First in a series of screw tests. I'm designing a 3D printed loom and am documenting the design process. I have already come up with the preliminary shape of the thing, but shall keep that under wraps until I'm ready to launch. I am currently attempting to make a 3D printed screw for operating the hinge. Currently the loom is designed with a 20mm wide screw and screw hole so I am working from this for the time being. The parameters I shall initially be varying are the thread size and the clearance (push). I have had good results printing a slot-together joint with a push of 0.125 so shall start from there. Standard dimensions will remain the same throughout all variations of 1.x, specific dimensions will be changed according to the results. Print setting will most likely stay the same, at least until I start narrowing down on Specific Parameters and feel perhaps the printing quality needs to be improved. Standard dimensions thread size 20 x 20mm Spec...
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2/80's cc mercerised cotton, 896 end warp on 12 shafts to be woven in a 3 block draft at 64 epi.
Blocks will be of 1/3, 2/2, 3/1 twill.
Not decided on the size of the blocks yet. As the colours are in sections of 64 ends, it occurs to me now the 64 doesn't divide by 3. Or rather, it does but leaves a remainder. I'll figure it out on monday.