After considering a second beam for my Glimakra, I decided I wanted a weighted tension beam. I purchased an old LeClerc 45 inch loom for a pittance and stripped it. I joined a partial front beam to a partial back beam, added the tension brake drum AND the Ratchet tension end. I had to drill a new hole in the two Glimakra Bolsters to seat the warp beam ends. I added an apron and mounted it onto the regular back of the Glimakra, I then decided to remount it to the drawloom extension where it will sit on top of the sectional beam. I had the flip over the bolsters, drill holes through the drawloom extension and remount the new warp beam. There is 3/8 space between the position for the lower back beam and the new upper back beam. This project probably cost around $120.
