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bigwhitesofadog
I am weaving Summer and Winter on 24 shafts. A four pick block is 1+2, 1+x, 3-24, 2+x. X can be 3-22. 23 and 24 weave background. On the last pick of the block, 24 will sometimes rise. Sometimes I can stop on the left treadle, which will drop 24, I can then bring up the correct shafts. Sometimes this doesn't work, I have to bring up 24, reverse, which gives me the correct shafts, etc. I think this is caused by not clearing pick 3 (3-24). The adjustment for the left treadle is maxed, and swaged to the cable. Anybody have any ideas? All I can think of is to take the turnbuckle apart and shorten the eyes with a saw.
Sandra
Patty C
Check the alignment. Perhaps the pin for 23 is sometimes also catching 24. Sometimes reversing will cause the alignment to re adjust that tiny bit.
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From: bigwhitesofadog <sandra.eberhart@...>
Date: 2022-11-05 01:16 (GMT-04:00)
To: "weavetech@groups io" <weavetech@groups.io>
Subject: Re: [weavetech] AVLTDL
I am weaving Summer and Winter on 24 shafts. A four pick block is 1+2, 1+x, 3-24, 2+x. X can be 3-22. 23 and 24 weave background. On the last pick of the block, 24 will sometimes rise. Sometimes I can stop on the left treadle, which will drop 24, I can then bring up the correct shafts. Sometimes this doesn't work, I have to bring up 24, reverse, which gives me the correct shafts, etc. I think this is caused by not clearing pick 3 (3-24). The adjustment for the left treadle is maxed, and swaged to the cable. Anybody have any ideas? All I can think of is to take the turnbuckle apart and shorten the eyes with a saw.
Sandra
Nancy Hassel
My 1990 16 shaft PDL needed a cable replacement in 2017. It was maxed out on the turnbuckle adjustment & needed to tighten more. I assumed the cable stretched over the years.
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Hillsboro, NH, USA
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Nancy Hassel
Hillsboro, NH, USA
http://fiber.hassel.net
alaskajean1
I, too, have had this problem and tried several things. Unfortunately, that loom has been idle for some time, so can't help because I don't remember for sure what helped. I know I checked the harness cables a lot to ensure they were correctly in the slots. Hope you get good advice, as I HOPE to use that loom this winter!
Happy weaving!
Jean