Small but Mighty. Named after David and Goliath, David is a compact 8 harness loom loaded with functionality. The David, a unique sinking 2-inch (5cm) shed jack loom, has become a very popular alternative as an entry level floor loom. David is a compact eight harness loom that looks modest, but with tremendous functionality, it surpasses many large floor looms. Smooth and light-weight treadles due to a cam system give the David treadles a mechanical advantage. Weaving on this loom gives you a real appreciation for the word balance.
Like a counter balance or a jack loom, it has a singular tie-up. All harnesses that are not pulled down by a treadle are lifted by an ingenious spring system. The spring system also results in easy treadling: once the treadle is pushed down, the weight of your leg is sufficient to keep the shed open.
Available sizes, each equipped with 8 harnesses (shafts) and 800 heddles:
- David 90 - 8: 35″ (90 cm) weaving width
Key Features:
- 5 inch shed
- The sliding beater offers a shuttle race
- The sliding beater has the advantages of a standing beater. It has a shuttle race, it is adjustable in height and it stays back, close to the shafts to get the optimal shed. At both sides the beater is guided with special bearings along a stainless steel rod. By adjusting the position of the rods you can adjust the height of the beater.
- Made of lacquered beech
- Castle section comes pre-assembled
Loom Package includes:
- 800 Texsolv heddles (280 mm)
- a stainless steel reed 40-10 (metric)
- tie-up and lease sticks
- sixteen warp sticks
- a built-in raddle
- The friction brake for the warp beam comes standard with the loom.
Dimensions (wxdxh)
David 90: 42” x 33 1/2” x 50” (107 x 85 x 127 cm)
Weight
David 90: 77 lb (35 kg)
New Louet David 3 (90cm) - with FREE BENCH
We don't just deliver you boxes and hope for the best!
We will help problem solve, trouble shoot, and provide technical support from start to finish. We care for our customers and your weaving experience. As weavers, we have used all the products too.
if you would like your loom delivered assembled enquire about our "Loomin Easy" service.
Improvements of the David 3:
- It has a sturdier frame: the front posts, the main uprights and the foot rail are 27 mm thick (was 21 mm).
- Standing beater, with a hinge point close to the floor, the result is smooth movement and a favorable pivot radius to strike the fell line.
- The hinge hooks of the beater are mounted on the loom and not on the beater uprights. This makes it easier to remove and replace the beater.
- The warp beam and the cloth beam have a larger diameter. This requires fewer revolutions to wind your warp beam and therefore less tension discrepancies in the warp threads. The sectional warp kit now has space for 4 bars that attach to the warp beam, instead of 3. This improves assembly and function.
- We have added a new cloth beam advance lever. It has a magnet that holds the pawl in the ratchet wheel, allowing you to advance more fabric with one movement of the handle.
- The breast beam has countersunk holes to make it easier to mount the beam on the front posts.
- The tie-up cords for the treadles are permanently connected to the lams and can be moved above the treadles where you need them. The screw heads on the treadles are slightly smaller, making it easier to hook on the cords.
- The tension brake on the warp beam is no longer an accessory, but standard. The brake disc is much larger and is now also a crank handle with which you can wind on your warp. The handle rotates in the disc, not in your hand.
- You can now adjust the shaft height with a knurled nut and the horizontal adjustment with a screw. Therefore the small texsolv pins in the cords are no longer needed.
- Folding the David is easier and there are no loose parts that can get lost.
- We include two wooden raddle covers that you can slide over the raddle. These are useful for inserting the warp threads into the raddle and then they close the raddle when winding on your warp.
- Two side clamps are included and useful when setting up and threading the warp.
- In addition to the assembly instructions, there are instructions on how to dress the loom.