Tension Mast Assembly
- March 7, 2023
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You may have noticed the bend in your machine's tension mast. It's there for a purpose!
Here's a secret:
This is one of the few machine setups that isn't critical. The purpose of the tension mast is to guide the working yarn through the tension dial to control the flow of the yarn to the yarn feeder(s) of the carriage(s).
Here's a secret:
This is one of the few machine setups that isn't critical. The purpose of the tension mast is to guide the working yarn through the tension dial to control the flow of the yarn to the yarn feeder(s) of the carriage(s).
If your machine is close to the wall, you may want to turn the mast so it isn't hitting the wall.
Single Bed machine (flat, no ribber)
The mast is upright and leaning away from you
The mast is upright and leaning away from you
With Ribber (tilted)
The mast is leaning toward you (and not hitting the wall behind your table)
The mast is leaning toward you (and not hitting the wall behind your table)
Ribber setup
You manual tells you to lean the mast toward you when setting up your ribber.
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