Abstract: A cleaning apparatus for textile machine spinning roller spindles removes deposits of old glue and debris from the outer ends of the spindles once the old cots have been removed and prior to glueing new cots in place for reuse of the spinning rollers. The apparatus provides a drive motor for powering a pair of wire cleaning brushes, tiltable apparatus for holding the spindles to be cleaned while engaged with the brushes, means for driving the spindles to be cleaned in a direction opposite to the direction of rotation of the wire brushes, means for ejecting the cleaned spindles from the holding apparatus and catching means for the cleaned spindles.

Abstract: A portable abrading tool useful in automobile body work, and the like, embodies a hollow expandable cylinder which is adapted to receive an expandable and disposable cylindrical abrading sleeve and be driven by and secured to an electric hand drill. A unique structure for expanding and contracting the driven cylinder facilitates quick replacement of the abrading sleeve.