Knitting Machine Latch Tool

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This latch tool comes with the Passap m201 and originates from metal manufacturing processes. On a machine knitting YouTube channel run by Roberta Rose Kelly at the video: https://youtu.be/P9I88pZ6oc0. Roberta explains the tool in detail and provides a tracing that she made of the tool laid flat, referring to it as a Cupid's Bow tool. From this tracing, I recreated the tool in Fusion 360. Made the piece that runs through the latches wedge-shaped so you can use it to rake the latches closed as well. Thickened up the handle also. Eventually, I will add a second tool slightly larger since it works well on a standard gauge machine but is a little small on the chunky machine.