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pins and scutcher
A view from the spinning room at the ropery, Chatham Dockyard. this is the spreader or first scutcher where the bales of fibre (Here it is polypropylene) are opened and placed on the machine, the bundles of fibre are pulled and made into parallel lines by the pins. It goes through a number of machines, and eventually is spun into yarn. the pins are about 16cm long, and are sharp. The fibre does jam, when the safe shear pins shear, and all comes to a stop. As can be seen someone has to get up there to clear the stoppage! Is there dust? Oh yes!!
pins and scutcher
A view from the spinning room at the ropery, Chatham Dockyard. this is the spreader or first scutcher where the bales of fibre (Here it is polypropylene) are opened and placed on the machine, the bundles of fibre are pulled and made into parallel lines by the pins. It goes through a number of machines, and eventually is spun into yarn. the pins are about 16cm long, and are sharp. The fibre does jam, when the safe shear pins shear, and all comes to a stop. As can be seen someone has to get up there to clear the stoppage! Is there dust? Oh yes!!