INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE FOR THE RIBBING
ATTACHMENT
Do not start using
the ribbing attachment until you know how to do the stockinette stitch
perfectly. Study the following
instructions for using the ribbing attachment and practice the same operations
several times so as to understand them well.
The ribbing
attachment or needle dial, on the “Legare No. 47” machine is supported by
and arm No.7418 and run by the cylinder with cams.
The drive rod, No.7419 ought to be placed in the arm that holds the dial,
to put the ribbing attachment into operation; this drive rod must be removed
when you are knitting the heel and the toes.
First start by
putting the ribbing attachment on the machine, without the needles in the dial
and turn the crank, in order to see how the cam cylinder works the ribbing
attachment.
BEFORE PLACING
THE RIBBING ATTACHMENT ON THE MACHINE-Be sure there is an open space between
the hooks of the set up basket No.7144 to let the cylinder lever No.7448 pass
easily and on the left side of which the fin under the dial ought to rest, to
keep the dial from turning, when the control cam is engaged and the machine is
operating. The dial stays in place
when you knit.
HOW TO INSTALL
THE RIBBING ATTACHMENT-Stop the yarn carrier No.7405 at 2 ½ inches at the
right of point 6 and carefully put the ribbing attachment in the center of the
machine, lowering it in such a way that the fin under the dial rests on the left
side of the cylinder lever No.7448. The
grooves of the ribbing dial ought to be centered between the cylinder needles
using the regulator screw No.7244 (on the dial adjuster, No.7421) found under
the base of the machine, on side B. Hold
the dial so that the fin is resting firmly on the left side of the cylinder
lever No.7448, turn the regulating screw No.7244 until the grooves in the dial
are exactly in the center of the empty spaces between the cylinder needles.
It is very important that this adjustment be exact to keep the needles of
the dial and those of the cylinder from rubbing and breaking when the machine is
in use. Take the drive pin No.7419
from the arm No.7418 of the apparatus; disengage the ribbing attachment pulling
toward the outside latch No.7231 on the top of the control cam (tappet plate).
It is necessary to disengage the apparatus, so that the control cam can
turn freely, without touching the needles, when you put them into the dial.
HEIGHT OF THE
DIAL-The height of the ribbing attachment for knitting ordinary yarn ought
to be between 1/8 and 3/16 inch, measuring from the top of the needle cylinder
to the bottom of the grooves in the dial; to knit thick yarn, the height ought
to be between 3/16 and ¾ inch. The
height of the dial is regulated by means of the adjusting screw on the arm of
the ribber, at the point where it rests on the cam cylinder, between 4-D, see
diagram on page 3.
HOW TO PUT THE
NEEDLES INTO THE RIBBING DIAL- Begin putting the ribbing needles into the
grooves of the dial at point B and continue from left to right; put needles into
all the grooves, open the latches of the needles as you put them into the dial,
using your hand or a needle to put the latch at the back, in the groove of the
dial.
When you have
filled the grooves which are visible, push with your hand, the control cam,
which you will have disengaged, and thus finish installing the needles.
Lightly oil the base of the needles before starting to knit.
STARTING THE
RIBBING ATTACHMENT- Bring the control cam on the dial back to point A, put
the drive rod No.7419 into the arm of the ribbing attachment, position the fin
under the dial on the left side of the cylinder lever No.7448, engage the
control cam by pushing the latch No.7234 toward the center of the machine.
Now, just turn the crank to start knitting.
DIAL NEEDLE
ACTION- For the machine to work well, it is necessary for the needles of the
dial to work in time with those of the cylinder, that is that they come out of
the dial neither too soon nor too late. Your
machine is regulated correctly when you receive it. Do not change the adjustment
unless it becomes necessary to repair a disorder which could be caused by the
operation of the machine.
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