. The miller, millwright and millfurnisher. FlG. 317. nomical in its working. Its construction is on mathematical principles,giving good results with little space and power. It has no frictional orrough points to come in contact with the material, is smooth like an auger,can be run at a very high rate of speed, and will carry grain any distancerequired. It is made of wrought iron or of steel, galvanized iron or its valuable features for bolting purposes are that bugs will not stayabout it, nor will they deposit their eggs on it, and it does not carry thematerial up on the side of
. The miller, millwright and millfurnisher. FlG. 317. nomical in its working. Its construction is on mathematical principles,giving good results with little space and power. It has no frictional orrough points to come in contact with the material, is smooth like an auger,can be run at a very high rate of speed, and will carry grain any distancerequired. It is made of wrought iron or of steel, galvanized iron or its valuable features for bolting purposes are that bugs will not stayabout it, nor will they deposit their eggs on it, and it does not carry thematerial up on the side of the box, but moves it along bodily. The hollowshaft conveyor is made right or left F16. 318. Pitch, of Screw Conveyors.—On a right-hand conveyor the pitchof the flight gains to the right, on the left-hand conveyor the pitch gainsto the left. A right-hand conveyor turning to the right, facing the drivenend, carries or pulls toward the driven end ; a right-hand conveyor turningto the left, facing the driven end, carries or pushes away from the drivenend. A left-hand conveyor turning to the right, facing the driven end, car-ries or pushes away from the driven end ; a left-hand conveyor turning tothe left, facing the driven end, carries or pulls toward the driven end. Con- * Manufactured by H. W. Caldwell, Chicago, 111. 468 ELEVATING, SPOUTING AND CONVEYING. veyor boxes, with patent cleaning attachments and patent delivery gates, aremade for use with these conveyors. The flights consist of a continuous
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