Schacht Trestle Floor Stand User manual

Brand: Schacht

Model: Trestle Floor Stand

Type: User manual

Schacht Trestle Floor Stand is designed to support various Schacht looms, including Flip, Standard Rigid Heddle, and Tapestry Looms. It provides a stable and adjustable platform for your loom, allowing you to work comfortably and efficiently. With its sturdy construction and easy-to-assemble design, the Trestle Floor Stand is an essential accessory for any weaver.

Some of the key features of the Trestle Floor Stand include:

Adjustable height: The stand's adjustable bars allow you to customize the height of your loom to suit your preference and the specific project you are working on.
Sturdy construction: The stand is made from durable materials, ensuring that it can withstand the weight of your loom and provide a stable work surface.

Some of the key features of the Trestle Floor Stand include:

Adjustable height: The stand's adjustable bars allow you to customize the height of your loom to suit your preference and the specific project you are working on.
Sturdy construction: The stand is made from durable materials, ensuring that it can withstand the weight of your loom and provide a stable work surface.

TresTle Floor sTand

Assembly InstructIons

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TresTle sTand shown wiTh Flip loom and Flip Trap

– 2 –

PARTS

2 uprights

2 bases

2 adjuster bars

2 cross braces

TOOLS NEEDED

Phillips screwdriver

Hammer

Flathead screwdriver (optional)

5/16” drill bit (for tapestry looms)

HARDWARE

2 -- 3½” trusshead machine screws

2 -- 2½” trusshead machine screws

2 -- 2” trusshead machine screws

4 -- barrel nuts

2 -- wing nuts

2 -- washers

2 -- large fender washers

2 -- ¾” nylon spacers

2 -- 1¼” nylon spacers

2 -- 1¼” round black knobs

2 -- 2” round black knobs

2 -- 2½” round black knob

For standard RH and Tapestry looms:

2 -- oblong black T-knobs

2 -- 2½” carriage bolts

2 -- propeller nuts

Stand hardware is included for Flip,

Standard Rigid Heddle, and Tapestry

Looms. Not all parts will be used.

BEFORE YOU START

All non-folding rigid heddle looms,

as well as Flip looms built before late

February 2010, do not have a thread-

ed insert in the loom sides. Contact

your dealer or Schacht for an Insert

Kit and instructions.

TAPESTRY LOOMS:

■On the loom sides, locate the holes

about 3” above the bottom bar (see the

tapestry loom assembly manual).

■On both sides of the loom, ream out the

hole using a 5/16” drill bit.

■From the inside of the loom, insert the

propeller nuts into the holes.

ATTACH THE CROSS BRACES

TO THE BASES

■Orient both bases with the large

holes facing each other.

■Orient the cross braces with the

angled sides facing away from each

other as shown in the diagram.

■Use 2½” trusshead (TH) machine

screws and barrel nuts to attach the

cross braces to the bases as shown

in the diagram.

■As you continue assembling the

carriage bolt

trusshead

machine screw

T-knob

2½” TH

machine screw

2½” TH machine

screw

barrel

nut

barrel

nut cross brace

base

large hole small hole

base

aTTach cross braces To bases

angled side

outside left side of

Flip loom

black threaded insert

front cross brace

check For black Threaded

inserT (Flip loom shown)

TresTle Floor sTand

– 3 –

slot

T-knob

place loom on sTand

upright

barrel nut barrel nut

3½” TH

machine screw

wide side

of slot

upright

narrow side

of slot

aTTach uprighTs To bases

1¼” round knob

aTTach adjusTer bars To The sTand

threaded insert

in upright

adjuster bar fender washer

stand, keep the left side cross brace in

front as shown in the diagrams.

ATTACH THE UPRIGHTS

TO THE BASES

Keep the left side cross brace in front and

positioned as shown in the diagram.

■Position the wide side of the slot

in the top of the upright toward the

outside of the base.

■Use the 3½” TH machine screws

and barrel nuts to attach the uprights

to the bases.

ATTACH THE ADJUSTER BARS

TO THE STAND

■Place a large fender washer on a 1¼”

round black knob.

■Insert the knob into the long slot on the

adjuster bar.

■With the adjuster bar on the outside

of the stand, fasten the knob into the

threaded insert in the stand upright.

■Repeat for the other side.

PLACE THE LOOM ON THE STAND

Keep the left side cross brace in front and

positioned as shown in the diagram.

FLIP:

■Unscrew the oblong T-knobs on the

Flip loom about half an inch.

■Slide the T-knobs into the slots in the

tops of the uprights.

■If the bolt in the T-knob is not long

enough to place the loom on the stand, re-

move it and replace it with a 2½” carriage

bolt. Be sure to orient the square head of

the carriage bolt with the hole in the loom

side.

RIGID HEDDLE:

■From the inside of the loom, push a

2½” carriage bolt through the hole in the

middle of the loom side.

■With a hammer, tap the carriage bolt

into the wood.

■Loosely fasten the oblong T-knob to the

bolt.

■Slide the T-knobs into the slots in the

tops of the uprights.

– 4 –

TAPESTRY:

■From the inside of the loom, push a

2½” carriage bolt through the hole in the

middle of the loom side.

■With a hammer, tap the carriage bolt

into the wood.

■Loosely fasten the T-knob to the bolt.

■Slide the T-knobs into the slots in the

tops of the uprights.

SECURE THE LOOM

ALL LOOMS:

Tighten the T-knobs so that the loom is

secure but can still swivel on the uprights.

ATTACH THE ADJUSTER BARS

TO THE LOOM

FLIP:

■Push the 2” round black knob

through the hole in the adjuster bar.

■Place a ¾” nylon spacer on the

threaded part of the knob.

■Fasten the knob into the insert in the

side of the loom.

TAPESTRY:

■Push the 2½” round black knob

through the hole in the adjuster bar.

■Place a 1¼” nylon spacer on the

threaded part of the knob.

■Fasten the knob into the insert in the

side of the loom.

RIGID HEDDLE:

■Push the 2½” round black knob

through the hole in the adjuster bar.

■Place a ¾” nylon spacer on the thread-

ed part of the knob.

■Fasten the knob into the insert in the

side of the loom.

SECURE THE CROSS BRACES

Keep the left side cross brace in front and

positioned as shown in the diagram.

ALL LOOMS:

■Locate the set of holes that are aligned

in the cross braces. The diagrams to the

right show the alignment of the cross

braces for the different looms.

■Put 2” TH machine screws through the

cross braces. Put a washer on the screw

and secure with a wing nut. •

Tapestry Loom 18”

Tapestry Loom 25”

Flip Loom 15”

Flip Loom 20”

Flip Loom 25”

secure The cross braces

washer

wing nut

2” TH machine

screw

2” black knob

front beam

aTTach adjusTer bars To loom

¾” nylon

spacer

adjuster

bar

Schacht Trestle Floor Stand User manual

Brand: Schacht

Model: Trestle Floor Stand

Type: User manual

Some of the key features of the Trestle Floor Stand include:

Adjustable height: The stand's adjustable bars allow you to customize the height of your loom to suit your preference and the specific project you are working on.
Sturdy construction: The stand is made from durable materials, ensuring that it can withstand the weight of your loom and provide a stable work surface.

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