Cyclopedia of textile work : a general reference library on cotton, woolen and worsted yarn manufacture, weaving, designing, chemistry and dyeing, finishing, knitting, and allied subjects . Fig. 4. Eastman Electric Cloth CuttingMachine. 304 KNIT GOODS FINISHING 11 an up and down motion as with a saw. Another departure is inthe method of drying, a complete drying machine being substitutedfor the old way of a large room given up to drying and wasting arrangement of the tables—cutting, inspectors, makers,and other tables as well as the machine tables—depends greatly onthe size of the fin
Cyclopedia of textile work : a general reference library on cotton, woolen and worsted yarn manufacture, weaving, designing, chemistry and dyeing, finishing, knitting, and allied subjects . Fig. 4. Eastman Electric Cloth CuttingMachine. 304 KNIT GOODS FINISHING 11 an up and down motion as with a saw. Another departure is inthe method of drying, a complete drying machine being substitutedfor the old way of a large room given up to drying and wasting arrangement of the tables—cutting, inspectors, makers,and other tables as well as the machine tables—depends greatly onthe size of the finishing room. The cutting tables should be in closeproximity to the knitting frames. If the cutting is done on a floor. Fig. 5. Willcox & Gibbs Overlock Machine. above that where the loopers are, a chute can be arranged to slide thegoods down near the loopers after they are cut and bundled indozens. To each bundle should be attached a patent tag, on whichis printed a coupon for every operator who works by the piece todetach, in order to show the number of dozens she has done. Thecutting may be done in the finishing room, if more convenient onaccount of the floor space. If there is space in the knitting room, it 305 12 KNIT GOODS FINISHING is more desirable to do the cutting there, the rolls of cloth beingmore awkward to handle than the bundled dozens. The seamers should be near the loopers. The nearer all theseseveral operations are to each other, the less day-help is required tohandle the goods, and it is folly to have operators of machines run-ning after their work while their machines lie idle. It simply meansmore machines and more operators, and it is wiser in more waysthan one to have little g
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