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main cylinder [2 records]

Record 1 2021-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Thread Spinning (Textiles)
  • Tools and Equipment (Textile Industries)
CONT

Fibers carried on the main cylinders [of the card] are caught and detached in part by a small worker cylinder. These fibers are then stripped from the worker cylinder by another cylinder and returned to the main cylinder.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Filature (Textiles)
  • Outillage et équipement (Industries du textile)
DEF

Cylindre de carde sur lequel les points cardants sont placés.

CONT

Organe principal de la carde [le grand tambour] présente un diamètre d'environ 1270 [...] sa périphérie est garnie d'un aiguillage spécial monté sur des garnitures souples de toile [...] et d'une population extrêmement serrée.

Spanish

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Record 2 1997-07-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment and Plant (Metallurgy)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et matériels (Métallurgie)

Spanish

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