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01 Clark 2# hollander beater, the core equipment of the paper mill
02 view of the beater without the lid, the workhorse roll on the left and the ‘mill race’.
03 Becker 5# beater with pulp moving around the race to the bedplate and roll on right
04 preparing to add the beaten pulp to the vat
05 preparing to enter the mould and deckle frame into the vat of pulp to “pull” a sheet of paper
06 pulling the mould and deckle out of the pulp and gently shaking to form the sheet of paper
07 removing the deckle from the mould while the sheet is continuing to drain
08 draining the freshly formed sheet before couching (pronounced couching or laying down) The deckle is floating in the vat of pulp.
09 couching a sheet of fresh paper onto a post (stack) of fresh sheets interleaved with nonwoven polyester sheets
10 removing pressed papers from the nonwoven interleave to between blotters ready for the drybox
11 dry box with fresh sheets between blotters and corrugated card, brick weights and box fan at back
12 preparing to make a 30″x30″ sheet of paper. Frame plus bamboo screen with nonwoven polyester sheet and large deckle with clamps.
13 pouring pulp plus formation aid into the 30″x30″ mould
14 making a 4′ x 8′ sheet of paper
