A lazy kate is used for spinning multiple yarns into one, but spool racks are used for anything that is on a spool. Spool racks in the textile industry almost certainly existed long before lazy kates did. The electronics was just an example that people were likely very familiar with.
And downvoting comments like you’re doing is just rude. It doesn’t make your comments any more correct.
This is just a spool rack. Something like this is used in every electronics lab to hold wire and soldering wire.
Are you suggesting that electronics came before textiles…?
Pretty sure this one predates yours by a couple centuries.
??? Spools of yarn are still spools. I’ve seen similar racks for threads.
And? The textile industry predates electronics by a LONG time. It’s not just a “spool rack” if that came after…
A lazy kate is used for spinning multiple yarns into one, but spool racks are used for anything that is on a spool. Spool racks in the textile industry almost certainly existed long before lazy kates did. The electronics was just an example that people were likely very familiar with.
And downvoting comments like you’re doing is just rude. It doesn’t make your comments any more correct.
Downvoting is used for foolish comments, you made a foolish comment so got downvoted.
What else would you recommend the system be used for?
Your whinging just looks childish.
It’s not “just” for spools, and it’s not “just” for spinning.
SchmidtGenetics, I noticed there is another account that is voting the same way as you, called [email protected]
Are both of these accounts you? Are you using two accounts to vote? That’s not very nice.
I also noticed another comment of yours that they were the only other upvote for. This one: https://lemmy.world/comment/21097234
I downvoted you for being petulant
Though, this rack looks like the ends of the spools are used as pulleys to keep their rotation synchronized.
I think those are for tensioning, to keep the strings tight while they’re being twisted. So you don’t end up with spaghetti or a rats nest
Yep, basically. Just thought it was interesting to see that they named it lazy Kate in textiles applications