Lego Mechanical Loom

The finished mechanical loom, designed for Fana’briques 2012 exhibition which took place the 29th, 30th June 2012.

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After the first attempt to build a mechanical loom, I decided to continue to develop the loom and figure out the problem. Reminder of the problem : sometime, the shuttle doesn’t pass through the threads, induce a blocking of the system. Thus, I have decided to change the system of launched shuttle for a system of pushed shuttle.

The system is very simple, a lever rotates on the primary shaft and makes contact with a cam one time per revolution. When this cam is pushed, it pulls on a rod which operates the main pushed system (green beam). This device allows the system to push the shuttle during the overall crossing through the threads. Even if the slider is a bit smaller, the reed is a bit wrong placed or the threads are a bit not enough tight, the shuttle is forced to pass through. Thanks to that, the system is always in contact with the shuttle, resulting in a significantly increasing of reliability.

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After two days of weaving, 70 meters of thread, the result is a 8cm*40cm fabric, not enough for a sock. You can watch it in the video during the fana’briques exhibition :

An French Interview I did on my loom at Fanabriques 2012 :

The building instructions are NOT planned to be built, the loom is taken apart but I work on a new mechanical loom, smaller and faster.

(20) Comments

    […] I was pretty impressed by this one. Displayed at the Fanabriques 2012 LEGO exhibition during June 2012, Nico71’s Lego loom uses only one motor! A lever rotates on the primary shaft and makes contact with a cam one time per revolution. When this cam is pushed, it pulls on a rod which operates the main pushed system (green beam). Read more here. […]

    Hi i want to know how can i make this loom or you can sell it to me or whatever i love it

    Thanx

    A new loom faster and smaller which doesn’t weave fabric but finished product : wristband. Regards

    Hello my name is Nikita Lego my hobby, I watched movie with Lego Mechanical Loom and I liked it very much. I would like to ask you a guide on how to do it.

    PLEASE make the directions available. I know an awful lot of yarn people who would love to be able to have the directions so that they can put their grown childrens Lego’s to good use instead of having them just sitting in the attic. Thank you 🙂

    […] at the Fanabriques 2012 LEGO exhibition this past June, Nico71′s Lego loom uses only one motor! The system is very simple, a lever rotates on the primary shaft and makes […]

    Congratulations!!!
    I have previously attempted a loom, but could not get the shuttle automated.
    You are a genius!

    It’s very interesting. When you notice the new mechanical loom, smaller and fast, I want to build your loom!!!!

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