. A dictionary of arts, manufactures and mines : containing a clear exposition of their principles and practice. this machine may be varied by means of the two conical drums c c, which drive it; sincewhen the band c c is brought, by its forks and adjusting screws, nearer to the narrowend of the lower drum, the cylinder upon the same shaft with the latter is drivenquicker; and vice versa. Over d d the cords are shown for drawing the drum mechan-ism into gear with the main shaft band, f f e; or for throwing it out of gear. Thepulleys T F carry the bands which transmit the motion lo the padding m


. A dictionary of arts, manufactures and mines : containing a clear exposition of their principles and practice. this machine may be varied by means of the two conical drums c c, which drive it; sincewhen the band c c is brought, by its forks and adjusting screws, nearer to the narrowend of the lower drum, the cylinder upon the same shaft with the latter is drivenquicker; and vice versa. Over d d the cords are shown for drawing the drum mechan-ism into gear with the main shaft band, f f e; or for throwing it out of gear. Thepulleys T F carry the bands which transmit the motion lo the padding machine. Acylindrical drum exterior to the hot-flue, covered with flannel, serves to receive the endof the series of pieces, and to draw them through the apartment. This mode of drying / ©Bt- HYDRATES. the padded calicoes requires for each piece of 28 yards, 3 pounds of coals for {he furnacewhen a fan is employed, and 4 pounds without it, HYDRATES are compounds of the oxydes, salts, &c. with water in definite or equiv-alent proportions. Thus slaked lime consists of one atom of quick-lime = 28, -(- oneat


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