Louet Octado, Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...Assembly tips and information 2 Assembly of the Octado 3 Assembly of the mechanical dobby 24 Installing the electronic interface 35 Tips and tricks for using the loom 35 Trouble shooting 38 Warrantee and contact 40 Version I_Octado_V4_EN ...

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Page 3: ...vated warp threads are under greater tension and they become stretched If the warp is of an inelastic material and held at high tension the force required to treadle can be considerable With the Louët Spring and Delta countermarch looms this problem is overcome to some degree The breast beam moves during treadling to decrease the distance between front and back beams therefore decreasing the dista...

Page 4: ...embly sequence of the bolts washers and spacers Please carefully follow the instructions To help you we have assembled all the washers and spacers in the hardware bags in the right sequence Wood screws Where wood screws are used we have pre drilled holes in the wood The screws will cut their own thread into these holes Please note however that the screws are very sharp and will cut into the full w...

Page 5: ...ating arms L R 8 back uprights L R 9 middle uprights L R 10 lower side rails L R 11 cloth beam lever 12 brake disk 13 warp beam crank The following parts are packed in Box C together with 600 800 or 1200 Texsolv heddles 33 cm 14 sixteen warp sticks 15 two lease sticks 16 two apron rods 17 reed 18 two treadle rails 19 three frame rails foot rail back rail and back beam 20 breast beam 21 warp beam 2...

Page 6: ...asher 2 small washers and cap nut 2 screws 5 x 40 mm 4 buffers with m6 threaded end 1 screw 4 x 17 mm 1 piece of Texsolv cord 13 3 4 35 cm Take the second side rail marked JD and screw the large ratchet to it with screw 4 5 x 20 mm Once tightened loosen the screw slightly to allow the ratchet to rotate freely Remove the barrel nuts from two threaded rods and put the barrel nuts in the respective h...

Page 7: ...Take a hinged arm out of Box B and install a carriage bolt into it Refer to the diagram to see where the row with small holes is in relationship to the carriage bolt Slide the large washer and then the two small washers over the end of the carriage bolt Slide the carriage bolt from the outside through the ball bearing in the left side rail The inside can be recognized as the side with the circular...

Page 8: ...sembly of the sides and the installation of the cloth beam Take the lower side rails AE and BF and the front uprights IE and JF out of box B Install the four buffers feet by screwing them in the pre drilled holes as shown in the diagram Make the J J connection Slide the upright onto the wooden pins dowels of the right side rail Insert a barrel nut into the side rail Insert the threaded rod with wa...

Page 9: ...s barrel nuts washers and cap nuts Slide the cloth advance lever from box B onto the cloth beam from box C and make sure that the ratchet is on the right side of the ratchet wheel Install the cloth beam with the wooden end into the hole of the right side rail and the metal end into the circular groove of the left side rail Be sure that the big ratchet is turned in the backward position Because the...

Page 10: ...s Open hardware bag 2 with the following contents 20 screws 5 x 50 mm 4 screws 5 x 40 mm 1 carriage bolt m6 x 40 mm with washer piece of nylon tube 12 mm spacer bushing washer and cap nut m6 1 screw eyelet 2 screws 4 x 21mm 2 buffers 4 carriage bolts m8 x 70 mm with large washer spacer 17 mm and cap nut m8 In Box C are five long straight rails with screw holes in the ends The two shorter rails of ...

Page 11: ...adle Slide the brake disk onto the longest one of the protruding shaft of the warp beam the sides marked Q must face each other Attach the brake disk with four 5 x 40 mm screws and make sure the screws are tight Take the two vertical posts of the back part out of box B You can recognize these posts by the two holes with ball bearings The right hand vertical post has a hole for the longer shaft of ...

Page 12: ...ft of the warp beam through the right upright and slide the left upright onto the short shaft on the other side of the warp beam Also attach this upright to the back beam with two screws 5 x 50 mm Now we are going to assemble the back part assembly of two uprights warp beam and back beam to the hinged arms and the loom You will need the last three carriage bolts washers and cap nuts from hardware ...

Page 13: ...e is sufficient thread showing through the ball bearing to put the cap nut onto the bolt Tighten the cap nut with the 13 mm wrench Install the remaining two carriage bolts from hardware bag 1 onto the other hinged arm Pay particular attention to the position of the small holes the hinged arms need to be mounted opposite to one another in mirror image to each other Slide the large washers and then ...

Page 14: ... on the bolts and tighten with the 13 mm wrench Both treadle sides are installed this way We now connect the treadle sides by installing the two remaining rails between them with the 5 x 50 mm screws Put two screws through the holes of one treadle side Hold the rail in position and locate the tip of the screws guiding them into the holes in the rail Turn the screws by hand one turn The rail will n...

Page 15: ...xsolv cords 24 62 cm and 12 30 cm long 1 hook with washer and nylon knurled nut Turn the screw eyelet into the right hand treadle side until just the entire thread is in the wood This eyelet needs to be connected with the longer Texsolv cord to the knife pulley in the castle The hole is under an angle so you can turn the eyelet aligned in the direction of the knife pulley Screw the 4 x 17 mm screw...

Page 16: ...around the knife pulley clockwise when looking from the front of the loom Put the plastic hook with washer and knurled nut through the eye of the treadle and attach the second hole of the cord to the hook Do not count the hole where the cord is cut Use a black felt tipped marker to mark the hole in the cord that is 19 1 4 49 cm above the floor and remove the cord from the plastic hook again ...

Page 17: ... Use the knurled nut of the attachment to the treadle to adjust the height of the dobby knife The dobby knife is the black metal bar that goes up and down when you turn the knife pulley In its neutral position the dobby knife should be high enough that the screw head of the last dobby hook can move freely below it if the dobby hook is pushed forward Leave about 5 10 mm clearance 5 Assembly of the ...

Page 18: ...hat the threaded end sticks about 1 3 4 2 cm through Slide the brake pedal over the spacer bushing onto the carriage bolt than the small washer and the cap nut Tighten the cap nut well Take the threaded eye and remove a nut and one washer Put the threaded eye through the hole in the brake pedal Replace the washer and nut and tighten the nut Make sure to put a screwdriver through the eye and line u...

Page 19: ...you have to adjust it with the threaded hook at the end of the pedal Shorten by screwing the hook in more you will lower the pedal Of course you have to unhook the cable before turning the hook inward or outward Take the hook and cord out of the hardware bag Guide the cord around the stem of the screw eye of the pedal and attach it to the hook You can put the hook around the spacer bushing of the ...

Page 20: ...th large washer 22 mm spacer bushing small washer and cap nut 6 screws 4 x 17 mm 4 screw eyes 2 springs 12 30 cm long with a 15 39 cm long cord 2 cords 8 21 cm long Take the wooden posts marked K and L out of box B These wooden posts will support the moving breast beam Support the wooden posts and tap the carriage bolts into the holes The markings K and L need to be on the side where the bolts sti...

Page 21: ...o stay 5 mm above the wood Connect the lower two screws on both sides of the loom with a cord This cord will lock the breast beam to get an even tension when you attach the warp to the cloth beam Slide the breast beam onto the pins of the wooden posts first on the one side partly and then on the other side ...

Page 22: ...of the back beam section Later on you will attach the cross sticks to these if you warp in that way This will leave the cross sticks between the warp beam and the back beam when you advance the cloth 7 Assembly of the beater Open hardware bag 6 2 beater hinges 2 lag bolts m8 x 90 mm 4 small washers m8 2 spacer bushings 1 3 8 33 mm long 2 bolts m6 x 70 mm with washer and barrel nut m6 2 carriage bo...

Page 23: ...t with the slit in it over the lower reed tray Place the bolt with washer in the hole and screw it into the barrel nut Tighten the bolt and in the same way assemble the other up right on the other side of the reed tray Turn the vertical hinges into the bottom of the uprights By turning these hinges in and out you can adjust the height of the reed exactly after threading through your first warp Pla...

Page 24: ...d holder Support the reed holder by putting it on the side rails of the loom Make sure that the handle is facing up Slide the washers over the carriage bolts and twist the wing nuts a couple of turns onto the carriage bolt Assemble the upper reed holder to the uprights Slide the carriage bolt from the top into the slots and insure that the washers rest under the wing nuts and not between the uprig...

Page 25: ...ht that leaves the buffer latest when you pull the beater is the one that needs one or more cardboard strips in its slit connection with the lower reed holder Unscrew the m6 bolt several turns so that some play is created in this connection Slide a cardboard strip completely into the slit at the bottom and fasten the m6 bolt again Check if the beater is even now and if not use one or two more stri...

Page 26: ...ocks the movement of the shaft and the screw head on the other side of the dobby hook will be picked up by the dobby knife if you depress the lifting treadle Parts of the mechanical dobby 1 dobby head 2 dobby treadle 3 reversing disk with hardware the hardware differs from the above picture since we have improved the system see picture below and blocking block 4 guide block for cord complete with ...

Page 27: ...m long The dobby hooks are located between two uprights The rear upright has two holes in it for the support of the dobby head Put a carriage bolt from the inside through the top hole You need to lift the cords one by one over the head of the carriage bolt Slide a washer the 12 mm spacer bushing and another washer over the end of the carriage bolt Tighten the nut until the square part of the bolt ...

Page 28: ...y head and the dobby hooks Take the assembled chain of selection bars and put the first one in the groove on top of the dobby roller The grey pegs that connect the selection bars are sturdier than the black ones which are used to program the pattern Turn the top of the dobby roller towards the top of the loom Guide the first selection bar between the guide disks These are two washers situated just...

Page 29: ...obby roller and make sure that the pegs on the selection bar push the dobby hooks forward Loosen the nut of the upper carriage bolt that connects the dobby head to the loom and now you can fine tune the location of the dobby head relative to the dobby hooks The pegs need to push the dobby hooks so far that they almost touch the dobby knife When this has been accomplished tighten the nut of the car...

Page 30: ...the bolt through the hole at the other end of the treadle and slide the large washer around the lag bolt Watch out that the head of the lag bolt sits on the same side as the screw you just installed Tighten the lag bolt to the front of the left upright Again you choose the hole depending on the position the foot rail has been mounted You can let the other end of the treadle rest on the lower buffe...

Page 31: ...r the lifting treadle This block will prevent you from pushing both treadles at the same time In the neutral position there is about 1 4 5 10 mm space between the locking block and depressed treadle Make the cord between locking block and dobby treadle longer or shorter to adjust the neutral position of the locking block Fine adjustment can be by turning the knurled nut shown on the previous pictu...

Page 32: ... reversing disk to it Take the guide block with three pulleys and disassemble the carriage bolt with one pulley Put the carriage bolt from the inside through the lower back rail of the castle Slide the guide block the two washers and the pulley onto the carriage bolt Tighten the cap nut while the guide block points in about the same direction as on the picture ...

Page 33: ...crew eye on top of the reversing disk and attach the second or third hole of the threaded hook Do the same with the other anchor cord at the bottom of the reversing disk With the white nylon nuts you can adjust the length of the cords Now connect the reversing disk with the dobby treadle Put the hook with washer and knurled nut from the bottom through the eye of the treadle and hook the cord to it...

Page 34: ...s to go around the higher of the two lower pulleys and then over the third pulley and up The cord has to go over the highest pulley on the dobby head The anchor needs to be attached to two of the four rollers that are on the back of the wooden knob on the dobby roller Make a loop in the other anchor cord and attach it to the other side of the anchor ...

Page 35: ...ion by screwing the remaining 4 x 30 mm screw into the guide block Now is the time to adjust the proper position of the reversing disk and the tension in the cords see next picture The tension of the anchor cords can be a little less than the tension in the dobby knife cords The cords are connected to each other with the anchor so the tension in both cords is the same If you tighten one cord the t...

Page 36: ...turn the dobby roller a quarter turn If you put the spring on the other end of the brace the dobby roller will turn in the other direction By reversing direction you can weave your programmed pattern in mirror image i e weave forward or backwards Use always more than ten selection bars If your pattern needs less than repeat the pattern on a longer chain of selection bars The round stickers can be ...

Page 37: ... wire The ends of the steel wire are bent 90 degrees and the ends are put into a small hole in the end of the shaft bars Putting the side of the shaft into and out of the hole of the shaft bar is a little tricky The groove at the end of the shaft bars have a specific shape so that the shaft end snaps into place the moment it is at the proper depth in the shaft bar When you remove a shaft end you n...

Page 38: ... groove Now you can lower the shaft again Repeat this process for all shafts If you want to remove heddles you do the same procedure in reverse Make sure you always take care to put the four twist ties back on before you remove heddles from the shaft bars Blocking the brake pedal during the beaming up of the warp During the beaming up of the warp you need to keep the brake pedal pushed down or it ...

Page 39: ...hile tying on the warp the breast beam becomes blocked by the cords that are connected from the spring arms to the front posts of the loom The moving breast beam You use the moving breast beam to set the warp tension As long as you do not change the settings you will weave the whole warp with the same tension The warp tension can be adjusted by shortening or lengthening the spring cords or by usin...

Page 40: ...ob for manual operation 45 degrees and push down the shed treadle and then let the treadle go up again 4 The frontal shafts move less and are subjected to less force If you do not use all the shafts it is advisable to leave the shafts in the rear un used 5 It is very important that the steel guides at the ends of the shafts are properly placed into the shaft bars and that the cords are lying in th...

Page 41: ... a Phillips screwdriver not supplied with the loom When the bolts are loose you can adjust the shaft in relationship to the cords and by doing so to the dobby hook Tighten the bolts again while the shaft is in its lowest position and the head of the blocking screw is 2 3 mm 1 16 3 32 above the blocking plate One shaft sticks 10 mm about 1 2 above the other shafts while it is in its lowest position...

Page 42: ...ratchet wheel of the cloth beam The apron rod of the cloth beam hits one of the spring arms The roller of the mechanical dobby does not come into the next position completely when you push down the treadle Possible causes You do not push in the dobby treadle far enough The cord between the treadle and the reversing disk is too loose or too tight The position of the reversing disk is not properly a...