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South Pacific Tyres; after closure; 84-inch mill; operator's position
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PhotographerBill Prebble
DescriptionThere were three 84-inch (2134 mm) mills in Upper Hutt; this is one of the first pair, which had rolls 26 and 22.3 inches (660 and 556 mm) diameter, which were geared to run with a 3:4 surface speed ratio. The gears were later changed to give a 9:10 ratio.
The row of pneumatic cylinders operate rotary knives, some of which were notched to leave material uncut; for some applications rubber was pulled from the side of sheet around 600 mm wide, one 75 mm strip at a time. The outgoing strip first went under the serrated rollers, which could be lowered to force a joint together, then diverted under the bright roller into a detergent mixture, and then raised to the top level of a 'festooner', where it would be cooled by fans and evaporation; the detergent residue would stop layers of stacked rubber from sticking togetherDate Taken2007
DescriptionThere were three 84-inch (2134 mm) mills in Upper Hutt; this is one of the first pair, which had rolls 26 and 22.3 inches (660 and 556 mm) diameter, which were geared to run with a 3:4 surface speed ratio. The gears were later changed to give a 9:10 ratio.The row of pneumatic cylinders operate rotary knives, some of which were notched to leave material uncut; for some applications rubber was pulled from the side of sheet around 600 mm wide, one 75 mm strip at a time. The outgoing strip first went under the serrated rollers, which could be lowered to force a joint together, then diverted under the bright roller into a detergent mixture, and then raised to the top level of a 'festooner', where it would be cooled by fans and evaporation; the detergent residue would stop layers of stacked rubber from sticking together
Date Taken2007Depicts or relates to
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CollectionDunlop Prebble
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ReferencePrebble 96FormatColour printSize150 x 100 mm
FormatColour printSize150 x 100 mmScanned byDon McLeod
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South Pacific Tyres; after closure; 84-inch mill; operator's position. Upper Hutt City Library, accessed 19/03/2026, https://uhcl.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/30481