I am in the process to redoing all the heddles on my 16 shaft macomber. I am putting less heddles with big eyes for some work with rugs.
My old shafts (the first 8 that were on the loom when I bought it) have a wire on the side of the shaft that holds the heddle rod in place. My new shafts (the second 8 that I put on the loom after I bought it) just use the little brass paper holders. I have had problems finding this brass pieces in the office supply stores. Are there any other things that you have found to use to hold the heddle rods in place?