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Title: 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
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: American School (Lansing, Ill.)
Subjects: Textile fabrics Textile industry
Publisher: Chicago : American school of correspondence
Contributing Library: Claire T. Carney Library, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Library Consortium Member Libraries

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The needles are leaded in sections by placing in a mould specially
made for the purpose which holds the needles securely in their
proper position while the metal is run into it. The needles being
in small sections or leads, two needles in a block, greatly facili-

tates the replacing of broken or worn needles as they are quickly
and easily placed in position in the cylinder. It is a great mistake
to neglect the needle moulds and leave them in the care of careless
hands. If the moulds are abused and the needles made to go
when they do not just fit, the cloth looks uneven and otherwise
unsightly, the burs are difficult to set and smashes occur without
any apparent reason.

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KNITTING. 27

The Needle Mould. Fig. 14, used in leading needles consists
essentially of two side pieces, each having secured to its inner face
a plate, and hinged by a bolt at one end. The side pieces form the
sides of the mould and the adjacent edges of the plates form the
Text Appearing After Image:
Fig. 13. Leaded Spring Needle Machine.

front and back faces of the mould. The sprue is drilled between
the side pieces at the free ends, and the two needles, held heads
outward by what is called a " trick " and grooves, project partially
into the mould at the hinged end. A mixture of lead, antimony,

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28 KNITTING.

and tin Ihat fuses readily but is quite hard when solid is poured
into the mould, which is then opened, the lead with the embedded
needles is withdrawn, the sprue is cut off and the leaded needles
are ready to be clamped in the cylinder. One advantage of leaded
needles is that the needle being held in the mould by the head and
middle portion stands true in the lead and consequently in the
cylinder. An objection is the bother with the mould, lead and
needle boy. Faulty moulds will produce altogether too much
trouble and annoyance to be tolerated, and the knitter who neglects
them will never excel in the art of knitting.

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