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  • This year, unlike previous years, I did not overpick.

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  • Generally, cone-overpick motions are used for fabrics of light to medium weight and underpick motions for medium and heavy fabrics.

    Chapter 6 1983

  • When non-automatic looms were more widely used in the UK, many loom overlookers were of the opinion that, when correctly maintained and adjusted, overpick motions should give a smoother picking action, with less wear of components, than would underpick motions.

    Chapter 6 1983

  • A shuttle-box for the overpick motion is illustrated separately in Fig.III. 7.

    Chapter 6 1983

  • In the overpick motion, the picking sticks are in the form of swinging horizontal arms located above the shuttle boxes.

    Chapter 6 1983

  • The first of these, called the cone-overpick motion, is illustrated diagramatically in Fig.III. 6.

    Chapter 6 1983

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