A short 19th-century French encyclopedia entry describing a machine for twisting several strands of cotton, wool or linen into a single plied thread for sewing, netting and similar uses. It explains the parts shown in a transverse section (figure 883): bobbins, glass guide rods, water troughs for wetting the thread, drawing cylinders, spindles with flyers, belt drives and heart-shaped cams. It also notes how varying the cylinder speed against constant spindle speed changes the degree of twist.

Type

Article

Date

1891

Language

French

Pages

2