Schacht TABLE LOOM User manual

TABLE LOOM
Assembly InstructIons
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PARTS
1 - Base assembly
1 - Castle assembly
1 - Beater assembly
1 - Reed
2 - Castle braces
2 - Lease sticks
3 - Apron bars
Heddle bar hooks (for 25" looms only)
8 for 4-Shaft (4S) or 16 for 8-Shaft (8S)
Heddle bars: 8 for 4-Shaft or 16 for 8-Shaft
Heddles:
4-Shaft: 15" & 20" – 300; 25" –400
8-Shaft: 15" –300; 20"–400; 25" –500
4 - #8 x 1½" Trusshead screws (for 8S
only)
1. Unpack the table loom and remove
all of the packing material and tape.
Locate the small plastic bag which
contains the hardware and the apron
cords for your loom (see parts list).
2. On 8-shaft looms only, the cross
brace is only partially secured for
shipping purposes. Remove the
screws (A) on each side and discard.
Raise the cross brace up and screw
into both A & B with the four
1½" trusshead screws.
3. Loosely secure the castle
braces to the rear legs with
3" trusshead machine screws
and barrel nuts. Place the
castle upright between the
sides of the loom frame
and secure it, threading the
1-1/8" trusshead screws
through each loom side into
the inserts on the inside of
the castle side (2 per side on
the 4S, 4 on the 8S). Secure
the castle brace to the castle
side in the same manner (D)
(1 screw per side on the 4S,
Shaft Lever Shaft Lever Cord
Castle Side
Rear Leg
Castle Brace
D
Loom Side
A&B
Rubber Pad Cross Brace
FIGURE 1: ASSEMBLED 4-SHAFT LOOM
4 - Rubber bumpers
2 - Barrel nuts
¼ x 1-1/8" Trusshead machine screws (6
for 4S or 12 for 8S)
2 - ¼ x 3" Trusshead machine screws
Apron cords: 15"–6; 20" –8; 25" –10

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FIGURE 3: SHAFTS / HEDDLES
Slots in
Frame
Heddles
Heddle Bars
Shaft Frame
Heddle Bar
Hooks
Apron Cord Apron Bar
Beam
Apron Cord
FIGURE 2: APRON CORDS
2B
2A
and 2 on the 8S). Tighten the screw at
the rear of the castle brace.
4. Peel the backing off the rubber
bumpers and press them into the
indentations in the bottom of the legs.
5. Attach the apron bars. Locate the
pre-cut looped apron cords (one cord
for each hole in the cloth and warp
beams). Take one cord and insert one
end a few inches through a hole in the
beam. Now take the other end of the
cord and put it through the second
loop in from the short end that you
put through the beam. Pull rmly on
the cord to tighten it around the beam
(see Fig. 2A). Repeat this procedure
across each of the beams. To attach
the apron bar to the apron cords,
start at one end of the beam with the
outermost cord and work across. Fold
the end of the looped cord at about 4"
from the end and insert this doubled
cord through the second loop from
the end of the cord (see Fig. 2B).
Slide the apron bar through the loop
formed by the doubled over cord at
point X. Pull the cord tight. Repeat
across the entire beam.
6. Untie the shaft lever cords and
remove the shafts from the bottom of
the castle. Lay two heddle bars on a
at surface. Count out the heddles for
the rst shaft, and carefully transfer
them in a single bunch from the hold-
ing bar or cord to the heddle bars.
Place the heddle bars in the shaft.
First t one end of the heddle bar
into the slot on one side of the shaft.
Then bend the heddle bar slightly and
t the other end into the slot on the
other side of the shaft. For 25" looms
there are wire heddle bar hooks (2

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per shaft) to support the heddle bars.
Slip the hooks through the holes near
the center of the top and bottom shaft
frame. Bend the heddle bar slightly to
snap it into the hook.
7. Insert the shafts back into the
castle from the bottom of the castle.
Put the shaft levers in the up posi-
tion. Attach the shaft lever cords to
the levers (see Figure 4). Note: you
can determine which lever you want
tied up to the rst shaft (i.e. the right
side or the left side) at this time. On
4 shaft looms the cords from the rst
and second shafts go over the front
small dowel in the top of the castle
behind the levers. The cords from the
third and fourth shafts go over the
rear small dowel. Similarly on 8 shaft
looms the rst and second cords go
over the front dowel, the third and
fourth go over the second dowel, the
fth and sixth go over the third dowel,
and the seventh and eighth go over
the rear dowel. Adjust the shafts to
a height of 5¼" below the top of the
castle. This measurement is from the
top of the harness side to the top of
the castle (see Figure 5).
Note: The correct position for an ac-
tive lever is pointing toward you. If
you pull the lever down too far it will
interfere with the operation of the
beater.
8. Place the beater assembly onto the
bolts that are screwed to the inside of
the loom base. The wing nuts on the
beater should be facing forward. To
insert the reed into the beater, loosen
the two wing nuts and raise the top
of the beater, place the reed centered
in the slot, slide the top of the beater
down and secure the wingnuts.•
FIGURE 5: SHAFTS/CASTLE
5 ¼”
Castle
Shaft
FIGURE 4: LEVERS
Lever Cord
Lever Front
Dowel
Rear Dowel