Patentees and makers of machinery : on the latest and most approved principles for preparing, spinning & doubling, cotton, cotton waste, wool, worsted, silk, and bigonia yarns (1900)
hort stapled cotton the beater knife F in Single Action Gin,and the knife K in Double Action Gin, should overlap the doctor knifeI of an inch, but for long stapled cotton i or -^ of an inch is the usualoverlap. 6.—The feeder bar can be adjusted as to its travel according to the size of theseeds.… … St. The object of this Machine is to loosen the hard, himpy, compressed portions ofcotton, and to free it as much as possible from all the heavy impuritiesbefore passing it through the Opening Machine. It also relieves theOpener from unnecessary strain, prevents breakdowns, and its use is agreat…
Textile machinery
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