SCUTCHING 



129 



Fig. 78 is a front elevation of one pair of rollers. 



Fig. 79 shows the elevation of a part transverse section of 

 the fluted rollers, between which the flax straw is broken. 



The numerals in each diagram refer to corresponding parts. 

 The fast and loose pulleys indicated at 1, are carried by 

 the low shaft 2. From the shaft, motion is conveyed to the 

 two sides of shafts 3 and 4 which carry the driving bevels 5 

 and 6 and their duplicates respectively. The teeth of the 



FIG. 77 



FIG. 78 



FIG. 79 



driving bevels 5 and 6 intermesh with the teeth of the respective 

 driven bevels 7 and 8 on the lower fluted rollers. The dia- 

 meters, gearing and surface speeds of each pair of rollers 

 are the same respectively. 



The flax straw is spread on to a flat table in front of the 

 " feed " with the root ends towards the first pair of fluted 

 rollers. They take in the flax root end first and pass it on to 

 the next and successive pair of rollers, and so on until it issues 

 from the last pair completely bruised. 



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