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About briquetting presses, there are generally three types: piston type, roller type and screw type. The one mentioned above is widely used in the metallurgy industry to process metal scrap for recycling.
Here is some information about the roller press type.
I think this must be the press installed at Longbridge. I had to go there briefly in the late 1960’s, to realign, or tighten ‘something’ – it was a flying visit. The press produced cast iron briquettes from the swarf produced in the engine machine shop, so that the swarf could be melted down and re-used. I had the opportunity to look around the Longbridge machine shop, where they were machining up engine blocks, cylinder heads, etc., for Minis, Austin 1800’s, etc. The machine tools were in a sorry state in those days! What has stuck in my mind is watching a machinist, drilling an engine block on a gang drilling machine. The drills were lowered to just above the drill jig and then the operator showed his skill! The machine was so knackered that the drills were all flapping about anywhere but in the right place. He had a length of broom handle and clouted each drill to perfectly align them with the jig!
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