Rope-Making Machinery
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An 1889 encyclopedia article on the machinery used to make hemp and wire rope. It describes chain-type hemp preparation machines (drawing, breaker, spreader, Montgomery system), spinning jennies, strand-forming and rope-laying machines, and the rope-walk process. It also covers tarring and its effect on strength, rope tests, Lang lay and locked-coil wire rope, and wire-stranding and rope-closing machines. Illustrated with engravings and diagrams.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1889
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 8
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