Baby Wolf Assembly Instructions
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1. ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS PARTS CHECK LIST Wrapped onto front beam 3 apron rods 2 lease sticks with holes 1 27 Treadle Aid dowel for 8 shaft and Anow 4later looms 2 additional 27 dowels for Cherry Looms only Accessory pack 1 Brass Reed Hook 1 Warp Beam Crank Handle 10 29 Apron Cords or 2 7 yard Apron Cords for Cherry Looms only Maintenance and Warranty Manual Please refer to the Maintenance and Warranty Manual for a labelled diagram of the entire loom UNFOLDING THE LOOM 1 Remove all plastic wrap from the loom 2 Slightly loosen the two black plastic fold knobs on both sides of the loom Generally a single turn will do Note Loosening the knobs all the way or removing them can cause the loom to collapse which could result in injury 3 Stand at the side of the loom Hold the front and rear beams together slightly Pull the slide lock bars out toward the back of the loom 4 Continue holding onto the front and rear beams and allow the loom to unfold all the way If there is a warp on Slide lock bar HARDWARE BAG 1 3 s cap nut and 1 3 s washer for crank handle 2 12 x 134 beater pegs 2 34 round head phillips screws 3 extra 8 32 hex nuts for harnesses 4 shaft looms 400 heddles 24 tie up cords 8 shaft or 4 now 4 later 800 heddles 90 tie up cords 10 3 x 1 3 rubber bands for Treadle Aid the loom you may nee2. aves i e 5 1 figurative boundweave twill or lace weaves etc it is helpful to prevent shafts from floating when many treadles are tied up to one shaft For these instances your loom is equipped with a Treadle Aid The special treadle aid bar is already attached to the rear castle cross brace of your Baby Wolf The other parts see Parts Check List that you will use for the treadle aid are 10 rubber bands 10 extra tie up cords and the 1 4 dowel To install the treadle aid place the rubber bands through the holes in the treadle aid bar and slip the 1 4 dowel through the top loop of the rubber bands to keep them from falling through the holes Loop the tie up cords through the lower loop of the rubber band as illustrated To use the treadle aid attach these tie up cords to the end of the treadles that are floating FRICTION BRAKE ADJUSTMENT The friction brake can be adjusted by tightening or loosening the eyebolt E This will increase or decrease the ten sion on the spring R which will in turn increase or decrease the tension on the brake bar and the brake cable Always press down on the brake pedal while you are winding on the warp or advancing the warp on the cloth beam REMOVING THE BACK BEAM The back beam can be removed for better access to the heddles while thread ing the loom Loosen the black knobs on either side of the back beam and lift the beam out To replace the back beam slide the beam ba
3. ck into the legs and tighten the black knobs When moving the loom be sure to lift it using the cloth and warp beams not the front and back beams black knob tie up cord treadle FRICTION BRAKE ADJUSTMENT
4. d to step on the brake release pedal while unfolding the loom to loosen the warp 5 When the loom is all the way down in the open position push the knobs down to the bottom of the slots and tighten them FOLDING THE LOOM 1 To prevent treadles from dragging on the floor when the loom is folded attach every treadle to at least one tie up cord 2 Loosen the two black knobs one full turn and pull them up to start folding the loom 3 With one hand on the rear beam and one hand on the front beam pull the loom together as far as it will go 4 Tighten the knobs Push the slide lock bars in towards the front of the loom black fold knob FOLDING AND UNFOLDING Find out more at schachtspindle com Schacht Spindle Company 6101 Ben Place Boulder CO 80301 p 303 442 3212 f 303 447 9273 2011 Schacht Spindle Company Inc 02 11 ATTACHING THE WARP BEAM CRANK HANDLE Locate the washer cap nut and the wooden crank handle in the Accessory Bag Place the 3 8 washer W and then the metal crank handle on the rod R with the wooden crank handle H fac ing out Secure with the the 3 8 cap nut N To engage the crank for turning the warp beam pull the hexagonal hole in the crank onto the cap nut When weaving the crank should be pushed off of the cap nut ATTACHING THE APRON BARS For Cherry Wolf Looms see the spe cial instructions for attaching the apron bars There is one cord for each hole in the clo
5. lay them flat next to the heddles on the holding bar Carefully slide the marked group of heddles from the hold ing bar onto the heddle bars Replace the heddle bars in the shaft frame Place approximately half of the heddles at each end of the shaft and place the heddle bars back on the hooks Put the shaft back in the loom and secure the jack pin with the hex nut and rubber ring Repeat for the other shafts TIE UP CORDS There is one tie up cord for every lamm hole 24 for a 4 shaft loom 80 for an 8 shaft and 4 now 4 later looms There are 10 extra tie up cords with the 4 now 4 later and 8 shaft looms for the treadle aid Loop one end of each tie up cord through a hole in the lamm Tie the shafts to the treadle by slip ping a tie up cord into the slot in the trea dle Work from the front lamm to the rear lamm for each treadle After you have jack pin 00C OO OO OO OO TREADLES AND JACK LAMM ASSEMBLY 3 completed your tie up check each treadle by pushing it all the way to the floor and releasing it making sure that the knob of each tie up cord is up against the treadle and that each cord hangs straight down to the treadle There is a 1 2 diameter depression on the underside of the top end of each treadle to prevent the tie ups from slip ping off when the loom is folded The tie ups should not be in this hole when weaving TREADLE AID FOR 8 SHAFT AND 4 NOW 4 LATER BABY WOLF LOOMS For certain unbalanced we
6. re that you have raised or lowered each side of the beater by the Same amount BEATER PIN The small metal pin attached to the right front leg is used to hold the beater upright during warping Push the pin through the hole in the leg and then through the slot in the beater side Pull out the beater pin and replace it in its holder before weaving or before folding the loom INSTALLING THE HEDDLES Remove the shafts from the loom by removing the black rubber ring and unscrewing the small hex nut on the jack pin located on the bottom _ aa inside of the i hex nut shaft frame __ Pull the har J jack pin ness straight up and out of the loom When you put the shaft back in the loom be sure to insert the jack pin back into the hole and secure it with the hex nut and rubber ring There are 400 heddles for a 4 shaft Baby Wolf and 800 for 8 shaft and 4 now 4 later Baby Wolfs Without removing the JACK PIN ATTACHMENT jack treadles heddles from their holding bar count out the desired number of heddles for the first shaft and mark them with a tie around the center Snap the black clip off one end of each holding bar by pressing down on the black button on the reverse side Lay a shaft flat and release both the heddle bars from the hooks that hold them in the middle of the shaft 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 and
7. th and warp beams Insert one end of a cord through a hole in the beam and pull the cord through Then insert the other end through the second hole in the end of the cord that you just put through the beam Pull firmly on the cord to tighten A Repeat across the cloth beam and the warp beam To attach the apron bar to the apron cords take a pinch of the cord about 4 from the end B Insert the pinched cord through the second hole in the cord Pull on the pinched cord until a new loop forms that is large enough for the apron bar to slip through C Slide the apron bar through the loop D and pull tight Repeat until all cords are attached to the apron bar Attach the other apron bar to its beam in the same way WARP BEAM CRANK HANDLE INSTALLING THE BEATER PEGS Gently tap the slot ted end of the beater pegs P into the holes on the outer side of each beater upright P U From the inside of the beater side fasten each peg with a 3 4 round head phillips screw BEATER ADJUSTMENT The height of your beater has been set at the factory to accom modate most weaving situations However if necessary it can be adjusted up or down To raise or lower the beater loosen the two nuts N on the inside of each side of the metal beater pivot Hold the beater at the BEATER UPRIGHT INSTALLING APRON CORDS desired height and retighten the two nuts on one side and then the two nuts on the other side Be su
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