Chapter 25: Automatic Knitting Machine
In this era, the division of labor and class division of men and women is quite clear, and spinning and weaving are always women's specialties.
If a man does a job of spinning and weaving threads, it will be ridiculous to say it.
Jiang Hao's few spinning knowledge actually comes from the appendix summary behind the spinning machine drawings. He has not tried to experiment, so he can only be considered a paper talk.
So naturally, I would not refuse Huang Carpenter’s proposal: “Okay, then I’ll bother your wife!
It also saves me from wasting these wool!"
"I dare not, I dare not!
What kind of virtue does the despicable person have to make the Holy Son call him a wife? I will call her over now!"
After hearing this, Carpenter Huang waved his hand in fear and fear, and then hurriedly retreated and went to find his wife.
The free time I waited in the middle was too late to do other things, so Jiang Hao simply started chatting with the other two carpenters next to him.
"Carpenter Zhang, I forgot to ask before, if this set of equipment is to remove the steel in the middle, how much does it cost?
Is it difficult to promote it?"
Carpenter Zhang, who was continuing to touch his work, listened to Jiang Hao's question and immediately turned his body to answer: "When you say, if you remove the steel, it is mainly the cost of wood and the manual cost of craftsmen.
This thing has a relatively expensive wood, because ordinary wood, wood with not hard enough material is useless, and it is easy to break even if it is made.
Therefore, if the manual cost of craftsmen is calculated only by the wood cost, the cost of a set is about 500 min."
“What if the workers’ costs are added?
It doesn’t necessarily require craftsmen of your level to make it. As long as it can be made, it’s fine. What’s the cost?”
Jiang Hao continued to ask.
He must calculate the cost of this thing, and then consider whether to promote it immediately or to set up a wool spinning factory on his own.
If the cost is too high, the promotion will definitely be ineffective. You can only set up a wool spinning factory here first, and only after everyone sees the clear profits will come to him to buy a wool spinning machine.
"Well... If the carpenter apprentices who have just started to make it, the manual cost of one set will be at least 200 yuan!
The large frame outside is very easy and can be completed quickly in one or two days, but some smaller parts inside are a bit of a test of the craftsmanship!
It takes a lot of time and is prone to waste.
When we first started, we could only have two or three out of ten.”
"Two hundred words, yes...
If you use assembly line and each person only focuses on one part, the speed should be faster, and the cost of 200 meter can be controlled!
But the cost of steel is also added. The price of steel is too expensive. Even if the number of parts used is not large, it will cost six cents of silver to add up!
It takes more than one or two silver dollars to get it out. It is probably a bit difficult to fully popularize it among the people!"
Jiang Hao calculated it and sighed at the last calculated number.
In the Ming Dynasty, ordinary people usually used about one and a half taels of silver a year, except for the taxes they should pay.
I asked them to spend a year to buy a wool spinning machine that I don’t know if I can sell it or not, and it’s hanging!
At this time, the voice of Carpenter Huang came from outside the door: "Sir, Lord Holy Son!
I brought my wife!"
As soon as the words were finished, the door was pushed open.
Carpenter Huang was pulling a woman who was a little timid in. The woman looked a little resistant and shy, and those who didn't know what she was trying to do?
"I'm not asking anyone yet, I'll teach you before I come!"
Carpenter Huang scolded him, which made the woman who came with him so scared that her calves were weak and her calves fell down.
Then, he shouted, "Master, Master, etc.".
It only made Jiang Hao laugh and cry.
He hurried over and helped her up: "Auntie, don't be too polite, please sit down quickly!
Carpenter Huang also sits there!
Carpenter Zhang, please take the basket of wool in the corner of the wall!"
After giving the order, he turned his head and tried to make himself smile more friendly: "Don't be afraid, auntie!
We just want to ask you for help. You should know the work of spinning and threading. We want you to help spin these wool into threads!
Don’t worry, I will tell you in detail later!
So, sit down first!”
As Jiang Hao said that, he gave the position on the side of the spinning machine to the aunt to sit, and told her in detail about the specific use of the wool spinning machine and what a certain part is for!
The aunt is a person who has spinning and weaving thread for many years. She has a lot of things, so after Jiang Hao explained it a few words, it was easy to figure out how to operate it.
At this time, the wool was also brought over.
The old lady touched the wool, then put it under her nose and smelled it, very surprised:
“Sir, it’s amazing!
The wool that smells so bad can be removed, and it is washed so white!”
After saying that, he put the wool at the designated position and started spinning.
I was a little unskilled at the beginning, and the thread I spinned was not very good, and some even broke after a little bit of twitching.
But after a few minutes and after becoming proficient in the operation, the thread spun can finally be regarded as yarn.
Although it is still a little rougher than the yarn of Jiang Hao and his time, the gap in technology between the two sides is too big.
Jiang Hao was already very satisfied to be able to produce yarn with such an effect.
“Good, good, very good!
That's it, the toughness is pretty good. As long as you don't tear it hard, you can't break it!
You can also dye it back!
Carpenter Zhang, hurry up, please hurry up and bring the automatic yarn knitting machine I just made!
Let's knit a small piece and see!"
Jiang Hao really knows how to knitting yarn, but the drawings collected by his family include drawings for automatic knitting yarn.
Although the name of that thing contains the word "auto", it is actually not a high-tech thing.
It is to assemble some needles and threads inside the machine according to certain rules and knit out the wool by hand.
Generally, there are only a few fixed acupuncture methods.
Jiang Hao didn't have the intention to get a few different stitches, but he just made a set of the most basic stitching automatic yarn knitting machine.
Carpenter Zhang looked at the freshly baked yarn and was surprised and quickly took over the automatic yarn knitting machine on the side.
Jiang Hao took the automatic wool knitting machine, then pulled out part of the thread that the aunt had just spun out on the side and connected it to the automatic wool knitting machine.
Chapter completed!