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From the rasper the pulp falls on to a starch separator, 

 the bottom of which is of fine wire gauze having 30 meshes 

 to the inch, the openings being ^ of an inch in diameter. 

 The separator is slightly inclined, so that the shaking 



Fig. 26. Rasping machine (cross section). 



process gradually moves the pulp toward the lower end. 

 This separator is of the same width as the rasps, namely, 

 about 36 inches, and is about 12 feet long. 



During the progress of the pulp along the separator, 



