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Chapter CXXXVII: Section 63: Pressing

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(_See also p. 144._)

=2387. Lever press= for hay, straw, &c., with rack and pawl at each side operated by two hand levers.

=2388. Continuous press= for coal dust, &c. The ram has a reciprocating motion, and the material is forced into a tapered chamber, the resulting friction in which gives sufficient resistance to press the material to the density required.

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