American School of Correspondence · Chicago, American school of correspondence · leaf 140
d. If the flats are set too far away,it will be found that the sliver contains little rolls of tangledflbers, called neps, and if set too close, it will show raw, uncardedplaces and look cloudy and rough, and the wires of the clothingwill become faced from rubbing together. These defects areeasily… … Q beK ^ < 3u 3 ^=« 2 ?: i-i o o > COTTON SPINNING. 85 The wire teeth of the flats and cylinder require grinding, fromtime to time, owing to their becoming dulled on the points, and,as the grinding operation shortens them slightly, the space betweenthe wire surfaces is increased. In order to…
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