Louet David - Beater, Shelf, and Breast Beam Setup

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Install the breast beam. The metal dowels onto
of the front posts will fit in its holes.
The plastic foil has to be removed from the
reed. You can take the reed out of the beater,
after you pull the top beater bar upwards.
Next when you push down the top beater bar
at one end completely, you can also take out
the top beater bar.
The lower beater bar can be a nice support for
your arms while threading the warp through the
heddles, but that is a matter of personal
preference. You can also turn the beater
completely away to the backside of the loom,
after you removed the breast beam.
Install the shelf, which was packed with the
beater.
The hole in the shelf has to be located at the
right back side.
This hole in the shelf is meant to store the
locking pin.
Tips:
If you have to add heddles or to remove
heddles from a shaft, you have to block the
wooden discs by inserting the locking pen. In
this situation the springs give no tension on the
system.
It is neat to insert a knitting needle at the left
side through all the cords that the upper shafts
bars are connected to. Now when you unhook
an upper shaft bar at that side, its cord will stay
in place.