{{Projects infobox
|image           = Loom1.jpg
|designers       = Dan Schmidt
|date            = 2016
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|materials       = 
|transformations = 
|lifecycles      = 
|tools           = [[Wrenches]]
|parts           = [[Frames]], [[Nuts]], [[Bolts]], [[Plates]], [[End caps]], [[Axial bearings]], [[Keyed shafts]]
|techniques      = [[Tri joints]]
|files           = 
|suppliers       = 
|git             = 
}}

[[Category:Projects]]
[[Category:Textiles]]

=Introduction=
A loom is a device used to weave cloth and tapestry. The basic purpose of any loom is to hold the warp threads under tension to facilitate the interweaving of the weft threads. The precise shape of the loom and its mechanics may vary, but the basic function is the same. 

=Challenges=

=Approaches=
Weave clothing, satchels and sacks, straps, cords, and even defensive devices (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linothorax#University_of_Wisconsin-Green_Bay:_Linothorax_Project ​ )
* [https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2477654 Fully Working Rigid Heddle Loom]

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Loom2.jpg|Loom
Loom3.jpg|Loom
Loom4.jpg|Loom
Loom5.jpg|Loom
Loom6.jpg|Loom
Loom7.jpg|Loom
Loom8.jpg|Loom
Loom9.jpg|Loom
Loom10.jpg|Loom
Loom11.jpg|Loom
Loom12.jpg|Loom
Loom13.jpg|Loom
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==To draw==
* Heddle
* Shuttle

=Development targets=
* https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01M70FQON/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1&tag=replimat-20
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=References=
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loom Wikipedia: Loom]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heddle Wikipedia: Heddle]
* [https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/3411764.3445750 Enabling Personal Computational Handweaving with a Low-Cost Jacquard Loom]
* [http://reprap.org/wiki/Skeinosaur Github: Skeinosaur]
* [https://www.deanandbean.com/ Dean and Bean]