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 44
, about four ply,and about 3-32 inches thick. Different makers usevarious materials and methods in making it. Theteeth are made from fine tempered steel wire, about 34gauge. The wire is bent in the shape of a carpet tack anddriven through the foundation, then slightly bent againin the direction of… … Us Fig. 7. Coiler and Can. 34 are now made 2 inches wide by 275 feet long for a cylinder,p.ud 11 inches wide by 200 teet long for a 24 inch doffer. 27, Formerly the fillets were made 4 mches wide. Thefmeness of setting of teeth, or what is known as countswas based on the number of rows of teeth in…
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