Cotton mill processes and calculations. An elementary text book for the use of textile schools and for home study (1899)
Tompkins, Daniel Augustus, 1851-1914 · Charlotte, N.C., The author · leaf 276
hich ordinarilystand out around yarn. The wet twister is used to makethis yarn. It works the same as dry twister, but has onthe frame a little trough of water, through which thestrands of yarn are made to pass before being twisted. Thepassage between bottom and top rolls squeezes out thesurplus… … Fig. 46. Twister. 366 It would seem that the ring should also be of the samemetal, but it wears better when of steel. Rings on drytwister are similar to spinning rings; but on wet twister,vertical rings are mostly used. Fig. 46 shows a twisterwith one side arranged for dry twist, with flange…
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