Megado Mechanical Dobby - 16 or 32 Shaft | Louet
Experience effortless creativity with the Megado Mechanical Dobby by Louet, featuring advanced engineering and a choice of 16 or 32 shafts to suit your weaving needs.
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As a fibre artist, you might have felt the constraints of traditional looms: tangled threads, limited patterns, or exhausting setups. It can sometimes seem like the loom is working against your creative flow, leaving you more frustrated than inspired. But it doesn't have to be this way. Meet the Louet Megado Mechanical Dobby loom, your new partner in creative expression.
Designed with unique innovations, this loom is your key to unlocking endless weaving possibilities. With options of 16 or 32 shafts and an easy-to-use mechanical dobby system, crafting intricate patterns has never been more accessible. You’ll find weaving becomes almost intuitive, turning what was once a chore into pure joy.
KEY FEATURES AND BENEFITS
- Easy selection of shaft combinations with mechanical dobby
- Smooth, light pedal operation for ongoing comfort
- Pre-assembled complex castle section for quick setup
- Adjustable main pedal to suit your weaving style
- Constructed from durable lacquered ash hardwood for lasting beauty
- Includes a large shelf and built-in raddle for convenience
- Experience controlled warp tension with the moving breast beam
- 1 x Megado Mechanical Dobby
- 1 x Large shelf
- 1 x Built-in raddle
- 1 x Stainless-steel reed 40-10 (10 dpi)
- 900 to 1700 premounted heddles (390 mm)
- Lease and tie-up sticks
- 16 x Warp sticks
- Available with 16 or 32 shafts
- Weaving widths: 40, 70, 90, 110, and 130 cm
- Made of lacquered ash hardwood
- Mechanical dobby with pegs system
- Includes stainless-steel reed 40-10 (10 dpi)
Dobby looms have a dobby system, which is used to program the shaft combinations for the weave pattern. Dobby is short for ′′draw boy′′ which refers to the weaver’s helper who was used to control the warp thread by pulling on draw threads. The dobby mechanism replaces the treadle/lam combination of the traditional floor looms. The performance of a multi-harness loom is vastly improved by using a dobby mechanism, as it overcomes the major problems associated with the use of a large number of treadles.
A dobby loom allows you to select the combination of shafts for every shed opening you wish to make. The great advantage of a dobby loom is that it avoids the necessity and the labour involved in making multiple tie-ups to treadle positioned underneath a loom. An investment in a Louet Dobby ensures many years of comfortable and productive weaving. The mechanical dobby is a program bar with a pegs system. The numbered holes in the program bars correspond with the shafts of the loom. If you want a shaft to be lifted, you place a peg in the corresponding hole of the program bar. The number of program bars forming the chain can be adapted to the weave pattern. However, if the number of program bars becomes very large, you may want to consider an electronic dobby.
Both Octado and Megado looms feature a countermarch shed. This is accomplished by lifting the back beam at the same time as the shafts are being lifted. The beam movement also compensates for changes in warp tension as the shed is made. An innovative construction ensures the action of the well-balanced pedal is very light in operation. This main pedal and also the optional weaving bench are adjustable in height to accommodate the weaver’s physical requirements.
Of course, the Octado and Megado loom also have the Louet moving breast beam, just like the Spring and Delta looms. This unique warp tension control system allows the weaver to set and check the warp tension each time the warp is advanced. These innovative design features give our Octado and Megado looms an indisputable advantage over other competitive looms. No other multi-harness loom treadles as light and creates as large a shed, even with very high tension on the warp.
Louet - How to Assemble Your Louët Megado Loom
Watch Dave as he assembles a Louët Megado weaving loom from the box. You'll see every step of the process! Includes instructions for installing the electronic dobby, if this is an option you selected for your loom. A fabulous accompaniment to our written assembly manual.
The mechanical dobby system uses program bars with pegs to select harness combinations for each shed, eliminating the need for multiple treadles.
The countermarch shed ensures even tension and clear sheds, enhancing weaving quality and ease.
The Megado is available in weaving widths of 40 cm, 70 cm, 90 cm, 110 cm, and 130 cm.
The Megado can be configured with either 16 or 32 shafts, allowing for complex weave structures.
The Megado is constructed from lacquered ash hardwood, providing durability and aesthetic appeal.
Yes, with up to 32 shafts, the Megado allows for nearly unlimited possibilities in complex weaving patterns.
No, you need to decide whether you wish to have a mechanical or computer dobby loom at purchase.
The loom includes a large shelf, built-in raddle, stainless-steel reed, lease and tie-up sticks, and warp sticks.
The floating breast beam ensures equal warp tension each time you advance your warp, enhancing the weaving experience and quality of the cloth produced.
The Megado requires no special maintenance. However, it is advisable to check the tightness of all bolts, nuts, and screws after a couple of months. This is particularly important when the loom is standing in a dry environment. Repeat this at least once a year.