The theory and practice of the art of weaving by hand and power, with calculations and tables, for the use of those connected with the trade by Watson John manufacturer

Author:Watson, John, manufacturer
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: Weaving
Publisher: Philadelphia, H. C. Baird
Published: 1869-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

slabstock, and the harness board fixed in its place. The harness is now ready for dressing; that is, putting a sort of varnish on to the hangers and sleepers, and that part of the neck twine that will rub on the heck when the harness is working, but care must be taken that the varnish is thoroughly dry before the drawing of the warp into the mails commences. The drawing of the warp into the mails of a full harness is the same as drawing a plain Web, which is explained at page 76.

The Web being now in the loom, and the harness board fixed in its proper place, the tenter's next duty is to see that the yarn is in its proper position, which is just to be touching the race when the lay is half way back ; if it be too high or too low, he moves the jacquard machine up or down, as the case may be, till once the mails of the harness are at their proper place. The rod (c), as shown in Plate III., Figure 7, also in Plate IV., Figure 9, is now to be connected to the lever I. which works the jacquard machine, and in doing so, care must be taken not to have the shed too large. It will be seen from the drawing that there are a number of holes on the lever for the purpose of regulating the size of the sheds. After this is done, he puts his foot upon the treadle H., and depresses it, and by doing so, thebrander of the jacquard machine, along with the whole harness and warp of the Web, is raised, and it is kept in this position until the workman puts four cards on the barrel, which

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