Children's Loom 16,5 x 22 cm

This is the 3D printed version of the popular children's loom.

Print instructions

This loom consists of 6 parts, but only 4 are essential (I hope I got all terms right- if someone knows better, feel free to comment).

• The Frame: The yarn can be mounted to one hole on the side and then threaded up and down between the merlons, while the head is installed, in the pit.
• The Head: is used to lift the yarn by rotating it in its pit.
• The Shuttle transports the yarn.
• The Reed is used to move and press the yarn down.

The optional parts:

• The Reed-Socket can be used to place the reed upright permanently under the yarn.
• The Thread Lock can be clipped over the upper merlons to avoid unthreading.

The components all together fit onto the MK3S heatbed and don't need any supports, if paced correctly. Particularily the head components need to be rotated 45° with the flat side facing down.

A 0.3mm layer hight is also more than sufficient. There are no fine detailed parts in this design. The pit for the head part becomes a bit steppy, which showed to be useful as the rough surface better holds the head part in place, when rotated under tension.

I decided (and recommend) printing the loom in PETG. The problem I encountered with PLA is, that the heatbed is 10°C colder on the edges. As this print nearly fills the whole printing space, some PLAs tend to warp and lift up on the edges. I guess, increasing the overall bed temperature would be an alternative remedy, but I personally do like PETG just a bit more than PLA, anyway.