For sale – AVL loom

16 shaft mechanical dobby – £2,000 ono
• AVL (built in Macclesfield, 1980s)
• 16 shafts
• 60” wide weaving width
• Sectional warp beam, 2nd back beam and cloth storage system
• Fly shuttle beater (not AVL)
• Integrated bench
• Sandpaper beam
• Tension box
• Reeds, box of pirns, pegs, lags, 1 flying shuttle included
108” wide with fly attached (70” without) x 70” tall, 60” deep
The original compuDobby box is available and needs replacement solenoids. Its operational condition is unknown.

The loom is currently available to try at my workshop at Farfield Mill, Sedbergh, Cumbria (20 mins from Junction 37 M6) but I need to break it down by the middle of May as I’m downsizing to a smaller space. Viewing / trying out during opening hours, Wed-Sun 10.30-4pm
Please email me – info@alisharman-weaver.co.uk – for further info or to arrange a time to visit as I’m not in every day. Buyer to collect – I’ll help you to dismantle it.

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