. A lighter packing case;. kness. It may be seen from the photograph that the veneer is peeled from the blockas it revolves in the lathe and is drawn out on a long, table. This long, table, setback of the veneer lathe, is equipped with automatic chain g,ears which pull theveneer up under the slasher, where it is cut for width according, to order. One of the most interesting, operations in the manufacture of Atlas PlywoodBox Shooks is the drying, of the veneer after it leaves the slasher. Bear in mind thatit is thoroughly soaked from the boiling,. It is then fed into a mechanical dryerwhich is
. A lighter packing case;. kness. It may be seen from the photograph that the veneer is peeled from the blockas it revolves in the lathe and is drawn out on a long, table. This long, table, setback of the veneer lathe, is equipped with automatic chain g,ears which pull theveneer up under the slasher, where it is cut for width according, to order. One of the most interesting, operations in the manufacture of Atlas PlywoodBox Shooks is the drying, of the veneer after it leaves the slasher. Bear in mind thatit is thoroughly soaked from the boiling,. It is then fed into a mechanical dryerwhich is one hundred feet long,. The illustration shows one end of two of thesedryers, each having, two operators. On each end of a machine are two operators, one putting, in and the othertaking, out. One passag,e of the veneer throug,h this machine which is kept at atemperature of 220 decrees Fahrenheit requires twenty minutes. This thoroughlydries the veneer without taking, the life out of the fibre. It is now ready for g,luing,.. Page six
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