I am looking for schemtics and detailed paper work on the  "
THE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE OF {8-SHAFT}TREADLE  LOOMS WITH DOBBY ATTACHMENT.
{HANDLOOMS}

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Clarification of Question by sageworksinc-ga on 13 Dec 2003 04:25 PST

Pls cant someone help here.

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 13 Dec 2003 06:56 PST

You probably need to get a copy of:

Handloom Weaving Technology: Revised and Updated
by Allen A. Fannin 

which is available at Amazon.com:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/155821612X/ref=sib_rdr_dp/002-3956061-7116018?%5Fencoding=UTF8&no=283155&me=ATVPDKIKX0DER&st=books#product-details

where you can find additional descriptions and reviews of the book,
and can also examine the book's Table of Contents, index, and a few
representative pages.

Will that meet your needs?

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Clarification of Question by sageworksinc-ga on 14 Dec 2003 10:34 PST

Thanks,
but really what i do need is internet resource or anything i can read online.

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 14 Dec 2003 17:11 PST

Hello again sageworksinc-ga,

The only place on-line that I can think of where you will find
detailed schematics of looms would be the US patent office.

They have a number of patents involving looms and a dobby apparatus, such as:

   
--Offset hook, balanced center shed dobby apparatus  

--Warp arrangement and carrier system for an automatic loom  

--Versatile hand loom (1)

--Versatile hand loom (2)



The patents include detailed schematics that can be viewed on-line
(after downloading a special free viewer that the Patent Office
provides a link for).

For instance, the "versatile hand loom (2)" patent includes detailed
drawings and 12 pages of description, including this summary:

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A versatile hand operated loom having features making it uniquely
suited for utilization in occupational therapy for hospitalized or
institutionalized persons. Simplified hand loom assembly dispensing
with the conventional shedding harness enables utilization of
simplified procedures in dressing and operating the loom, including
weaving of the fabric, removal, and setting up the subsequent weaving
operation for the same or a different pattern. The hand loom combines
a means for uniformly advancing a plurality of warp threads, shuttle
means for moving a weft thread in reciprocal motion across the path of
the advancing warp threads in a transverse direction, and means for
selectively arranging each of said warp threads in an upper or lower
position to form a shed through which the shuttle means passes, which
combine a movable warp thread holding means cooperating with a
preprogrammed pattern member moving in association with the
advancement of the warp threads to determine the relative position of
each warp thread in conformance with the program contained on said
pattern member, whereby a woven fabric of predetermined weave and
pattern is obtained. The means for selectively arranging the warp
threads to form a shed is constructed to nest within the warp thread
advancing means and shuttle means which can be moved on a hinge to
permit access to the means for selectively arranging the warp threads.
Improved shuttle means and warping and dressing procedures are also
disclosed, as well as means for finger weaving on the hand loom
assembly.

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Please be aware that patents can make for extremely dense reading
material.  However, they are also chock full of information on things
like dobbys and looms.

You seem to be interested in a very specific sort of technology, and
it's difficult to know if these patents meet your needs or not. 
However, if the patent office seems a useful source of information for
you, I can post an answer to your question that includes detailed
directions for accessing the relevant information at the patent office
site.

Let me know if this would suit your needs.  

pafalafa-ga

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Clarification of Question by sageworksinc-ga on 16 Dec 2003 13:05 PST

i am not ok with this.

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 16 Dec 2003 13:25 PST

Thanks for getting back to me...I appreciate the clarity of your
response.  If you can think of another path for moving forward on your
question, please post a follow-up comment to let the researchers know
your thoughts.

Good luck.

pafalafa-ga

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Clarification of Question by sageworksinc-ga on 17 Dec 2003 04:26 PST

I am looking for schemtics and detailed paper work on the  "
THE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE OF {8-SHAFT}TREADLE  LOOMS WITH DOBBY ATTACHMENT.
{HANDLOOMS}
I need help on anything at all,schematics,text,articles anything