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Reed Substitutions



How To Use This Chart

Find the size reed you want to use in the list across the top. This list is repeated at intervals for easier use.
Move down that column until you find the number nearest the sett you want.
Move straight left from there to find the rule for the pattern of sleying to use.

  Size of Reed (Dents per inch)
Order of
Sley in Reed		 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20
0-0-1 1-1/3 1-2/3 2 2-2/3 3-1/3 4 5 6-2/3
0-1 2 2½ 3 4 5 6 7½ 10
0-1-1 2-2/3 3-1/3 4 5-1/3 6-2/3 8 10 13-1/3
0-1-1-1 3 3¾ 4½ 6 7½ 9 11¼ 15

  Size of Reed (Dents per inch)
Order of
Sley in Reed		 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20
1 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20
1-1-1-2 5 6¼ 7½ 10 12½ 15 18¾ 25
1-1-2 5-1/3 6-2/3 8 10-2/3 13-1/3 16 20 26-2/3
1-2 6 7½ 9 12 15 18 22½ 30
1-2-2 6-2/3 8-1/3 10 13-1/3 16-2/3 20 25 33-1/3
1-2-2-2 7 8¾ 10½ 14 17½ 21 26¼ 35

  Size of Reed (Dents per inch)
Order of
Sley in Reed		 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20
2 8 10 12 16 20 24 30 40
2-2-2-3 9 11¼ 13½ 18 22½ 27 33¾ 45
2-2-3 9-1/3 11-2/3 14 18-2/3 23-1/3 28 35 46-2/3
2-3 10 12½ 15 20 25 30 37½ 50
2-3-3 10-2/3 13-1/3 16 21-1/3 26-2/3 32 40 53-1/3
2-3-3-3 11 13¾ 16½ 22 27½ 33 41¼ 55

  Size of Reed (Dents per inch)
Order of
Sley in Reed		 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20
3 12 15 18 24 30 36 45 60
3-3-3-4 13 16¼ 19½ 26 32½ 39 48¾ 65
3-3-4 13-1/3 16-2/3 20 26-2/3 33-1/3 40 50 66-2/3
3-4 14 17½ 21 28 35 42 52½ 70
3-4-4 14-2/3 18-1/3 22 29-1/3 36-2/3 44 55 73-1/3
3-4-4-4 15 18¾ 22½ 30 37½ 45 56¼ 75

  Size of Reed (Dents per inch)
Order of
Sley in Reed		 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20
4 16 20 24 32 40 48 60 80
4-4-5 17-1/3 21-2/3 26 34-2/3 43-1/3 52 65 86-2/3
4-5 18 22½ 27 36 45 54 67½ 90
4-5-5 18-2/3 23-1/3 28 37-1/3 46-2/3 56 70 93-1/3
5 20 25 30 40 50 60 75 100


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