3-bit Mechanical Punch Card Reader
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This Is A Proof-Of-Concept, 3-Bit Jacquard-Style, All-Mechanical Punch Card Reader. The Design Was Inspired By Designs In A Textbook Called "The Mechanism Of Weaving" By T.W. Fox (It'S About 100 Years Old, But I Found A Copy On Amazon), And Adapted To Work Within The Limitations Of My Makerbot Tom Printer. It Is A Single-Cylinder, Single-Acting, Positive-Action Device. This Design Could Readily Be Adapted To A Higher Number Of 'Bits' (Needles) By Re-Designing Only A Few Parts. With Minor Modifications, It Should Be Suitable To Mounting Over A Miniature Loom, With The Bottom Eyes Of The Hooks Lifting Healds Or Warp Threads Directly. This Is Probably As Impractical As It Sounds.
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