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Bringing the sheep home in the fall
Manzanares flock - Robin Collier photo
Feed end of scouring train
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Boiler, which feeds 4 large hot water storage tanks
through a heat exchanger
A Non-Profit Educational Center
for Sustainable Agriculture
Demonstration Flocks & Gardens
OrganicWool, Yarn and Natural Dyes
Wool Washing, Spinning & Natural Dyeing
Living Traditions of the Upper Rio Grande,
Pecos & Colorado River Watersheds
Fiber Scouring Train Has Been Sold
This is a 4 bowl Sargents small scale wool washing plant with all required associated related equipment including fiber scale, fiber picker, wool drying racks, compressor, 3 phase converter, propane boiler, heat exchanger, hot water storage tanks, final water heaters, packing bags, detergents and all associated electrical, plumbing, spare parts and supplies, lanolin settling tanks & pumps, centrifuges, drying racks, and assortment of scouring supplies.This train was built by Sargents in the 1950’s as a demonstration and teaching machine for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It was operated in Alamosa, CO for a number of years, and then in Los Ojos, NM. It has been has been sold to a company in Maine.
It can process about 60 to 120 lbs per hours depending on fiber, water temperatures and operator's skills. It lacks a mechanized feeder, which would improve speed and reduce labor costs. Purchase would include basic instruction in assembly & operation.
Contact Robin Collier at
1-800-ONLY SUN or email robincollier@newmex.com for more information.
1. Squeeze roller pressure controls 2. First wash bowl with rakes 3. Lanolin settling & extraction tanks designed by Sandia National Labs
View at end of Scouring Train
Last wash bowl showing conveyor out of Squeeze Roller
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