Appletons' cyclopaedia of applied mechanics: a dictionary of mechanical engineering and the mechanical arts (1880)
D. Appleton and Company, Benjamin, Park, 1849-1922 · New York, D. Appleton · leaf 159
imes throughthe machine, it is taken to another, similar in con-struction (Fig. 2385), but having a pair of smoothcylinders in place of the fluted ones. These produce an enormous pressure, which packs the piecestogether in the form of a mat; this is also passed several times in succession through… … INDIA-RUBBER. 149 it is allowed to remain from four to six weeks, until it is thoroughly dry : for if it were attempted towork the material while it contained any moisture, an inferior fabric would be the result. Pure India-rubber is used only for special purposes. The requirements of industry…
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