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Stibbe Circular Knitting Machine
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About the sound
STIBBE Monk Leicester England
Model RSM 22 inch, 32 feeds gaupe 15 npt
36 r.p.m. (revolutions per minute)
A circular knitting machine has a machine cylinder (where the needles are bedded) witch rotates around feeding the yarn to the needles and thus produces tubular knitted fabric. The diameter of the cylinder varies according to the needs. This machine is owned by one of the few remaining knitting factories in Finland in Kangasala, Neuletuote Koivunen Oy. The factory is privately owned and there is only one employee.
Max. dB 79,5.
Sound recordist: Leena Ahonen
Photographer: Annika Nieminen
Video recordist: Ulla Rohunen
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