Ashford Table Loom Mods

Mods for an Ashford table loom

The sectional beam dividers allow loading a warp with sectional tools like AVL's warping wheel or a spool rack. In addition to the dividers, you will need 4 dowels that fit the holes. I drilled mine for 5/16" dowels. I recommend using the second or third holes from the center to give room for the knots in the warp end. To insert the dowels, the side of the loom must be removed. I used hot glue to keep the dividers in place. You will need 13 copies and 12 'leashes' to use the full width.

The beater ramp provides a raceway for the shuttle to make passing the shuttle easier and safer as the shuttle cannot drop through the warp. This does limit how forward the fell line can be because the shelf will hit the warp but this can be limited by narrowing the shelf a bit. The beater-ramp-support part snaps on the bottom of the beater. You will need 2 of each beater ramp part. Slide them outside of the warp to keep them from interfering with the warp. The beate