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Repairing the knitting machine 7
Replacing parts
4. Set damaged stays into a vertical position again using the channel chisel
and straighten them. The chisel may only be struck with light hammer
blows in the damaged groove. Do not strike the chisel in too deep, as the
needle bed foundation will be damaged.
Positioning stays vertically
Positioning stays vertically
5. Take a needle or selector jack from this machine and place it into the
repaired groove. Push the needle up and down in the groove. If it moves
easily, check whether the moving parts of the neighboring grooves move
easily as well.
6. If this is not the case, r
epeat Steps 4 and
5.
7. Do this for all damaged grooves. The groove
s to the left and right of the
point of damage must move easily as well.
8. If the damaged stays are bent upward, knock the
m even (smooth) again
using the channel chisel.
Smoothin g surface
Smoothing surface
9. Check whether the needle bed elements move easily in the grooves.
Repeat step 5.
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