action, andtend to break the fibres when they have run fora short time. It is also advisable to allow aswift to run in one direction for a week or two,and then turn it around so that the pins becomesmooth on both sides, under these conditions therag swift is at its best in about a month or… … It will be understood therefore that the pullingor grinding up of the rags takes place betweenthe feed rollers B and the cylinder of swift C.All the separated fibres or threads being light inweight, pass around the swift to the conduit, D,when by means of the fan, E, which revolvesat something like…
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