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The cylinder extractor, then, consists of four 

 distinct features : (1) the frame which holds and 

 carries the comb baskets, (2) the comb baskets, 

 (3) the cylinder, or barrel in which they revolve, 

 and (4) the driving gear, or crank. Fig. 115 is 

 a general view of the extractor ; Fig. 116 shows 

 the extractor complete with the frame inside, the 

 baskets being in place ; and Fig. 117 shows the 

 frames, baskets, and crank handle. 



For the frame forming the first item in the list, 

 three sheets of tinplate, 17 in. by 12j in., are re- 

 quired. One of the sheets is cut into six strips 

 2 in. wide. The edges of tinplates are not always 

 true when they come from the shop, and should 



Fig. 118. Wired Tinplate. 



Fig. 117. Frames, Baskets, etc. 



therefore be pared until straight. Three strips 

 should be joined together end to end, by turning 

 \ in. at the ends over, hooking together, hammer- 

 ing down flat, and touching with solder, as before 

 described. These strips may now be cut to 45 in. 

 in length each, and wired at both edges with wire 

 about \ in. in diameter, about No. 10 gauge. 

 The wires are to be 44 in. long each. 



The wiring is effected by turning the edges of 

 the tinplate over for a distance of nearly \ in. 

 by means of a mallet and the stake ; the wire is 

 then laid along the trough thus formed, and the 

 edge of the metal hammered down so as entirely 

 to envelop it. A good deal of tapping and some 

 practice are required to make a neat bead. 



As the cage is likely to be often smeared with 



