REELS.

Reels are usually made with 50 or 60 spindles each, but can be made either longer or shorter. The common gauge is 3-1/2 in., the length of which with 50 spindles is 16 ft. 8-1/2 in. and width 3 ft. 9 in. Machines are made for 54-in., 60-in., 72-in. and 90-in. skeins, usually 54 in.

Driving pulleys are 12 in. x 2 in.

The usual speed with 54-in. swifts is 130 revs. We give below production table for 54-in. skeins.

50 per cent. allowance has been made in above table for doffing, etc.

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DRY TWISTER SINGLE LINE TOP AND BOTTOM ROLLS—NARROW GAUGE

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