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be made with a little collar, fo as the guldc- 

 flick may not He clofe to the lurface of 

 the wheel I. left in its motion it Ihould 

 ftrike againft the axle or pin, upon which 

 the wheel turns. From the guide- wire the 

 filk-thread is drawn to one of the bars of 

 the reel I. and there made* faft in order to 

 be reeled. 



The reel is compofed of an axle, H. 

 which is beft made fquare for the advan- 

 tage of boreing it true, in order to let in 

 the crofs ftick, u. u. &c. w^hich are to 

 fupport the four bai's, t. t. t. t. for this 

 purpofe it is bored within half a foot of 

 each extreme, with two round holes pretty 

 near, and at right angles to each other. 

 The axle may be about two inches fquare, 

 and the holes about an inch diameter, in- 

 to which the crofs fupporters u. u. &c. mull; 

 fit tight at their middle part, though they 

 may taper to half an inch diameter at 

 their ends. Thefe ends fit tight into holes 

 made in the four bars, t. t. t. t. the crofs 

 fupporters muft be of fuch a length, as to 

 make the four bars t. t; t. t. ftand two or 

 more feet diitant from each other, making 

 the round of the reel about eight feet. 



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