Apparatus for automated production of a roll of waxed fabric

An apparatus for waxing a fabric, the apparatus comprising:

• a frame;
• a temperature controlled bath at an entrance end of the frame;
• a squeegee pressed against an exit side of the temperature controlled bath;
• a cooling tower adjacent the temperature controlled bath, the cooling tower including walls, a tower roller rotatably mounted at a top of the cooling tower, and a manifold, the walls and manifold defining a cooling zone, the manifold including a cavity and a plurality of substantially straight channels, the cavity in fluid communication with the channels, and the channels in fluid communication with the cooling zone;
• a blower, the blower in fluid communication with the cavity;
• a lower roller, the lower roller located proximate an exit end of the cooling tower;
• a collection roller rotatably mounted adjacent the lower roller;
• a driver roller in rolling engagement with the collection roller;
• a motor in mechanical communication with the driver roller for driving the driver roller;
• and a platform which includes a pivot mount pivotally attaching it to the frame adjacent the cooling tower, between the lower roller and the collection roller and at least one alignment roller, which is mounted on the platform.