure 5). Tighten the screw rmly
into the barrel nut.
Repeat this step for the other end of the rear leg brace.
FIGURE 4: ATTACH THE TREADLE ASSEMBLY
brake release pedal
treadle assembly
right leg & castle
side assembly
A
B
treadle bar
treadle support
C
barrel nut
1/4-20 x 2" Phillips truss
head machine screw
3. Attach the fold bars to the castle.
Hardware bag A: 2X plastic T-nut slides, 2X fold knobs
Turn over the leg and castle side assemblies so the slot in the
castle side faces up. Slide the metal T-nut at the bottom of the slot
to the middle of the slot.
Set the plastic T-nut slide with its wide end up into the slot in the
castle side. Align the holes in the plastic T-nut slide and the metal
T-nut (Figure 3A). Place the ends of the fold bars over the T-nut
slide—rst the outside leg fold bar, then the inside leg fold bar
(Figure 3B). Insert a fold knob through the fold bars and T-nut
slide, then screw the knob into the metal T-nut. Slide the knob to
the bottom of the slot, opening the legs as far as they will go, and
tighten the knob.
Repeat this step for the other castle side.
Note: The fold bars must be stacked as shown in Figure 3B,
with the outside leg fold bar below the inside leg fold bar.
FIGURE 3: ATTACH THE FOLD BARS TO THE CASTLE SIDES
metal T-nut
FRONT OF
LOOM plastic T-nut slide
RIGHT CASTLE SIDE
A
B
outside leg
fold bar
inside leg
fold bar
fold knob
plastic T-nut slide
metal T-nut

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6. Install the cloth beam and ratchet advance lever.
Parts: cloth beam
Hardware Bag B: 1X ratchet advance lever, 2X 3/8" USS washers
Place the ratchet advance lever on the right axle of the cloth
beam, next to the ratchet gear, orienting the lever as shown in
Figure 6A. Place a 3/8" USS washer on each end of the cloth
beam. Insert the cloth beam in the holes in the cloth beam
supports (Figure 6B). You will have to spread apart the cloth
beam supports to complete this step.complete this step.
8. Attach the front beam.
Parts: front beam with attached front beam extension
Hardware Bag B: 2X 1/4-20 x 2-1/4" Phillips truss head machine
screws, 2X 1/4-20 barrel nuts
Orient the front beam with the extension facing the front of the
loom, with the rounded long edge of the front beam facing up;
position the front beam between the outside legs (Figure 8).
Insert a 1/4-20 barrel nut in the hole at one end of the front beam;
use masking tape and/or a slotted screwdriver to hold it in place.
Insert a 1/4-20 x 2" Phillips truss head machine screw through
the leg from the outside and tighten it rmly into the barrel nut.
Repeat for the other end of the front beam.
FIGURE 6: INSTALL THE CLOTH BEAM AND RATCHET ADVANCE LEVER
B
cloth beam
support
cloth beam
cloth beam support
ratchet advance
lever
A
ratchet
advance
lever
ratchet gear
3/8" USS washer
right cloth
beam support
7. Attach the front castle cross brace.
Parts: front castle cross brace
Hardware Bag B: 4X #8 x 1-1/2" Phillips truss head sheet metal
screws
Orient the front castle cross brace with square holes at the top,
with the logo right side up and visible from the front of the loom
(Figure 7). Attach the front castle cross brace to the front edge of
the castle sides, just below the cloth beam supports, using two #8
x 1-1/2" Phillips truss head sheet metal screws at each end of the
brace.
FIGURE 7: INSTALL FRONT CASTLE CROSS BRACE
#8 x 1-1/2" Phillips
truss head sheet
metal screws
front edges of
castle sides
cloth beam supports
(cut away; cloth beam
not shown)
front castle
cross brace
FIGURE 8: INSTALL FRONT BEAM WITH EXTENSION
1/4-20 x 2" Phillips
truss head machine
screw
barrel nut
front beam extension

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9. Assemble the beater.
Parts: left and right beater sides, beater race, beater top
Hardware Bag C: 2X #8 x 1-1/2" Phillips truss head sheet metal
screws, 2X 1/4-20 barrel nuts, 2X 1/4-20 x 2" Phillips truss head
machine screws, 2X 1/4-20 x 2-1/2" carriage bolts, 2X 1/4" USS
washers, 2X 1/4-20 washer wing nuts
Attach the beater sides to the beater bottom: Orient the left and
right beater sides with their fronts facing forward, as shown
in Figure 9A. Set the beater bottom between the sides with its
grooved wide side (the shuttle race) at the front. Insert a 1/4-20
barrel nut into the hole at one end of the beater bottom. Insert
a 1/4" x 2" Phillips truss head machine screw through the back
hole of a beater side and tighten it rmly into the barrel nut.
Repeat for the other end of the beater bottom. Then screw the
#8 x 1-1/2" Phillips truss head sheet metal screws into the front
holes at each end of the beater bottom.
Attach the beater top to the sides (Figure 9B): If you wish, you
can put the reed in the beater at this point. Place the beater top
with its longer edge in front of the beater sides, so that the holes
in the top line up with the slots in the sides. From the back of the
beater top, insert a 1/4" x 2-1/2" carriage bolt through each hole.
Secure each carriage bolt from the front of the beater with a 1/4"
USS washer and a 1/4-20 washer wing nut.
10. Install the beater assembly.
Hardware Bag C: 2X 5/16-18 slim lock nuts
Orient the beater with its front side facing forward. Place the
metal beater supports onto the bolts pre-installed on the inside
legs (Figure 10A). Secure the beater with a 5/16-18 slim lock nut
on each bolt (Figure 10B). Tighten the lock nuts all the way, then
loosen one-half to one full turn to allow the beater to move freely.
FIGURE 10: INSTALL THE BEATER ASSEMBLY
pre-
installed
bolt
A
5/16-18
slim lock
nut
metal
beater
support
B
FIGURE 9: ASSEMBLE THE BEATER
B
1/4-20
washer
wing nut
1/4" USS washer
beater top
slot for
carriage
bolt
1/4" x 2-1/2"
carriage bolt
A1/4-20 barrel nut
beater bottom
front of left beater side
1/4-20 x 2"
Phillips truss head
machine screw
#8 x 1-1/2"
Phillips truss head
sheet metal screw

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11. Install the jacks and lamms.
Parts: jack assemblies listed below for your loom
Hardware Bag D: hardware listed below for your loom
4-shaft looms: 2X 3-1/2" jack pivot rods, 14X 3/8" SAE washers,
2X #1 jack assemblies, 2X #3 jack assemblies
8-shaft looms: 2X 6-1/2" jack pivot rods, 22X 3/8" SAE washers,
2X #1 jack assemblies, 2X #2 jack assemblies, 2X #3 jack
assemblies, 2X #4 jack assemblies
4 Now-4 Later looms: 2X 6-1/2" jack pivot rods, 14X 3/8" SAE
washers, 2X #1 jack assemblies, 2X #2 jack assemblies, 6X 3/4"
nylon spacers
All looms: From the rear of the loom, insert the jack pivot rods
into the larger holes of the front castle cross brace. Place two 3/8"
SAE washers on each of the rods (Figure 11A).
4-shaft Looms: Place a #1 jack assembly on the jack pivot rods,
followed by a 3/8" SAE washer on each rod (Figure 11B). Place
the second #1 jack assembly on the jack pivot rods, followed by
3/8" SAE washer on each rod. Place a #3 jack assembly on the
jack pivot rods, followed by another 3/8" SAE washer on each
rod. Place the second #3 jack assembly on the jack pivot rods, and
nish with two more 3/8" SAE washers on each rod (Figure 11C).
8-shaft looms: Place a #1 jack assembly on the jack pivot rods,
followed by a 3/8" SAE washer on each rod (Figure 11B). Place
the second #1 jack assembly on the jack pivot rods, followed by
3/8" SAE washer on each rod. Place a #2 jack assembly on the
jack pivot rods, followed by another 3/8" SAE washer on each
rod. Place the second #2 jack assembly on the jack pivot rods,
followed by another 3/8" SAE washer on each rod. Continue with
a #3 jack assembly, a 3/8" SAE washer on each rod, the second
#3 jack assembly, a 3/8" SAE washer on each rod, a #4 jack
assembly, a 3/8" SAE washer on each rod, and the second #4 jack
assembly. Finish by placing two more 3/8" SAE washers on each
rod (Figure 11C).
4 Now-4 Later looms: Place a #1 jack assembly on the jack pivot
rods, followed by a 3/8" SAE washer on each rod (Figure 11B).
Place the second #1 jack assembly on the jack pivot rods, followed
by 3/8" SAE washer on each rod. Place a #2 jack assembly on the
pivot rods, followed by another 3/8" SAE washer on each rod.
Place the second #2 jack assembly on the jack pivot rods, followed
by another 3/8" SAE washer on each rod. Finish by placing two
more 3/8" SAE washers on each rod (Figure 11C), followed by
three nylon jack spacers on each rod.
12. Install the rear castle cross brace.
Parts: rear castle cross brace
Hardware Bag D: 4X #8 x 1-1/2" Phillips truss head sheet metal
screws
Place the rear castle cross brace behind the jacks so that the jack
pivot rods t into their holes—these holes do not go all the way
through the brace (Figure 12). Using two #8 x 1-1/2" Phillips
truss head sheet metal screws at each end, attach the rear castle
cross brace to the castle.
FIGURE 11: INSTALL THE JACK ASSEMBLIES
A
back side of
front castle
cross brace
jack pivot rods,
with two washers
on each rod
C
two washers on
each rod
all jack
assemblies
B
#1 jack assembly
one washer
on each rod
FIGURE 12: INSTALL THE REAR CASTLE CROSS BRACE
rear castle
cross brace
#8 x 1-1/2" Phillips truss
head sheet metal screws
#8 x 1-1/2" Phillips truss
head sheet metal screws