We are currently moving our wool carding machinery back into the woolmill now the builders have finished. Last week we had the card nailers in to wind new card clothing onto our large rollers (swifts and doffers). They did a lovely job and we learnt a lot about Huddersfield Town FC past and present ...
Put simply, they are winding a 2 inch wide heavy cotton tape studded with wire staples onto a 48 inch diameter wooden roller at 300 ft lbs ... Sounds easy but you only get one chance to get it right, which is why we called in the experts. And here they are -
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