Stoll CMS 730 S, Operating Instructions Manual

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Description of knitting machine
2.2 Yarn guide
2.2 Yarn guide
The yarn guide has the following tasks:
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Guiding knitting yarn
– from the bobbin to the yarn carrier
– as friction-free as possible
– without the threads touching or crossing over each other
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Controlling knitting yarn for
– yarn end
– Yarn breakage
– Knots
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Controlling yarn tension
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Preventing sagging threads with yarn tensioning
2.2.1 Courses of yarn
Various courses of yarn are provided for threading up the yarn on the
knitting machine. The optimal course of yarn depends on the yarn and
pattern.
Yarn Course of yarn
Seldom used threads, e.g. elastic yarns Course of yarn 1
Seldom used threads, e.g. draw threads Course of yarn 2
Frequently used threads Simple patterns: Course of yarn 2
Difficult patterns: Course of yarn 3
Difficult-to-process threads Course of yarn 3
Equally long fabrics Course of yarn 4
Determining the course of yarn