Fairbairn, William, Sir, 1789-1874 · London, Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts & Green · leaf 175
from which they are conveyed to thewheat screen. Should there be any stones or large substancesin the wheat, they are cast out at s. A whalebone brush p b,serves to free the machine from all grains of wheat which fastenthemselves between the meshes of the wires. As fast as thebrush wears away, its… … The screening machine is constructed as shown in the draw-ing, fig, 266. The cylinders a h of these machines vary from4 feet to 8 feet long. The annexed is a small one, 4 feet 2inches long and 1 foot 4 inches diameter, covered with 6 hj 8wire gauze, and has an inclination of 1 in 2. Eings of wood…
Mills and mill-work · Machinery
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