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Sandpaper Beam?
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bigwhitesofadog
I just had the tension\warp advance system (live tension) suddenly stop working. The brake has been set at the same tension for several warps and has worked perfectly. Now, when I try to advance the warp with the ratchet lever, the sandpaper beam just spins against the cloth, which has been winding up on cloth storage. I have checked the warp beam for obstructions, anything wrapped or caught on a peg; checked the brake.; everything looked good. It's as if the sandpaper suddenly lost it's tooth, but it seems to be pretty rough to me. This loom is about 35 years old. Anyone got any ideas?
Sandra
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What yarn are you using? Some yarns sort of slide on the sandpaper without gripping.
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On Oct 24, 2020, at 1:48 PM, bigwhitesofadog <sandra.eberhart@gmail.com> wrote:
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Lorelei Caracausa
If the cloth take up has quit, sometimes my sandpaper beam will not advamce
On Sat, Oct 24, 2020, 3:48 PM bigwhitesofadog <sandra.eberhart@...> wrote: I just had the tension\warp advance system (live tension) suddenly stop working. The brake has been set at the same tension for several warps and has worked perfectly. Now, when I try to advance the warp with the ratchet lever, the sandpaper beam just spins against the cloth, which has been winding up on cloth storage. I have checked the warp beam for obstructions, anything wrapped or caught on a peg; checked the brake.; everything looked good. It's as if the sandpaper suddenly lost it's tooth, but it seems to be pretty rough to me. This loom is about 35 years old. Anyone got any ideas?
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Lorelei Caracausa
Check to see if the apron rod is caught in the treadle cables
On Sat, Oct 24, 2020, 4:25 PM Lorelei Caracausa <beeweaverstudio@...> wrote:
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Elizabeth Arthur
I had a similar thing happen recently. The problem was the finished cloth beneath the harnesses had caught on the springs which hold the harnesses down. I hope your problem is something simple too. Liz
On October 24, 2020 3:48:13 PM "bigwhitesofadog" <sandra.eberhart@...> wrote:
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dlidema
I had this kind of problem a few years ago – the warp kept slipping. It turned out that the sandpaper had lost its tooth. I didn’t think that was the case but...getting new sandpaper from AVL fixed the problem immediately. If you’ve never replaced the sandpaper on a 35-year-old loom, that may well be the problem. As I remember, it’s not a cheap fix, but definitely worth it. Deorah Lewis-Idema
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Brenda Stultz
When I have that happen it is because of the amount of fabric on the take up beam. When it started to slip I hand additional weight to pull on the take up cord. Brenda
On Sat, Oct 24, 2020 at 4:36 PM Elizabeth Arthur <stargzr@...> wrote:
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bigwhitesofadog
Thank you all for your help. The yarn is 8/4 cotton in Summer and Winter. I have about 4' rolled up on the storage beam, and the cloth moves to it freely. I did have some problems with the brake arm not bobbing up and down when advancing the warp, and just going up. This loom does not have the coated cable that is OEM, but a heavy cotton line. I have been using this loom, in this configuration for about six years. Sandra
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Joe P
Hi Everyone
I can say this to be 1 of 4 things
1 the tie up rod sometimes if not centered will hang up.
2 you could have too much woven on the take up roller, that works with the weight and cord I at times re wind the cord and have 10 woven rag rugs 5 feet long on the cloth roller. Never had to add more weight.
3 in the past once in a while when I would start a warp I would have slipping. I would take my arm put it flat on the weaving push down hard on weaving and then pull advance lever then it would grab on. but only did this in start
4 the looms 35 years old, mine is to. My sand paper on the roller was fine but the paper the sand was on started to let loose and kind of crisp dry rot. I called Bob and replaced the sandpaper on the take up roller It was black sand paper I have the rust colored
sandpaper now what a difference. You might need a little loom maintenance.
Keep Weaving
Joe Bear in WI U.S.A.
From: weavetech@groups.io <weavetech@groups.io> on behalf of Brenda Stultz <bjstultz99@...>
Sent: Saturday, October 24, 2020 5:23 PM To: weavetech@groups.io <weavetech@groups.io> Subject: Re: [weavetech] Sandpaper Beam? When I have that happen it is because of the amount of fabric on the take up beam. When it started to slip I hand additional weight to pull on the take up cord.
Brenda
On Sat, Oct 24, 2020 at 4:36 PM Elizabeth Arthur <stargzr@...> wrote:
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Joe P
Hi Everyone and Sandra
I have read (I
did have some problems with the brake arm not bobbing up and down when advancing the warp, and just going up.) The arm goes up when you advance but comes back down when advance is done, the tension arm comes back down all in one motion. if the arm rides to
high your tension is going to slip in a few beats of your weaving. The tension arm should be straight across the best you can adjust to, it takes a bit to make this adjustment but well worth the time. Too much tension on the cable spring. Just ask me how
I know. If you fixed problem fin if not this is how
Keep
Weaving
Joe
bear in WI U.S.A.
From: weavetech@groups.io <weavetech@groups.io> on behalf of bigwhitesofadog <sandra.eberhart@...>
Sent: Saturday, October 24, 2020 5:31 PM To: weavetech@groups.io <weavetech@groups.io> Subject: Re: [weavetech] Sandpaper Beam? Thank you all for your help. The yarn is 8/4 cotton in Summer and Winter. I have about 4' rolled up on the storage beam, and the cloth moves to it freely. I did have some problems with the brake arm not bobbing up and down when advancing
the warp, and just going up. This loom does not have the coated cable that is OEM, but a heavy cotton line. I have been using this loom, in this configuration for about six years.
Sandra
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bigwhitesofadog
Thanks to everyone who answered my pleas for help. As several people
have suggested, the culprit was the cloth storage system. I think that my sandpaper beam has lost enough of it's tooth to be a factor in the problem. The beam works if the cloth storage is working, but if the pull from the storage system is reduced too much, it doesn't work. I should have seen this, and actually anticipated it, but I had a few senior moments. The story on the cloth storage system on this loom is this. About a year ago, I was weaving along, and suddenly the weight hit the floor. I checked the pawl and ratchet, cord, etc. All looked OK. Some disassembly and more inspection showed that the wooden disc that the cord rolls up on to raise the weight was rotating on its axle. Further, the outer end of the axle had rusted, the increase in size caused by the rust would not let the axle move through the loom frame, and I could not get the disc off the axle. So it didn't work and I couldn't remove it to fix it. I wondered if I could use this in a "manual" fashion; just rolling up the cord whenever I advanced warp. The answer was yes, it worked. However, I realized that the disc would continue to loosen, and eventually would not hold enough tension to work. I hoped at that time that I could get the disc off the axle. I promptly went back to work on the loom, and forgot about this entire train of thought. The weight went in a corner, a dog put a dog bed on it, and it became habit to tighten the cord. When it stopped working I didn't have a clue until I saw the posts about the cloth storage. I was able to work the disc off the axle, pull it through the frame, reglued the axle to the disc (I drove the rusted end of the axle into the disc) and all is well until the next crisis. Thanks again! Sandra
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Lorelei Caracausa
Just an aside, nothing really to do with your issue, but I have Paul O'Connors original 16s AVL. Definitely working thru issues and thankful I already had a knowledge base with the AVLs. But, watching the loom work as I was weaving, I noticed a "fluctuation" on the whorl holding the right treadle cable. Not sure how or why, but somehow, the whorl had wallered out, so that one side of the pulley/whorl, was vacant. The hole thru the wood was conical. Not even sure why or how that could have happened, but it allowed the wooden whorl to lean at an unacceptable angle, and throw the cable. When DH and I took it apart and looked at it, someone, somewhere, had also almost sawed thru the stainless rod that holds the 2 whorls in place. Certainly not wear related- lots of work with a metal cutting blade. Now replaced. Kinda makes ya wonder
On Tue, Oct 27, 2020 at 7:38 PM bigwhitesofadog <sandra.eberhart@...> wrote: Thanks to everyone who answered my pleas for help. As several people --
Lorelei
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