The Jute Industry: From Seed to Finished Cloth

he preparation of the jute fibre after it leaves the bale opener, and be

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t, to facilitate subsequent handling, and laid in layers in large carts which can be wheeled from place to place; if this m

a water tap, is added until the attendant has applied what he or she considers is the proper quantity. The ratio between a measured amount of oil and an unmeasured amount of water is thus somewhat varied, and for this reason the above method is not to be commended. A conscientious worker can

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r some time, say 24 hours, in order that the material may be more or less uniformly lubricated or conditioned. At the end of this time, th

ces and to the opinions of managers. Thus, the softener illustrated in Fig. 11, which, in the form shown, is intended to treat jute from the above-mentioned stalls, i

ers, however, are provided with oblique flutes, such flutes making a small angle with the horizontal. What is often considered as a standard softening mac

hence undergo a considerable amount of bending in different ways before

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are by the above mentioned process of hand batching. On the other hand, there is no time for conditioning the fibre because the lubrication and

ing equipment is situated on the top of the rectangular frame in the centre of the illustration. This frame is bolted to the side frames of the softening machine proper, say that shown in Fig. 11.

lers are kept hard in contact with the stricks or pieces of jute by means of the powerfu

rods to the set-on handles at each end of the machine and to the valve of the water pipe near the top of the frame, while the upper end of the inclined or

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ntact with the curved end of the oblique rod, the end moves slightly clockwise, and thus rotates the fulcrum rod; this results in an increased quantity of oil being liberated from the source of supply, and the mechanism is so arranged that the oil reaches the thick part of the strick. When the above-mentioned upper ro

machine may be automatically stopped if the operative is in danger. The batching apparatus for this machine is of a different kind from that illustrated in Fig. 12; moreover, it is placed nearer the feed rollers than the tw

view. The barrow of jute at the far end of the machine is built up from stricks which have passed through the machin

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ertain classes of yarn without any further selection or treatment, it may be possible to utilize the materia

nes and the fibre rubbed between fixed and rotating pins in order to loosen the matted ends of stricks. Foreign matter drops through

object of loosening the comparatively hard end of the strick. A snipping machine or a teazer may

nd then the material is built up with room left for expansion, and allowed to remain in this condition for a few days. A cer

by the same instrument. These two parts are severed when it is desired to utilize only the best part of the strick. The root ends are usually darker in co