For those of you who work on looms, I wanted to let you know of a source I've found for ratchet and pawl sets. There is a community of people who do 3D printing and one of the members, Railroad Tom, designed this ratchet and pawl set to my specs and printed it up for me in strong plastic. It is available for purchase directly from him, or you can have him make one up to your specs. I'm using it for my 3d weaving. Tom lives in Germany and is very nice to work with. He does drawings for you to review and approve, and there is a small design fee for that. I have already paid for the design fee for this set, so you can just purchase it. He can also print in metal, but the price would be considerably more. Here is the link: https://www.shapeways.com/product/SSJ2TXEAP/ratchet-mechanical-part-for-a-3d-weaving-loom?optionId=62898867
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