After a month, the new textile machine was finally successful.
During this period, Song Yang paid attention to the progress several times.
The main difficulties are the mechanical transmission and the size ratio of the spindle.
After several adjustments, it was finally completed.
And it was done in one step, and the hydraulic textile machine was directly developed.
"Creak~Creak~"
The original hydraulic workshop and the original haymaking factory by the creek.
The mower was moved to Jinghu because the mower was a bit dusty and would affect the rice pounding factory and flour grinding work nearby...
Walking into the work shed, a waterwheel stretched out a drive shaft, but it was not connected to the textile machine.
Accompanied by friction sounds, the drive shaft keeps idling.
Gongsun Mo installed a small snap switch. When the textile machine is not working, as long as the snap is removed, the waterwheel will idle.
Song Yang first looked at the new textile machine and compared it with the Jenny machine in the encyclopedia. It was not exactly the same.
Some parts of this machine are more reasonable and look better.
Five spindles are arranged in a row, and five thin threads are pulled out at the same time, increasing the effect five times.
Song Yang manually pushed the pulley and spindle. It was very smooth and there was no sense of blockage at all.
It seems that the mechanical parts are polished very smoothly. If you look at the mechanical connection parts, you can still see some oil stains.
"Have you already tested it?" Song Yang looked at everyone and asked.
At this time, there were several people in the textile shed.
Two female textile workers, Xu Lin, Gongsun Mo, Gongsun Qi, and Song Chengwang came after hearing the news.
Song Chengwang is becoming more and more well-informed, and he knows where there are new gadgets.
"I tried it once last night and made some adjustments today. I haven't tried it since the adjustments." Gu Fang said with excitement.
The first version of the machine came out last night and I tried to use it. The efficiency was simply terrifying.
With five threads at the same time, we could weave one piece of cloth a day, but now we can weave five pieces of cloth a day!
The efficiency is simply explosive!
Of course, the first generation machine also had its flaws.
Five at a time, the cotton threads pulled out are a little thin, and the thickness of the five threads is slightly different.
The woven cloth is not as fine as the original single thread textile.
Occasionally there will be disconnections.
But in this current situation, it would be nice to have cloth to use. Who cares about whether it is fine or not.
And this can be improved and upgraded.
So after discovering the problem yesterday, Xu Lin and Gongsun Mo and Gu Fang studied the improvement plan.
After days of busy work, some parts have been adjusted.
The effect has not yet been tested.
"Come on, come on, give it a try." Song Yang greeted Gu Fang.
Gu Fang laid out the aramid fibers and pulled out the cotton threads.
After the basic work is done, step on it.
"Bang!"
With a crisp sound, the water wheel drive shaft and the textile machine drive shaft were connected together.
Song Yang looked down and discovered that there were two pedals under the textile machine.
The two pedals are connected to the mechanism on the drive shaft.
The one on the left means the link is open, and the one on the right means the link is broken.
The design of this thing is quite exquisite, and Song Yang couldn't find any corresponding records in the encyclopedia.
Seeing Song Yang's curiosity, Gongsun Mo explained.
It turns out that Gongsun Mo learned this craft from an old carpenter when he was young.
As the transmission rotates, the textile machine also starts to move.
"Crunch~"
"Crunch~"
The friction sound is not harsh.
Although it has been oiled, it is inevitable that there will be sound. In this era, it is impossible to make a silent machine.
"Yeah! Not bad! This speed is cool!"
Song Yang looked at the cotton threads being spun into cloth, and the speed at which the cloth was made could be seen with the naked eye.
It is at least five times more efficient than the original machine.
This is Gu Fang's second time using it, and she is a little confused.
If you use it skillfully, it will be easy to increase the efficiency by six to seven times.
"It turns out that this is how weaving is done." Song Chengwang muttered.
In his opinion, the loom might have been running at this speed because he had never seen weaving before.
Everyone ignored him. Xu Lin picked up a piece of cloth and said:
"Your Majesty, the disconnection problem of this machine has been solved, but the problem of thick and thin wires still exists."
Song Yang also looked at it, but some lines could be seen to be different in thickness.
Putting down the cloth, Song Yang smiled and said:
"It doesn't matter. These are minor problems. We will just correct them gradually in the future."
"At this stage, I am thankful to have new clothes to wear. Who cares about the fineness of the cloth?"
"This kind of machine is ready for use. You can build another one. Two machines are enough for the time being."
"You should remember to improve the machine. It will not be too late to make changes when the cotton output is guaranteed in the future."
Song Yang is right, two machines are completely sufficient now.
Five or six pieces of cloth a day can produce 300 pieces of cloth in a month.
This speed can be used by the entire Jiangzhou Prefecture.
Now the main contradiction has been directly transferred to the shortage of raw materials.
"Yes, Your Majesty. I understand. I will remember this." Xu Lin nodded.
"Your Majesty, after the two civilian women have finished spinning the existing cotton, we can actually research and improve the textile machine."
Gu Fang released the drive shaft, stopped the loom, and said to Song Yang.
Another female worker also had expectations in her eyes.
Song Yang understood that Gu Fang and the others wanted to always be in charge of the textile factory.
Now that cotton is available, she can still weave here.
When the cotton is gone, if there is nothing else to do, she will go to other jobs.
Relatively speaking, Gu Fang and another female worker still hope to stay in the textile factory.
Song Yang nodded and said, "Okay. When you run out of cotton, you can focus on improving textile machines."
"The machine model is here. If you just improve it, you should be able to do it."
Song Yang readily agreed, someone must do the work.
Although Xu Lin said that he remembered it, it was hard to say whether he would remember it when there was enough cotton in a year or two.
Since Gu and Fang want to be textile workers, let them do it.
Anyway, the material search team can find some cotton and cotton thread from time to time.
In this way, their skills will not fall behind. In the future, the cotton supply will keep up, and there will be two experienced people who can teach others.
And there is indeed room for upgrading of textile machines.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"The two women must improve the textile loom."
Gu Fang and the other weaver girl both smiled. The work in the textile factory was much easier than the work of building houses and farming outside.
The new textile machine is completed, now we are waiting for the raw materials.
Xu Lin finished the upgrading work and returned to the Fuxing Army.
Things at the textile factory have come to an end.
It is foreseeable that the textile industry will fall into silence for some time to come due to material shortages.
Although the textile industry is quiet, other things are becoming hot.
In other words, good news comes one after another.
The day after the textile machine was improved, Wang Jinshi came.