Today I finished the harness hanger replacements on the Jano loom. The original hangers are .125″ diametre. But they were brittle with age and snapped off when I went to remove them from the harnesses, which I was refinishing. They were badly rusted as well. I used a very hard, galvanized fencing wire I have to manufacture new hangers. it is .110″ diametre and looks like it will work very well…
I also finished making a new beater made out of maple. It will darken into the traditional maple honey-colour with age…
And I added rubber feet to the legs. The original casters were porcelain-like, broken, water damaged, and needed replacing. I used soft rubber cups designed to be slid over smaller-diametre, cylindrical chair legs. I turned these cups over, trimmed off much of the cup, lightly sanded them on a sander, drilled a hole, and screwed them onto the legs. They are a very nice addition…
