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 980
me; B, air-box; C, coil of steam-pipein the air-box ; D, door that opens into the air-box for the purpose of examining the pipes, etc.; E,doors in the air-box opening into the fan, for oiling, etc. Wool-Picking and -Burring.—From the drier the wool is taken to the wool-picker, which is a verysimple… … to a central shaft. This cylinder or beater is usually 36 in. in diameter and from SO to 36 in. wide,and revolves from 500 to *700 times per minute, detaching the fibres of the wool from the clottedmasses in which they are left by the washer, and preparing them for the card. Where wools con-taining…
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