I've just become the second owner of a 22" Harrisville 4H/6T ... which I bought from the weaver's estate. It appeared to be complete, but not quite assembled correctly. Getting it into the car, the harnesses came unhooked ... and now I have loose cables all over, both above the harnesses and above the treadles, and everything I've tried doesn't get them either level or functioning. I've ordered the manual from Harrisville ... but can anybody steer me in the right direction while I wait?
Each shaft has a "double" cable that separately runs from the hooks on the shafts over the top pulleys and is doubled down the side of the loom, where it hooks onto the chain that, in turn, hooks onto the single cable that runs under another pulley and across (and maybe over another pulley) and down to the center of the lamms. There is some adjusting to be done with the chain to position the shafts so the heddle eyes are below the breast and back beams. If the shafts are uneven left to right, you adjust the "double" cable above the chain by pulling it up or down on one side or the other to level up the shaft. Then slide the ring down to the end loop to secure it.
It might help to tie up the treadles so there is some downward pull on the shafts/lamms.
It might be easier if I could show you...
Texsolv, texsolv texsolv! The cure for all Harrisville quirks!
Dawn
I posted some pics to flicker here
http://www.flickr.com/photos/27014247@N0...
this is one pic, I think you can scroll through the others as well, there are four. It was kind of hard to get really good ones with a project going, but maybe it will help you see where stuff goes. If you need a specific picture, let me know.
Dawn-Can you say more about this? Do you use them everywhere or just in some places. I'd love to love my harrisvilles.
Thanks, everyone. The pics help a lot, the description helps a lot ... and I love texsolv! Dawn, can you say more about how / where to use it on a Harrisville? I love it on my Mecchia countermarche.
I converted all the cords and cables for the Harrisville looms to Texsolv at the store that I teach weaving at. I found the looms can be transported without loosing all the cable ties and is easily adjustable. The shaft cable that goes to the pulley gets a longer piece of texsolv and one shorter for the other side of the shaft (I took one extra long piece and put it on the loom and left a few inches extra for later adjustments) once I got that length correct I used it as a guide for the others, I cant rememer if the long piece also goes over the lower pulleys. I replaced all the treadle ties with texsolv. I will try to take pics but it really is quite simple, strong, easy to adjust and doesn't "jump" when transporting the loom. Highly recommend it. Don't know why Harrisville doesn't use it?
Dawn
Above is a pic, just figure out the direction of the cable and replace with texsolv, you will need as many arrow pegs as you have shafts for the side that adjusts, the texsolv has holes in it so you can insert the hooks to the shafts easily.
I have the same loom as you. The cables will adjust at the center cable clamp where you connect to the chains. The only problem I had was that the top castle warped and the pullies were sticking. I put a piece of wood across the top of the castle to separate it a little so the pullies turn easily. The instruction book from Harrisville Design is not very good in explaining important info. such as adjusting the harnesses..............Steve.
