Pull hand sized chunks of fiber from the bale and place it on the extended apron. You may fill the extended apron to the top of its sideplate.
Turn the system on as described in the operations section.
The extended apron electric eye will make the apron move fiber into the feeder.
The feeder lift apron will pick fiber from the bottom apron "ball" and pull it over the top.
The kickroll or pinroll will prevent clumps of fiber from being carried over the top.
The fiber will drop into the reserve chute between the feeder and opener.
The electric eye in the reserve chute will control the lift apron in the feeder to add fiber to the chute.
The operator opens a pillow tick or other receptacle and places the open end around the perforated nozzle, leaving 4 to 6 inches of perforations free for air to escape.
The operator steps on the footswitch which turns on the opener feedrolls and opens the shut-off slide gate between the fan and opener outlet.
When the operator is satisfied that the tick is sufficiently full (this becomes easier with an experienced operator), they remove their foot from the switch which stops the feedrolls and closes the slide gate.
The tick is then sewn closed, tagged and bagged or boxed at another operation.
The operator then repeats the process from step eight.
As fiber is removed from the extended apron, more chunks must be replaced from the bale.
Notes
Standard feeders are not designed to handle "slabs" peeled from a bale.
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