One of the downsides of buying a used loom: sometimes things break. Back in December one of the rivets on the lamms severed right through.

See that one piece sticking out? Yeah, that's not supposed to go there.

I took it all apart down there and got that sad lamm off. With some great advice from a friend, I bought myself a rivet gun and got it all back together again. I think it took me a few weeks to get it all figured out and working again. Good as new!

Yet last night, another rivet did the same thing. So I took the bottom apart, got the lamm off, drilled out the old rivet, popped a new one in, and put it all back together again. This time though, I had it fixed and weaving again within an hour and a half. I really hope this doesn't keep happening, but really, an hour and a half. NOT F'IN BAD, if I say so myself.


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UPDATE: About 2 or 3 yards of weaving past that last post, another rivet broke off. :( I've been emailing Macomber for help now. Hopefully I can get to the bottom of this soon.