A practical treatise on the construction of the power-loom and the art of weaving : all descriptions of texture produced by leaves of heddles : illustrated with diagrams, with calculations and instructions for the production of cotton, woollen, linen, and jute fabrics : intended as a textbook for those engaged in the trade (1883)
Brown, Alex (Alexander) · Dundee : James P. Mathew & Co. ; London : Simpkin, Marshall, & Co. · leaf 54
50 THE PICK. at right angles. It will require more weight at D to balance it, owing to the angle at which it is attached, because a portion of the weight is imparted to the support E, and consequently lost to the lever. It is exactly the same thing that takes place with the pick when the force is… … (2] 0 The verification of the preceding statement. — The statement we have already made regarding the harshness of the pick may be verified by any one who may take the trouble to examine a harsh working pick for himself. The tappet strikes the cone beneath (if the loom is revolving in that…
Looms · Weaving
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