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In one of our large mills a shrewd hand , —he seemed to me to have some head ; called , however a hand , —who looked after the first mixing of the cotton and passing it through openers , pickers , & c . , to a lap , lately told me ...
In one of our large mills a shrewd hand , —he seemed to me to have some head ; called , however a hand , —who looked after the first mixing of the cotton and passing it through openers , pickers , & c . , to a lap , lately told me ...
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and loosely interwoven or felted with its fellow fibres ; in which loose and tender state it must not be drawn too rudely by calender rolls , nor be hurried from the railway band to the railway head by any strain that will stretch and ...
and loosely interwoven or felted with its fellow fibres ; in which loose and tender state it must not be drawn too rudely by calender rolls , nor be hurried from the railway band to the railway head by any strain that will stretch and ...
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The draft in cards appears to me to be of less importance than in the railway head or the drawing frame . In these , too abrupt a drawing would dissever the ribands , and leave irregularities which eveners could not remedy .
The draft in cards appears to me to be of less importance than in the railway head or the drawing frame . In these , too abrupt a drawing would dissever the ribands , and leave irregularities which eveners could not remedy .
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I say the various stages of drawing ; for I consider the Railway head , Drawing frame , Speeder , Stretcher , Slubber , Fly frame , and Spinning frame , as only so many Drawing frames , for drawing , doubling and reducing the silver to ...
I say the various stages of drawing ; for I consider the Railway head , Drawing frame , Speeder , Stretcher , Slubber , Fly frame , and Spinning frame , as only so many Drawing frames , for drawing , doubling and reducing the silver to ...
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cards into one head . It would be better to use more Heads , and to have a smaller Grist : this would require less weight on the rolls and prevent injury to the staple . The sliver is now taken to the second drawing , or , as it is ...
cards into one head . It would be better to use more Heads , and to have a smaller Grist : this would require less weight on the rolls and prevent injury to the staple . The sliver is now taken to the second drawing , or , as it is ...
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