I had metal rods cut to the proper lengths for my looms at a local Metal Supermarkets. They have franchises all over the country. The ends were smoothed (deburred) nicely and they drilled holes near t

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Using rebar has been discussed before. Rebar (steel rods used for reinforcing concrete) is designed to be easily bent. It is bent to fit the form to be reinforced. So not the best tie on rod. Mild ste

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Thanks! Makes sense to me. 😊 kathyo On Nov 16, 2020, at 11:30 AM, marmar weaves via groups.io

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I also have a very strong metal rod on one of my looms. I find the heaviness of the rod makes it a bit more difficult when lashing on. The aluminum tube with a dowel inside seems to be just the right

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Joe, I laced the width of the 12" warp plus an inch on either side to the cloth beam rod and am seeing bending. Sounds like I should have not laced beyond the warp's width. Right?

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My second-hand loom came with (I assume steel) rebar for the rods. I have seen the same product at the big box hardware stores.

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Hi Everyone I have a Cranbrook loom two of them 1 48 and the other 63 wide Now who makes the Cranbrook looms? Schacht-Spindle Jane Patrick's husband, Now the example I sent to the list about how to st

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I use hollow aluminium rods which are a centimetre wide and a metre long. They never bend. I lash my rod at either end of the warp (and once in the middle) - to the warp beam. I had solid metal rods,

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As Claudia states >One thing that would prevent the bending is only lash the width of the warp, not the entire length of the warp. That advice came from Jane Patrick (Schacht-Spindle owner)< This will

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Kathyo, my DH had tge opinion that metal tube would be less likely to bend with dowel. My 3/4” dowels bowed only when I tightened it too much. But together DH thght they would not bow or bend.

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Hi Everyone You are going to need 2 rods and cord if you want to stop the bowing of the rod rod for tie on ------------------- cord lacing /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/] This is the best I can do for example. Rod i

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It is true that the tensile strength is higher (weight for weight) , but the feature which matters is the bending modulus (ie stiffness) where steel wins. Bamboo is also weak across the nodes, the joi

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bamboo is supposed to have a higher tensile strength than steel. Has anyone used bamboo? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jody Williams jody@... 1245 W Calzada Court Tucson AZ 85704 520 505-4468 ~~~~~~~~~~

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I ordered a stainless steel solid rod from https://allmetalsinc.com/ . The rod itself was cheap but the shipping wasn't. But it was exactly what I wanted.

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Interesting! May I ask why you use the combo instead of one or the other? Thanks! kathyo On Nov 16, 2020....

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Metal rods are far stiffer than wood and less likely to break catastrophically, using tube increases the strength/weight ratio. Certainly it makes sense to ensure the width of the fabric is lashed and

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I'm not a big fan of metal rods. I use sticks made from hard wood. One thing that would prevent the bending is only lash the width of the warp, not the entire length of the warp. That advice came from

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I've used a metal tube with a wooden dowel inside of it and it works well. Janette

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Jane, I use 1/4" or 3/8" cold rolled steel available from most welding shops. The 'cold rolled' form rusts less, and to further prevent that, I wipe it down thoroughly and coat it with paste wax. The

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Thick walled steel tubing will give a higher ‘strength to weight’ ratio. Investigate what is available at a nearby steel stock-holder. Best regards Ian Bowers (Dr) Managing Director www.georgeweil.com

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