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NEEDLE POSITION
There are 4 positions on the needle bed of
the ribber.
Position A
:
Resting or non-knitting position.
(against the base of the needle
grooves.)
Position B
:
Knitting or working position.
Position D: When the needles are brought
in this position from the position
E, they will automatically back
to the position B by operation
of the carriage.
Position E
:
Holding or partial knitting
position.
HALF PITCH LEVER
Half pitch lever is on the left end below the
needle bed. Two positions of the Half pitch
lever are shown on the indicating plate as P
and H.
Position P
:
Plain needles and purl needles
directly opposite to each other.
Position H
:
Purl needles are halfway
between two plain needles.
RACKING GRIP HANDLE
Racking grip handle is used for making the
"Racking patterns" and "Zigzag patterns".
The racking position is indicated on the
racking indicator. By turning the Grip handle,
ribber bed is moved right or left. Normally,
set the indicator to No. 5 which shows
centre position.
The two cursors on the indicator plate are
used as an index of the racking range.
The arrow head indicates the direction of
racking movement.
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Racking indicator
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