Society of Glass Technology · [Sheffield] · leaf 725
065).—The invention relatesto a continuous processof drawing glass cylin-ders, and consists ofmeans for gripping anddrawing the cylinder andfor cutting it off intosections during the draw-ing operation. The body of metal, 3,Fig. 218, from which thecylinder is drawn is con-tained in a forehearth,… … MACHINERY FOR THE WORKING OF GLASS. 325 is deflected by a baffle, 11, so tbat it exercises pressure on thecylinder over the area where the glass is still plastic. The drawing mechanism consists of endless chains, 21, locatedat four points around the cylinder and arranged to have verticalruns close…
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