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PostPosted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 10:56 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Just found my camera but the batteries are flat so have them on charge at the moment.
Wallace if you think that loom is bad wait till I get this one up.    
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LOL!!

Well I dunno if I'll be able to get me head around this one, never mind a bigger one
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Is it a hand loom or a power loom Tony?
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Is it a hand loom or a power loom Tony?


I can see lots of gears but no motor so I guess hand loom
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I think there was one which was a power loom. I do remember one at a watermill in Lyme Regis powered by a handle
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Wether thats the plans you have i don't know though.

But if it has gears and things it should be a power loom
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Wether thats the plans you have i don't know though.

But if it has gears and things it should be a power loom

Camera is charged now so tomorrow I will take photos and put them up.
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Thanks Tony!
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I think there was one which was a power loom. I do remember one at a watermill in Lyme Regis powered by a handle


Any model that is powered by handle, regardless of gears or not can easily be adapted to suit and engine or motor  
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Aye i know that Wallace, just wasn't sure if this was the set of plans Tony had
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Well if this works I'll drive it by the Bowman M101  
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What about the Fleishmann?
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Oh yeah I forgot about that  
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