Installing Beams And Rollers
A-Series Dobby Loom Assembly Manual
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Tension Arm Installation
4)
The cord comes from the bolt in the tension arm, over the top of
the pulley, and down around the front side of the drum on the warp
beam.
5)
Wrap the cord around the warp beam drum three times with the
first wrap toward the outside of the loom.
Tension Cord Adjustment
1)
At the very end of the cord assembly is an eyebolt.
2)
Remove one hex nut and washer from the eyebolt and insert it from
the inside of the loom through the hole in the upper rear portion of
the left bottom horizontal.
Figure 67 - Lower Beam Tension Cord
3)
Replace the hex nut and washer on the outside of the loom and
tighten the eyebolt, placing it so that it sets as far inward as
possible. No threads should protrude beyond the nut on the outside
of the loom).
Upper Position Tension Arm
You can have a one yard sectional beam, a ½ yard sectional beam, or a
plain beam in the upper position. If you have a one yard sectional beam, the