> Oh, yeah--sandpaper beam is really weird. What is the > purpose of that, > and what would it be doing to delicate fibers? I suppose > there'd be no > chance of slippage while advancing the warp (haven't figured > that part > out yet--and I believe there's parts for an automatic advance, but I > don't have instructions for it that I know of). But I would have to > think twice about using mercerized cotton, let alone silk or <gasp> > handspun on that beam.
Actually, mercerized cotton, silk, Tencel, mixed warps and all wools work great on the sandpaper beam. The only things I don't run across the sandpaper beam are chenille (it strips off the little fuzzies and leaves only the core), and loosely woven alpaca. I've done okay with alpaca at a normal to tight set and beat, but when loosely woven, it distorted going across the sandpaper beam. But the sandpaper beam is fabulous for everything else. AVL provides a squishy, rubbery cover for the sandpaper beam for use with chenille. I have one, but have also used rubber shelf liner (or the stuff that goes under rugs) in a pinch. Holly, it's purpose is to allow two different tensions -- one between the warp beam (sectional or not, I have both) and the sandpaper beam, and a second tension between the sandpaper beam and the cloth storage system. The first is usually tighter than the second. On my loom, the warp tension is controlled by an arm weight attached to the brake on the warp beam, while the cloth storage tension is controlled by a hanging weight on the right side of the loom. Hope this helps. Amy **************************************************** This e-mail transmission and all attachments thereto are only for use by the intended addressee(s)/recipient(s) named herein. This e-mail transmission contains privileged or confidential information and neither the privileged content nor confidentiality is waived by virtue of the information having been transmitted by e-mail. If the person actually receiving this e-mail transmission or its contents or any other reader of the this e-mail transmission or its contents is not the named or intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible to deliver it to the named or intended recipient, any use, dissemination, distribution, printing, transmission or copying of the e-mail or its contents or attachments, in whole or in part, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify the sender by reply e-mail. Further destroy all tangible versions created and delete the e-mail transmission and all attachments from your computer. E-mail transmissions are not necessarily secure. Cass Commercial Bank cannot assure the confidentiality or integrity of information sent via internet e-mail and hereby disclaims any and all responsibility therefore. Please advise immediately if you or your employer do not consent to internet e-mail messages of this kind **************************************************** To stop mail temporarily mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: set nomail To restore send: set mail
