Comber Board Design and Warp Sett Matching
topic
Comber boards position harness cords at the exact warp sett spacing required for the fabric being woven, with holes drilled in the comber board at the thread pitch corresponding to the warp sett, requiring a different comber board for each combination of hook capacity and warp sett, with the comber board being a precision component whose hole position accuracy determines the lateral alignment of warp ends in the shed and whose wear from cord friction eventually requires replacement to maintain shed formation geometry.
Role
Provides the physical positioning reference that aligns harness cords with their corresponding warp end positions at the correct thread spacing, with comber board accuracy being fundamental to the parallel warp alignment required for clean shed formation, and with the matching of comber board hole pitch to warp sett being a critical setup requirement when changing fabric specifications that requires either comber board replacement or acceptance of the sett constraint imposed by the installed comber board.