The art of weaving, by hand and by power, with an introductory account of its rise and progress in ancient and modern times . ght pulley on tothe loose one. Now, it will be evident, that so long as the weft thread continuesunbroken, the loom will continue in operation; but should it break,or cease to be delivered, the fork will meet with no resistance, andwill consequently pass through the reed to the full distance to whichit is regulated, thus allowing the bent nib or hook at its other end,near the breast beam, to fall on the hammer at the upper end of thelever E, first dropping on the inclin
The art of weaving, by hand and by power, with an introductory account of its rise and progress in ancient and modern times . ght pulley on tothe loose one. Now, it will be evident, that so long as the weft thread continuesunbroken, the loom will continue in operation; but should it break,or cease to be delivered, the fork will meet with no resistance, andwill consequently pass through the reed to the full distance to whichit is regulated, thus allowing the bent nib or hook at its other end,near the breast beam, to fall on the hammer at the upper end of thelever E, first dropping on the inclined back projection of the ham-mer, but during the forward motion of the lay, the nib or hook willslip into the jog or notch, as represented in Fig. 201. The stud C,will now act on the lever D, and, consequently the lever E, bymeans of the jogged hammer at its upper end, will carry the fork I,with the lever G, and the round pin h, which forms the fulcrum ofthe fork, forward, until the side or edge of the lever G, comes incontact Avith the belt-shipper M, and drives it out of the jog or notchN, as represented in Fig. There is a small plate, with three or four wires fixed in it, in theform of a coarse reed, for the points of the grid (at K.) to workthrough, as the reed could not stand the wear and tear of continualuse ; besides, the prongs of the fork could not be made to work withprecision through the reed, unless it were very coarse. For coarse cotton goods, the fork need only have three prongs;but for fine goods, such as muslin, four prongs will enable it to actwith greater certainty. The reed of the loom in which this motionis to be applied, should be made to extend beyond the selvage of thecloth on that side of the loom where the fork is to be placed, so thatthe reed-maker may have room to insert five or six strong dents init. sufficiently far from the selvage that the fork may not come incontact with the teeth or outer edge of the temjyle. The distance FANCY WEAVING. 4
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