Posted by Robert Lewis on Tuesday, 2 February 2010, at 12:44 p.m.:
The following equipment has been contributed to the guild to sell for the benefit of the guild. Schacht 24" loom, $200.00. Bernat 30" loom $200.00. Starners Craft 42" walnut loom $400.00. Crambrook 62" loom $2,300.00. Horizontal Warping Reel $100.00. Spool Racks $60.00 ea. Shipping is not included in the prices. The proceeds will be used for a new home or to support the guild workshops. If you are interested in any of these items, contact Robert Lewis, 941-929-0929 or email at ediebob@sprintmail.com.
Schacht 24" weaving width, four harness, six treadle floor loom with12 dent reed and flat steel heddles. Comes with 5 ½" x 13" side platform on one side with a 6" x 13" storage box on the other side. It is a Schacht conversion of a table loom to a floor loom with six treadles. There is some discoloration from water on the maple frame, but it has been totally refinished and is ready to weave. Can be taken apart for shipping.
Bernat loom, Jamaica Plains, MA. 30" weaving width, six harness, with space for two more, eight treadles, wire heddles and 15 dent reed. “X” design with floating lambs and will fold up to approximately 18" wide x 42" long x 54" high. Can be boxed for shipping.
Starners Craft, Gardner, PA. 42" weaving width, walnut counter balance loom, four harnesses, stainless steel heddles, and four treadles tied directly to the harnesses. Has a sectional back beam and comes with walnut bench with drawers at each end. The loom is 50" wide, 48" long, by 51" high. Can be disassembled for shipping.
Crambrook Model J-60-610, 1974, 62 inches wide, 4 harness, ten locking treadles with texsolve heddles, plain back beam, and loom bench. It comes with two reeds, 6 & 8 dent, a suspended tool shelf, spool rack attachment, a full length raddle and bench. It is currently disassembled in storage..
The front beam has been replaced. The loom is designed to be able to have 12 harnesses. Most of the parts to add two harnesses are there to increase it to a 6 harness loom. These pieces can be easily fabricated in a home shop to increase it to a 6, 8, or 12 harness loom. The loom is 75" wide, 60" long, by 66" high. Best if picked up or delivered but can be packaged for shipping.
Horizontal Warping Reel. It has a capacity of four yards on one rotation. The bars are 42" long that rotate inside a frame that is approximately 59" tall by 50" wide and the feet are 24" wide. Has cross pieces with three pegs for a beginning and ending the warp with crosses. Breaks down into lengths for shipping.
Spool Racks
Spool Rack, 51" tall, 29" wide with 20" wide feet. Is divided into three sections, two seven in sections and a 10" section and each section will hold 7 spools. The rods come out individually so the spools can be easily changed.
Spool Rack, 44" tall, 23" wide with 18" wide foot. Has a center wood piece that rotates with rods that extend 9" on each side of the center piece and will hold 10 spools on each side. Can be packaged for shipping.