Laura Fry Weaving Studio

Category: air assist

  • Equipment Fail Part II

    Equipment Fail Part II

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    Laura Fry
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    Turns out my adventures with the loom were not over once the fly shuttle was working properly once again. As part of the diagnostic process Doug had turned up the oil flow on the oiler and while following hoses hither and thither I guess the routing of the exhaust hoses got disturbed. All of that…

  • Mechanical Assistance

    Mechanical Assistance

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    Laura Fry
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    I wanted to show the rat’s nest of hoses and fittings of the air assist system, but this photo really doesn’t do it justice – it all looks quite tame and tidy here.  Believe me, it is much more tangled and complex than this photo actually shows! Currently reading Ghost Story by Jim Butcher

  • Four Boxes

    Four Boxes

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    Laura Fry
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    Someone emailed me today asking if the four box fly shuttle was really useful or if it was ‘overkill’ as her friends were advising her. 🙂 When I ordered the loom originally (1983) I ordered it with the double box fly shuttle. Over the years, I found the double box useful even though I didn’t…

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