shown in fig1 and 1a a fourdrinier machine comprises a headbox 10 a forming fabric 12 and breast and couch rolls 14 and 16 the forming fabric is continuous and travels between the breast and the couch rollers the stock is deposited from the headbox on the top surface 18 of the fabric immediately following the headbox the fabric is passed over a forming board consisting of several elements 22 24 26 and 28 during this stage some water is drained from the stock and its fibers settle in a thin wet sheet 20 completing the forming of the paper following passage over the forming board the sheet is transported past various other dewatering devices such as foils and vacuum boxes these devices are well known in the art and therefore are not described at the couch roll 16 sheet 20 is removed and passed on to the press and dryer sections the forming fabric is returned by rollers 30 to breast roll 14 forming board elements 22 28 shall now be described in more detail it should be understood that while the figures presented herein show four forming board elements the present invention is not limited to only four elements but.