The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1880-01-24
The Clements Attachment. 1.

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This machine consists of thirty-six
inch top-fat, self-stripping card the
attachment (Which is a diminutive gin
1896 inches) is substituted for the
licker-in and feed-rollers Of the card !;
its saws are seven inches in diameter,
with fourteen teeth to the inch, and re-
volye from 100 to 200 times per min
ute. The brush connected with the
saws is a cylinder covered with bristles;
its periphery revolves little faster than
the saws, and las also n traverse or
horizontal motion. The periphery Of
the card travels little faster than the
brush; feed table is placed above the
card and connected with the attach
ment by chute, and gives q regular
supply of seed cotton to the attach
ment. A stop-motion is used to save
waste in case of accident These, with
a small drawing roller between the
dotfer and calendar rollers, to reduce
the silver to the ordinary working size,
and cam motion to receive said Silver,
are all the changes and additions made
to the card, and there are none made
elsewhere.
The seed cotton is spread upon the
endless apron Of the feed table, and |
passes thence through the chute into
the attachment, where the lint is re-
moved from the seed, and while on the
fine saw teeth (after passing the ribs)
passes through q set Of combing plates,
which removes all extraneous matter,
and delivers the filaments to the brush,
which delivers them to the card, and
thence through the dotfer, small draw
ing and calendar rollers, are delivered
as perfect silver into revolving can.
by this process only -four machines
are necessary to convert any given
of seed cotton into perfect
yarns-yiz: card, as changed, drawing
frame, speeder, and spinning frame. Il
is true a cleanser Of seed cotton il used
rs A preparatory machine, Its size is
22x2sN44 inches; cost, S75; capacity,
5000 pounds OF seed cotton per day.
bower necessary 10 drive, one-half Of
,ne-horse.
The new process dispcnses with fully
'ne-half the building, machinery, mo-
i've power, and operatives hitherto ne
'essary to convert any given amonnt Of
eed cotton into yarns; causes the card,
With the same amount Of motive power,
Q do FIVE times as much work; saves
,ne-half the usual waste, and produces
tronger silver rove and thread than
an be made of baled cotton, which,
N account of their extra strength, sell
om break or let down, thereby ena- 7
ling operatives to attend more ma :
hinery and each machine to do more 7
york. The thread is equal in every 4
espect to that made of baled cotton, !
fly per cent stronger and more sheeHy. z
The attachment supersedes the gin, .
ress and compress, because they are 7
ltepded and only used To render cot
IN trapsportabIe; the willower, Topper \
ouble Topper, breaker, and four-hftlis1 Y
the cards, because they are only I
sed to Try to remedy the injury done \
y the gin, press and compress, ii SUI Z
ersedes tho railway, railway drawing Y
cad, also all jack frames, shubbers, Z
lulcs, twisters, eyeners, ETC., etc, sim Q
ly because they are costly and unne- q
sssary machines, and perfect thread z
~ be made without them "
The reason why The card viii do five
mes as much, using seed cotton and
y same amount of motive powery rs Ii
did by the old process, using baled a
>tton, IS because The dlamepts ire not d
ennitted 70 leaxp fiic Diachincry, ily ii