184 (#246) ############################################ WOOLLEN AND WORSTED SPINNING LIST VIIA.-WEIGHIS OF SLIVERS (DRAMS PER 40 YDS.) FOR FRENCH DRAWING MACHINERY. Sliver from the Heilmann Comb weighs 4 oz. (256 drams) per 10 yards. Sliver from Finishing Gill-box weighs oz. (256 drams) per 10 yards. DRAWING BOXES Finisher. Spinning Draft. I 2 4 5 6 4.80 1107 11:4 II.5 11.6 II.6 II.4 II.5 II.5 11.4 13.4 13.6 13:6 137 13.6 14.1 14:5 38's 204 203 41.5 25.4 23:5 153 I 2.0 11.S 10:1 5.63 40's 204 208 41.5 23.5 20.5 13:5 II O 10.8 9:44 5 20 44's 204 208 41.5 21.8 19.5 127 10:3 3.95 8.65 47's 204 208 41.5 20:5 18:3 12.2 9.60 9:30 8:14 4.50 So's 196 209 41.5 19.2 18.2 II.2 9 05 8.72 7.63 4'24 53's 184 195 39.0 18.1 16.2 10.6 8.32 8.14 7.03 3.95 56's 179 183 36.5 17.0 15:4 10:1 8.00 7.70 6.72 3.75 60's 165 183 36.0 15.8 143 9:40 7.64 7:32 6.30 3:53 62's 154 183 34.5 15.3 13.6 9.00 7:15 700 6.03 3:36 62's 183 178 41.5 18.1 16.2 10-6 8.32 8.14 7.15 3.95 72's 156 178 36.5 15.5 14.0 9.30 7•32 7.16 6.17 3:45 80's 147 165 14.1 12.7 8.50 6.66 6.50 5.65 3:15 82's 140 165 32:6 13:7 12:4 8.29 6:51 6:23 5.46 3:05 85's 133 147 293 12.9 I 2.0 7.80 6.00 5.24 2.93 88's 128 147 29.3 12 5 II.4 7.61 5.98 5.79 4.95 2.93 94's 123 133 26.5 11.7 10.9 7:05 5.72 5.38 2.82 Approximate Doublings I 16-18 4 I 2 3 3 Approximate Drafts 10-15 | 4X4 4.20 4.75 4.5 4.5 4.75 4.75 4'5 * A Gill-box process usually precedes this, particularly in the case of mixtures. The following are the conversion methods employed to effect this change :- I Worsted Count to oz. per 10 yards Worsted Count X 3.5 18.3 Worsted Count to drams per 40 yards Worsted Count. Worsted Count of Yarn. *Double Drafter. Drafter. Reducer. WARPS 32.6 4.75 4:20 WEFTS 6:24 4.82 184
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