I was over at the shop this week, and picked up the closest thing to
a manual that Macomber has. I have scanned the set up instructions for both the Type B and CP Looms. I hope this helps those folks that are restoring older looms. I am happy to post images if you send them.I spoke with Eddie again about those tie-up super hooks. His advice for those of you using the newer hooks on the older lamms, is to be sure that they are "crimped" tightly at the bend. Since the older lamms are fatter, they will tend to push out the hook. Thus you will have troubles with the hooks falling off or catching on adjacent lamms. Hope this helps!
Here's a note from a reader..a historical tid bit for fun: " I don't know if you are aware of this, but 'way back "when" Macomber used to supply a hex beam that made it possible to use the Structo ready-wound spools with a Mac! Last Summer I purchased a 50-yr-old "baby" with all the extras still with it and, lo and behold, one of the hex beams! I used a lot of Structos in my teaching and had worked out a way to re-fill empty spools as if they were sections of a sectional beam. I had had the tension box on the back
beam of my big Macomber and a small metal Structo clamped to the breast beam, but am going to experiment today with using the Baby Mac to do that.Anyway, just a little Macomber trivia for you!!!Nancy C.
That's it for now...gotta get back to threading, half way done!
Peace, Sarah
Hi My Name is Linda, I tried to copy this page and the older manual for the Loom in your July blog and could not get a clear copy of it. I have one of your older Macomber looms (24' Baby loom) and Have been looking for the manual that I have not found. Is there any way you could send me a copy of that manual that I could read, Please, My e-mail address is irishredhorse@mac.com..... Thank you Linda from Ohio....
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