Great Pics Sent by Another WD Owner

A reader has sent me some very helpful pictures of modifications he has made to his two Weaver's Delight looms. I thought others would get a kick out of seeing his ideas.

First is his brilliant invention for trapping the lobe of the star wheel in order to get it into position for the next pick. His device uses a rolling-pin assembly that slides in a diagonal slot to catch the lobe of the star wheel and pull the whole mechanism forward as far as it will go, getting the rack & star wheel into optimal position for the next pick. This prevents having to push the beater back so hard, which could prevent damage to the shafts in the long run. These 2 pics show how he built the same sort of thing for 2 different looms. On the top one you'll notice that the loom was missing the "A" bracket so he built a substitute for that as well:

Next is his simple and clever solution for using the spool racks. I mentioned that the spools would catch and bind. He uses a washer to keep them away from the central part of the rack that can catch them:

And last (so far) is his solution for measuring warp as it goes onto the loom. He uses what I think is a fishing line measuring device on his tension box:

Bravo! And thanks to this inventor for sharing your ideas with us!

Laura