Sponsored by TWIST - Tablet Weavers International Studies & Techniques Thanks Sue. I will take a look at fig 13. It sounds like this might be great. You have great ideas. Its amazing how much engineering it takes to make a small workable loom. Craig in Denver Sue Palterman wrote: > Sponsored by TWIST - Tablet Weavers International Studies & Techniques > > Hi there > >think that if stout rubber bands are wound on the beams with the cloth > >and warp, off to the side, the rubber bands can be looped over the > >dowels coming through the frame. These will reduce the tendency for the > >beams to unwind, > Having started many moons ago with backstrap setups and warps wound > round dowels that kept slipping whatever I tried, may I suggest an > alternative for the back. > If you look at fig 13 in Peter's book - the cloth take-up device. I > use this all the time and think it's marvellous. You could use two of > those - one for each end, in the same place as your beams in the > diagram. They could either be attached to each other by two very long > bolts or use four shorter bolts and two strong rubber bands as > tensioners between them. That way you wouldn't need to drill (and > inevitably weaken your frame. > Sue > -- > Send private reply to "Craig W. Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ----------------------------------------------------------- To stop receiving tabletweaving (not tabletweaving-digest), send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: unsubscribe tabletweaving. To stop receiving tabletweaving-digest, see the end of a digest.
