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Spring assembly tips and information
Barrel nuts
For the assembly of the looms, we use barrel
nuts and bolts or threaded ends to connect two
parts. These cylinder shaped nuts have a slot
on one of the flat sides. Always insert the barrel
nut into the wooden part, so that the slot in the
barrel nut is visible. The slot shows the direction
of the threaded hole in the nut. With a flat
screwdriver you can turn the barrel nut so that it
is positioned properly to catch the bolt. If you
have a problem inserting the bolt into the barrel
nut, try turning the barrel nut 180 degrees. This
usually helps.
Carriage bolts
In other locations, we use carriage bolt to
assemble wooden parts. These bolts have a
square enlargement (neck) under the bolt head.
When you tighten the nut on the bolt, this
square neck locks into the wood to prevent the
bolt from turning. In some instances, you will
notice, that the bolt is just a little too short for
assembly with the washer and nut. We advise
you to put the nut on the bolt without the
washer, and then tighten the nut sufficiently, so
that the square neck pulls into the wood. At this
stage, unscrew the nut, install the washer and
then replace and secure the nut again, tightly.
Alternatively, you can carefully tap against the
bolt head with a hammer, until the bolt head is
secured into the wood.
Washers and spacers
For the proper operation of the loom, it is very
important that you follow the correct assembly
sequence of the bolts, washers and spacers.
Please carefully follow the instructions.
To help you, we have assembled all the
washers and spacers in the hardware bags in
the right sequence.
Wood screws
Where wood screws are used, we have pre-
drilled holes in the wood. The screws will cut
their own thread into these holes. Please note
however, that the screws are very sharp, and
will cut into the full wood outside the pre-drilled
holes, if you miss the pre-drilled hole during
assembly. However if this happens, you will
notice that after a couple of turns, it becomes
very hard to turn the screw. There is even a
chance that the screw will twist off. Moreover,
the parts will be assembled in the wrong
location.
If you have to assemble and disassemble the
loom several times, make sure that the wood
screw turns in the same thread again which
was cut the first time. If you do not follow this
instruction, the hole in the wood will become too
large for the screw. To find this screw thread,
turn the screw anti clock wise, until you "feel"
the screw "drop" into the threaded part in the
wood.
Tools
All parts used for the loom are metric. To
facilitate the assembly, we have included two
wrenches (10 mm for M6, 13 mm for M8), a
socket-head screw wrench and a pz2 cross
head screwdriver (not a Phillips head!).
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