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Gilmore
Compact Looms
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Loom
shown is a Compact 40 inch, 8 harness
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time tested Compact series of looms
have been produced since the 1960's.
They have the strength and weight to
easily do rugs and blankets as well
as any fine weavings. The handcrafted
parts are of the finest woods and are
all still milled from quality lumber
at our Stockton shop. Mr. Gilmore designed
the Compact series so they would
be versatile and yet not take up a lot
of room. By swinging from the bottom,
the beater tightly packs the weft
threads with little effort. In
addition the beater has a built in "shuttle
race" that allows the shuttle
to ride, not only on the lower shed
threads, but also on a wide supported
guide. Treadles are well spaced and
easy to work. Texsolv treadle tie-ups
are simple and easily to do, and in
the jack loom tradition produce an
excellent rising shed. Frames, or shafts,
are built light and strong to hold flat
steel or inserted eye heddles that smoothly
guide, not wear, all varieties of warp
fibers. Built for professionals or novice
weavers these looms continue the Gilmore
jack loom tradition as the best quality
looms made.
More details: The
Compact Loom series are made mostly
of hard eastern maple. The cloth beam, warp beam, and the harnesses are of poplar, allowing them to
be strong, straight and light. These
looms are sturdy,
yet compact enough to move from place
to place. The warp beam easily comes off its
brackets and the brackets swing down.
The back top beam folds
up so the loom can fit through a standard doorway. The front bar (breast
beam) comes off steel pins so you can get closer to the heddles
and the treadles for easier threading and doing tie ups. The
cloth beam and warp beam braking system
is a ratchet gear and awl (dog) type.
A new improvement prevents the
warp beam from spinning when the tension
is released. And the looms are
now designed to stop any harnesses from
lifting under high warp tension conditions.
A specially
designed beater bar lock that will not
harm the beater legs, and beater cushions are installed as standard
equipment. Either 4 harness (shaft) or 8 harness models are available. These looms
come in true weaving widths of 26", 32", 40" and 46".
Included with each loom is a 10 dent stainless steel
reed, a sley hook, a Gilmore shuttle with bobbin, 2 lease sticks, 50 heddles per
harness (shaft), and two dozen
Texsolv tie up sets All models can be equipped with sectional
beam bars and many other accessories
(see the information BELOW the
following table and the other products section
of this site).
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Standard
specifications
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LOOM MODEL
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HARNESSES
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TRUE WEAVING WIDTH
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TREADLES
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OPENED DIMENSIONS L
X H X D
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26 inch
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4
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26 inches
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6
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34 x 38 x 34
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26 inch
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8
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26 inches
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10
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34 x 38 x 36
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32 inch
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4
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32 inches
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6
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40 x 38 x 34
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32 inch
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8
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32 inches
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12
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40 x 38 x 36
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40 inch
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4
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40 inches
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6
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48 x 38 x 34
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40 inch
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8
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40 inches
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12
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48 x 38 x 36
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46 inch
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4
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46 inches
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10
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54 x 38 x 34
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46 inch
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8
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46 inches
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14
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54 x 38 x 36
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Compact
Loom Accessories
 Loom
shown is a 32 inch, 8 harness Compact Loom. It has a Top Tray, a
Cloth Pocket,and sectional beam bars installed.
Gilmore
Bench The Gilmore Bench is made of solid hardwood
maple. The top is 13 1/2 in. x 30 in.. The
bench is tilted to the front making it easier on your back and to allow more comfortable treadle contact.
Bench height is 22 1/2" in the front and 23" in
the back. The drawer has maple ends and
poplar sides and It slides through both ends for easier access. 
Sectional Beam Bars Sectional beam
bars can either be installed with a new ordered loom, or can be
ordered as a kit to be installed on any Gilmore Compact Loom warping
beam. They
are made of poplar and have 3/8" dowels spaced on 2" centers
(see photo of compact loom above). If you are adding them on to
a regular warping beam you can roll your old straps up and
tie them down, in case you wish to change back. (Special
note: Some older Compact looms have shorter Warp Beam Brackets
that do not hold the Warp Beam out far enough to add the extra
3 1/4" height of the Sectional Beam Bars kit. Measure
the space between the Warp Beam "wings" and the loom. (Click
here to jump to a photo).
New Warp Beam Brackets are 9 1/4 " long )(See the Sectional
Beam Bars section on the "Price List" page for more information) Free Standing Second Warping Beam The
Free Standing Beam slides into and against the back of a Compact
Loom. It provides a second back Top Beam Bar and a second warping
beam. The brake system is a cable friction one that allows the second
warp and the primary warp to stay tight together. The second beam
can also be made into a sectional beam.
Removable Top Tray (see photo of compact loom above) The top tray is slanted forward so it does not
get in the way of the lifting harnesses. It is removable from the top and the
side brackets come off. It is made of hardwood
maple, with a solid poplar bottom. Optional fluorescent light mounted
under the tray is also available. Note: This tray is NOT a product available
in kit form. It can only be built and installed on a loom brought to our factory.
Front Beam Cloth Pocket (see photo of compact
loom above) This
pocket is made to fit Gilmore Compact looms. A sturdy canvas cloth is supported by steel bars and hardwood
maple ends. This allows you to have all your shuttles and accessories within easy reach.
Front/Back Raddle The Front/Back Raddle is a raddle that can be mounted on either the front (breast)
beam or the back top
beam. It will fit all Gilmore Compact looms. When mounted on the beams it can be set to be an open raddle or a closed raddle. It comes with a set of special clamps that will not hurt the
beams. It can also
take the place of the reed in the shuttle race reed slot. Mounted
closed raddle
Mounted open raddle

Warp Tensioner The Warp Tensioner attaches to the back
top beam of the Gilmore loom. It comes with two cards that are used for different
sized threads. By varying the way you wrap the threads around the guide dowels
you can vary the tension of the treads for sectional warping.
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