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Hole, and then the Spindle never has any Fri&ion 

 againft the Wood in any Part of it -, but the other 

 Sort are more eafily made {efpecially of Wood), 

 and the Spindle will laft a great while in them-, or if 

 it be worn out, the Expence of Three-pence or Four- 

 pence will purchafe a new Spindle. 



Now I muft return to Fig. 15. where the Spindle 

 E having its Four Wreaths fixt on it, we turn it 

 round with our Hand, to fee whether the Wreaths are 

 put on true ; and when they are fo, neither the Spin- 

 dle, nor the Hoppers, can move end- ways : Tho* the 

 Spindle be pretty hard to turn round, the Wheels will 

 foon caufe it to turn eafily. Whilft the Spindle is in 

 this Pofture, we turn the Hopper Bottom upwards, 

 and mark the Spindle for cutting the Notches in the 

 manner before directed \ and then we take off the 

 Spindle, and cut the Notches, and alfo cut each End 

 of the Spindle fquare, up to a Shoulder at each End, 

 fo that the Wheels may come eafily on without knock- 

 ing or thrufting •, and then we return the Spindle to 

 its Place, and put on the Wheels, pinning them on 

 with each a long Nail, which beiog crooked at the 

 Ends, prevent it from falling out, but may be very 

 eafily pulled out with the Claws of a Hammer-, but 

 we muft take care, that neither the fquare Ends of 

 the Spindle, nor the fquare Holes in the Naves (or 

 Hubs) of the Wheels (into which they enter), be ta- 

 per ; for, if they are taper, the Wheels will be apt to 

 work themfelves off. 



The Piece of Wood, Fig. 18. is that which goes 

 over the Standard, and, being placed in the Hopper, 

 as F. in Fig. 15. draws that Part of the Hopper by 

 its Infide a b bearing againft the fore Part of the 

 Standard •, and that Part of it from b to c y being the 

 Breadth of the Standard, bears againft its inner Infide, 

 to prevent the Hopper from going any farther towards 

 that End. This Piece of Wood is faftened to the 

 Boards of the Hopper, either by Screws or Nails: 



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