American School (Chicago, Ill.), Nelson, H. William (Hector William), b. 1869 · Chicago : The School · leaf 67
WEAyiNG. 133 A race board is preferable to a race plate ; it is easier on the yarn, the shuttle travels better, and in general gives better results. It would be an advantage to have the rocker shaft fixed, so that ■when beating up, the lay would be forward of perpendicular ; this would prevent the… … Fig. 91. Lay Forward of plate, and yet on the front Perpendicular. edge. D shows the shuttle away from the reed. If the yarn for the lower shed C, were dropped any lower, it would rest heavily on the front edge and would be chafed almost continually while weaving. A remedy for this, is the packing…
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