Hi Jane, you can´t imagine, how grateful I am for your wonderful online classes. It is such a pleasure and exitement to follow the lessons !
Your videos helped me to decide on buying the Louet Spring Loom and two weeks ago the Spring II arrived at my house. I love this loom - easy to assemble and most delightful to weave (and I am a beginner).
There is only one question left concerning the two metal rods: as I understand from Louet, they are used instead of wooden dowels. Now fact is, that those metal rods bend when attached to the warp. Do you have any advice for me how I can solve that problem ?

I am not sure this works with the Spring ll but wood or metal rods will bend if the tension is not evenly distributed on the rod. The torque is always in the center of the warp and if the width of the warp does not take up a substantial part of the rod width then the outer ties on the rod should be removed during weaving thus eliminating the bow in the rod & replaced when finished. I only know of this reason but there may be others.

Jane, did you make your wooden replacement rods and if so, what is the thickness of it? I really don't like the metal rods and thought I'd have my husband make wooden ones for me. And you're right about the shelf lip - I've been surprised a few times when things go flying off while weaving!

Thank you, Jane. I just sent feedback to Louet.

ive just assembled my new spring II loom and have found wooden apron rods included along with the metal rods...well i hope thats what they are certainly not lease sticks as i have those too

Well... I hope that's what I had in the box... or I've two sipare parts I'm supposed to have used elsewhere 😜
only started to dress loom so not road tested her yet.. So far so good though 😁

Hi kids, It looks like Louet is putting in the wooden apron rods....yay :)

After reading that the wooden bars are being shipped with new Spring IIs, I emailed Dave to ask the status of wooden bars for owners of the previously shipped Spring IIs. He's going to send them to me! Great service!

Hi Lynn and Jane,
I will email him again. Maybe he will send me them as well.
Thank you both for the update!!

Hooray, I emailed Dave and this time, I will be receiving my wooden rods. It appears that many voices must be expressing opinions because policy did change since I last wrote them in September. I received my loom late July.

And Hooray Alison and all, I hope your weaving goes splendidly-knock on wool.

I am so happy everyone is getting their wooden apron rods. Yay!

Soooo Jealous Alison, I think mine is still about 3 months away 😉

My Spring arrived in country Victoria (Aust) last Friday after being stuck in Dubai for almost a month. No reflection on Louet just the air freight issue in the COVID would.
I didn't receive the wooden apron rods 🤔 but more disappointing was the instructions were missing. It took me two days to assemble using the you tube video and a pdf set of instructions which unfortunately I couldn't print.

That said now she's up and running and I LOVE LOVE LOVE her. I've woven 3 dented scarves, re sleyed and am about to start some twill.

Just finished all the wooden assembly on mine tonight and ready to mount heddles and tie lams tomorrow. I also received the wooden apron rods - yay Louet! Can hardly wait to weave on her.

Yesterday, I got the confirmation my new SpringII is on its way to me, I didn't expect it before november. Of course that's great news but the problem is we are having some big renovation in our house and spare place is hard to find. The most reasonable thing to do would be to wait with the assembly till everything is finished, but I will go nuts sitting in front of those boxes for a few weeks!!!😆
In Jane's video about the new spring she demonstrates how to fold the back section of the loom to the castle. Does anybody know the exact width a door needs to have to let the loom through? Perhaps I could find a solution then.