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ILLUSTRATIONS OF ?TS AND ACCESSORIES FOR THE NEW PATTERN " GRISWOLD " STOCKING KNITTER. Kindly quote these numbers when ~orcleringduplicate parts, etc., at the same time it is also advisable to give the number of the machine for which they are intended in order to assist us execute orders correctly. "GWISWOLD" MACHINE PARTS, NO 0" So an nluatntlan De#mptldn 1llo.trrtlon D~aoI1ptlon r. Body with Wheel and Handle, 18. Counter, complete. complete. 19. Large (Brass) Thumbscrew or 2. Body, fitted with Thumb- Wing Nut. screws. 20. Small (Brass) Thumbscrew or 3. Driving Wheel. Wing Nut. 4. Wheel Bracket. 21. Stitch Indicator (smallI size).-'---' j. Adjustable Post. 22. ,, ,, (large size). 6. Wing Nut for Adjustable Post. 23. 71 ,, Point er. 7. Yarn Post and Cross, complete. 24. Clasp Ring. 8. Yarn Post. 2 j. Spring for Clasp Ring' 9. Cam Shell, fitted with Cams, 26. Ribber Arm, with Adjustable- Tube. complete. Ribber Arm Spindle with Nut.. 10 Latch Opener, fitted with Yarn 27. I Guide. 28. Ribber Arm (new sf :yle). 11. Geared Reversing Ring. 29. Ribber Arm Spir~dle (new style). 12. Cam Shell. 30. &L 13. Combined Stitch and Guard Yarn Carrier Brack Cam. 31: Driving Pin. 14. Side Cams. 32. Handle fitted with !Shaft com- plete. 15. Upthrow Cams. 33. Wood Handle. 16. Automatic Roller Tension. Wood Handle Stud. 17. Adjustable Take-up, complete. Wheel Shaft or Hal~dle Shaft. 'i WHEN ORDERING NEEDLES PLEASE SEND SAMF'LE. The Gviswold Stockivrg Knitter. - l%c Grircoold Stocki~rg K~~itter. -- - .- - - - - -- - --- - I . A0 on No loon . .nlu.tm$im ?esorption Illustnrion Dcactip6tion 34. Large size Welting Cam Cap, 62. Cam Side Screw. ILLUSTRATION OF PARTS. with Cams complete. 63. Take-up Bush Stud Screw. 1 35. Out-throw Cam Lever. - 64. Automatic Tension Screw. - - - --..- - - - 36. Spring for Out-throw Cam Lever. 6j. Yarn Cross Screw. 37. Out-throw Cam. 66. Name Plate Screw. 38. Ribber Stitch Cam. 67. Centre for Out-throw Cam 39. Pointer for Ribber Stitch Cam. Lever Spring. 40. Regulator Plate. 6s. Stitch Indicator Screw. 41. Cam Cap Cover. 69. Guide Wire Screw. 42. Welting Cam Cap (small size) 70. Cam Block. with Cams, complete. 71. Worm Shaft Bracket Screw. 43. Star Spring for but-throw 72. Ball Screw. Lever. 73. Shell Pointer Screw. 44. Small size Welting Cam Cap only. 74. Cam Pointer Screw. 45. Out-throw Cam and Stud for 75. Ribber Stitch Cam Screw. ditto. 76. Plunger Screw. 46. Out-throw Cam Lever. Star Spring Screw. 47. Adjustable Plate. Taper Pin for Wheel Shaft. 48. Adjustable Plate. Cam Peg. 49. Ribber Stitch Cam. Indicator Knob. 50. Bed Thumb Screw. Ring Spring Screw. 51. Ribber Arm Screw to Shell. Small Bracket Screw. 52. Take-up Bush Stud. Ball Screw. j3. Cylinder Screw. Ball Wire. 54. Bracket Screw. Take-up Bush. 55. Out-throw Cam Lever Stud. Take-up Wire. 56. Out-throw Cam Lever Stud. Cam Shell Washer. 57. Bed Screw. Ring Hinge. 53. Latch Opener Screw. Yarn Lock. 59. Bush Screw. Holding-domn Plate. 60. Regulator Plate Screw. Dial. 61. Yarn Carrier Staple Screw. Cylinder. Wlzen ordering Parts please give Number of klnchine for whiclz they are i~ztended. ESTIMATES FREE ON APPLICATION. 6 The Gnswold Stoclrir~g Knitter. .- ILLUSTRATION OF ACCESSORIES. LIST OF ACCESSORIES FOR THE " GRISWOLD" KNITTER, .4 Large Winder. B Small XVinder. C Shaker Swift. D Small Bobbins. E Large Bobbins. ,, Medium Bobbins. F Expanding Set-up. G Oil Tin. H Buttons. I Buckle (iron). ,, Buckle (brass). J Screwdriver and Wrench. I< Heel Wire. L Iron Weights. M Weight Stand and Hook. N Adjustable Runners on Stand. 90 0 0 "Y 3 g 5.3 g w @% 02 0 7 sga-I?. ez8Z w p rC * r y gv.ga+ a. 02 5 :9~!0 ss-z - 0 ?nag$ " s + i: g -.?L m g -- - P. gynEr r. o *D- gumw ". - EW+ c 8 6 5 CD Q "w THE"CRISWOLD" STOCKING KNITTER. Referred to in the Working Instructions. rn The 66 Griswold " Knitter. WORKING INSTRUCTIONS. PART I. This KNITTING LlACHINE is sent out very carefully paclted, in such a manner that it may be easily taken out of the box, and paclted again when required. Having unscrewed the lid of the box, remove all the loose parts, such as bobbins, etc., take out all the screws which are found on the outer sides of the box, and thus relieve the pieces of wood which hold the machine in place (first Izavi~zgnoticed how they ure nrrnrzged, so as to be nble to puck the machiire nguiir in the same way iflaquired). It is better to screw each piece back in its place, so that it and the screws will not be lost. Having removed the machine, screw on the handle and fasten it to the side of a firm table. Learners invariably expect to knit a ribbed stock- ing, completely shaped at the first sitting. This should not be anticipated; but anyone can become expert in working the machine within a very short time, from the book only, without personal instruc- tion, provided they will commence at the beginning, and learn perfectly ONE THING AT A TIME, following the order herein given. 14 Tltc Griszoold Sfockirrg h'iritfcr. which shows these cams arranged as when turning the handle should be put on to the cams directly behind the cam screw, towards the right ; 3 is the right-hand up-throw cam, the and in front of the cams, and also into the hole on the bearing .office of which is to raise the needles so as to free their of the handle. latches, as at No. 1 in Fig. 2. The cam 1 then depresses the needles t'o ltnock off the newly-formed lodps, as in No. 4, Fig.2. Sperm Oil is the best. Do not use Salad Oil. The cam 5 then raises the needles again to their normal posi- tion as represented by No. 5. It is evident, therefore, that the farther down the cam 1 is, the farther clown the needle No. 3 will be compelled to travel, and the longer will be the Winding the Yarn. stitch. This cam is regulated by the stitch-can1 wing nut on In filling the bobbin, coinmence at the shell, B, Fig. 1.. bottom, and wind in the form of a cone, filling the lower end first in a short, even slope, as representecl in Fig. 4. Coarse rtening or Lengthening the Stitch. yarn should be ~vout~cltightly, fine or s is done by loosening the stitch cam wing nut (b), and soft twisted yarn ancl wools loosely, but pushing the indicator pointer down for lengthening, and up smoothly. for shortening the stitch, always being sure to turn the screw as tightly as possihle again bejore working the machine. When using very coal-se yarn, or if you wish for an open or Great care should be talien to wind long stitch, the lever must be down ; and in using the finest the bobbins so that the yarn will run yarn, or in malting a very close stitch, it IIIUS~ be up, or nearly off without clinging or causing tension. up to the top. The tighter or firmer the work, the more An unevenly wound bobbin will make weight'will be required. If there is not sufficient weight, the machine run badly when every- instead of forming a row of stitches, a long piece of unknit thing else is right. yarn will be left round the needles ; this result will also occur when the stitch is too short for the material used. Fig. 5 represents what is known as Oiling. - I the " Sl~alierSwift," which is supplied I Very little oil is needed, but what is used should be of the at 316. very besl qtcnlity. When the clasp ring is removed, a few drops Tlzc GI.iszonld Stocking Kt~ittcv. 17 - Heel Wire. FIG. 6. ToSet-up Tubular Work without a Selvedge. A B We send with each machine two heel wires, as Draw off about 1$ yards of yarn, and place the set-up inside repi-esented in Fig. 6, which are used in inaking the machine, concave side up, ancl with the hoo1;s level with the heel and toe of a stocking, or in certain ltinds -the top of the needlecylinder. Hold the set-up with the left- of fancy worli, where one part of the work becomes FIG.7. hand, and, commencing longer than the other, so that the weight does not under the yarn guide, with hold it down properly. The h001i~A and B should the right hand wind the be hooked into the fabric, and the weights h001ied yarn under one of the hoolts into the hole E. of the set-up, as shown in Fig. 7, then round one of To put the Needles into the Machine. the needles, then under the next hook, then round the Turn the handle round to the right a few til~~es,to accustom , next needle but one to the yourself to the motion. Stop with the yarn carrier at the left, ancl so continue putting back. the wool round each alter- Take off the clasp ring (c, Fig. 1). nate needle, and that hook which is nearest abreast of Plac:e a needle in each groove of the cylincler, from the left the needle, as illustrated in round to the right, until you find that the needles will not go Fig. 7, ancl advance (in a down into the grooves properly ; then turn the handle to the direction opposite to that in right half a revolution, and afterwards continue to insert which the hands of a watch needles until every groove has its needle, and replace the clasp move) round the cylinder to ring.
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