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Mighty Wolf
Assembly Instructions
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Parts Check List
Wrapped onto front beam:
3 - Wooden Apron Rods
2 - Wooden Lease Sticks (with holes)
Accessory pack:
1 - Brass Reed Hook
Heddles: 4-shaft=800, 8-shaft & 4
now-4 later=1000
1 - Warp Beam Crank Handle
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Hardware Packet:
1 - 3/8" cap nut and 1- 3/8" washer
for crank handle
2 - 1/2" x 1 3/4" beater pegs
2 -
3/4" round head phillips screws
14 - 29" Apron Cords
Tie-Up Cords: 4-shaft=24, 8-shaft & 4 now-4 later=80
Maintenance and Warranty Manual |
Unfolding the Loom
Remove all plastic wrap from the loom. Slightly loosen the two black
plastic fold knobs on both sides of the loom. Note:
Loosening knobs all the way will cause them to fall out. Generally, a
single turn will do. Hold on to the front and rear beams and pull them
together slightly. Pull the slide lock bars out toward the back of the
loom. Continue holding on to the front and rear beams and allow the
loom to unfold all the way. If there is a warp on the loom, you will
have to step on the brake release pedal while unfolding the loom. When
the loom is all the way down in the open position push the knobs down
to the bottom of the slots and tighten them.
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Folding the Loom
 Note: To prevent treadles from dragging on the floor when the loom is
folded, tie up every treadle to at least one tie-up cord. Loosen the
two black knobs (about 1 full turn) and pull up on them to start
folding the loom. With one hand on the rear beam and one hand on the
front beam, pull the loom together as far as it will go. Tighten the
two knobs. Push the slide lock bars in towards the front of the loom.
Attaching the Warp Beam Crank Handle
Remove the protective wood block from the warp beam crank rod (R) by
unscrewing it in a counter-clockwise direction. Place the 3/8" washer
(W) and then the metal crank handle on the rod (R) with the wooden
crank handle (H) facing out. Secure with the the 3/8" cap nut (N). To
engage the crank for turning the warp beam, pull the hexagonal hole of
the crank onto the hex head nut. When weaving the crank should be
pushed off of the cap nut.
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Attaching the Apron Bars
There is one cord for each hole in the cloth and warp beams. Insert
one end of a cord through a hole in the beam and pull the cord
through. Then insert the other end through the second hole in the cord
of the end that you just put through the beam. Pull firmly on the cord
to tighten (A). Repeat across the cloth beam and the warp beam. To
attach the apron bar to the apron cords, work from one end of the beam
across to the other side. First make a loop 4" from the end of the
apron cord. Insert this loop through the second hole in this cord, and
pull on this new loop until it is large enough to slip the apron bar
into (see point X, B). Slide the apron bar through the loop (C).
Repeat across, until all cords are attached to the bar. Attach the
other apron bar to its beam in the same way.
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Installing the Beater Pegs
 Tap the slotted end of the beater pegs (P) into the holes on the outer
side of each beater upright (U). From the inside of the beater side,
fasten each peg with a 3/4" round-head phillips screw.
Beater Adjustment
The height of your beater has been set at the factory to accommodate
most weaving situations. However, if necessary, it can be adjusted up
or down. To raise or lower the beater, loosen the two nuts (N) on the
inside of each side of the metal beater pivot. Hold the beater at the
desired height and retighten the two nuts on one side and then the two
nuts on the other side. Be sure that you have raised or lowered each
side of the beater the same amount.
Beater Pin
The small metal pin attached to the right front leg is used to hold
the beater upright during warping. Push the pin through the hole in
the leg and then through the slot in the beater side. Pull out the
beater pin and replace it in its holder before weaving or before
folding the loom.
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Installing the Heddles in the Shafts
 Remove the shafts from the loom by unscrewing the small hex nut on the
jack pin (located on the bottom inside of the shaft frame). Pull the
harness straight up and out of the loom. When you put the shaft back
in the loom, be sure to insert the jack pin back into the hole and
secure with the hex nut.
There are 800 heddles for a 4-shaft Mighty Wolf and 1000 for 8-shaft
and 4 now-4 later Mighty Wolfs. Without removing the heddles from
their holding bar, count out the desired number of heddles for the
first shaft and mark them with a tie around the center. Snap the black
clip off one end of each holding bar by by pressing down on the black
button on the reverse side.
Lay a shaft flat and release both the heddle bars from the hooks that
hold them in the middle of the shaft. Flex the heddle bars enough to
remove one end from the slot in the side of the shaft frame. Remove
the bars from the frame and lay them flat, next to the heddles on the
holding bar. Carefully slide the marked group of heddles from the
holding bar onto the heddle bars. Replace the heddle bars in the shaft
frame. Place approximately half of the heddles at each end of the
shaft and place the heddle bars back on the hooks. Put the shaft back
in the loom, and secure with the jack pin and hex nut. Repeat for the
other shafts. Note: the heddle bar hooks are 3/4" off the center.
These should line up when you replace the shaft frames.
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Tie-Up Cords
There is one tie-up cord for every lamm hole: 24 for a 4-shaft loom;
80 for an 8-shaft and 4 now-4 later looms. Loop one end of
each tie-up
cord through a hole in the lamm.
Tie the shafts to the treadle by slipping a tie-up cord into the slot
in the treadle. Work from the front lamm to the rear lamm for each
treadle. After you have completed your tie-up, check each treadle by
pushing it all the way to the floor and releasing it, making sure that
the knob of each tie-up cord is up against the treadle and that each
cord hangs straight down to the treadle.
Note: there is a 1/2" diameter depression on the underside of the top
end of each treadle to prevent the tie-ups from slipping off when the
loom is folded. The tie-ups should not be in this hole when weaving.
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Friction Brake Adjustment
 The friction brake can be adjusted by tightening or loosening the
eyebolt (E). This will increase or decrease the tension the spring
(R), which will in turn increase or decrease the tension on the brake
bar and the brake cable.
Note: always press down on the pedal while you are winding on the
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