1. Tends equipment that strains stearin from vegetable oils, such as soybean, corn, and cottonseed to produce salad oil: Turns valves to admit oil to chilling tank and to circulate refrigerant through tank coils for specified time to solidify stearin. 2. Opens filter valves and adjusts air pressure to force …
1. Cleans copper or brass lamp components and assemblies to remove excess paint or smudge, using cloth and solvent: Removes tape around edges or rims of lamps, using wiper and solvent. 2. Dips cloth into solvent and wipes around unpainted areas of lamp component or assembly. 3. Stacks parts or …
1. Bends wire to form frames for mattress and box-spring assemblies, using wire-bending jig: Positions bending pegs on jig table according to specifications and tightens with wrench. 2. Inserts one or more wires in holding device and depresses pedal to drive bending arms around pegs to bend wire to required …
1. Cuts pattern on smoking pipe bowl, using rotating wire brush: Places wire brush attachments over wire brush machine shaft and secures brush on shaft, using wrench. 2. Pushes lever to start wire brush rotating. 3. Holds and turns pipe bowl against rotating wire brush, using varying pressure, to cut …
1. Feeds wire and slugs of fluxing material into extrusion press that coats welding electrodes: Selects wire cores of specified size, places box of cores on tilter, and pulls lever to dump cores in wire feeder hopper, or selects spool of specified size wire and places spool on mandrel for …
1. Tends crocheting machine that covers metal rings used as window-shade pulls: Fills magazine with metal rings. 2. Oils machine and threads crocheting needle. 3. Starts machine with hand clutch and observes operation to detect malfunctions. 4. Clips thread and ties ends as rings are covered.
1. Tends tanks used to pasteurize fermented wine: Meters out specified quantities of wine into tanks and turns steam valves to admit heat. 2. Observes thermometer readings and gauges of tanks to ensure heating of wine at required temperature for specified time to effect pasteurization. 3. Starts pumps to transfer …
1. Selects, requisitions, stores, sells, and serves wines in restaurant: Keeps inventory and orders wine to replenish stock. 2. Stores wines on racks or shelves. 3. Discusses wines with patrons and assists patrons to make wine selection, applying knowledge of wines. 4. Tastes wines prior to serving and serves wines …
1. Tends lathe mounted on rails that coils hot iron rods around bodies of fragmentation bombs to increase demolition properties of bombs: Pulls lever to move lathe to mouth of preheating furnace. 2. Lifts bomb from stockpile and clamps it in machine by tightening chuck and tailstock. 3. Pulls red-hot …
1. Tends electrically powered machine that winds wire, under tension, around rotating steel cylinders to form reinforced cores for concrete pipe: Signals OVERHEAD CRANE OPERATOR to position cylinders between chucks of machine. 2. Pulls levers to engage and secure cylinder in chucks. 3. Signals WELDER, ARC to weld end of …
1. Tends equipment in dry room that winds coated fabrics into rolls: Aligns track-mounted windup rack with dry room alley to receive coated cloth. 2. Cleans foreign material from water-cooled rollers, using rag, solvent, and scraper. 3. Threads cloth from dry room through rollers, and sews cloth to leader on …
1. Repairs, cleans, and alters brasswind and woodwind musical instruments: Inspects instrument, moves mechanical parts, or plays scale to determine defects. 2. Unscrews and removes rod pins, keys, pistons, and other parts. 3. Removes soldered parts, using gas torch. 4. Reshapes parts, using handtools. 5. Removes dents, using mallet or …
1. Repairs and adjusts metal and wooden casement windows, storm windows and doors, and jalousies, using handtools and portable power tools: Repairs or replaces locks, hinges, and cranks. 2. Realigns windows and screens to fit casements. 3. Oils moving parts of sections. 4. May cut and install glass. 5. May …
1. Tends machines that cut window shade fabric and rollers to specified size, and install roller end caps and hanging pins, and staple fabric to roller: Installs roll of shade cloth on spindles of window-shade cutter machine. 2. Threads end of cloth through retaining and feed rollers of machine. 3. …
1. Constructs, modifies, maintains, and services wind and propulsion tunnel research facilities used to test models of aircraft components, utilizing knowledge of engineering test methods and procedures, using handtools, power tools, machines, and equipment: Installs and aligns mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic test equipment and models on support structures, using handtools, …
1. Winds assembled watch movements and adjusts watch hands to indicate correct time preparatory to testing: Turns crown of movement against soft plastic sheet or holds crown against revolving plastic cup to wind movement or winds movement by hand. 2. Rewinds movement after specified period and segregates movements that have …
1. Performs any combination of following tasks in papermaking: Places cardboard roll core on steel shaft, and positions shaft on winding reel, using hoist. 2. Threads paper through drier and calender rolls, and wraps end around roll core. 3. Observes paper winding on roll, and flags defects with colored chalk …
1. Tends winding machine that rolls lengths of floor covering between various stages of processing, working as member of crew: Removes spindle from dolly and positions spindle in winding machine, using power hoist. 2. Pulls end of floor covering sheet through winder and secures sheet to empty spindle, using tape. …
1. Tends automatic yarn-winding machine, equipped with stationary or traveling knotter and traveling winding units that move around machine, to transfer yarn from bobbins to cones or tubes: Places bobbins in pockets of feeder magazine and pulls ends of yarn over suction tube opening through which yarn is drawn into …
1. Assembles, installs, and maintains electrical and mechanical parts, such as alternators, generators, and rotors of electric power generating windmills, according to production specifications, using tools and equipment: Assembles and adjusts alternator components according to production specifications, using handtools, drill presses, grinders, and micrometers. 2. Welds steel supports to alternator …
1. Performs any combination of following tasks to inspect appliance motors and parts, such as armatures and field assemblies: Examines parts, such as commutators, laminations, windings, and shafts for centering of commutator slots, depth of mica undercutting, loose copper and mica chips, positioning and winding of armature coils, and excess …
1. Performs any combination of following tasks to inspect and test stators, armatures, or rotors wound with prewound coils, using electrical testing equipment: Tests armatures, rotors, or stators for misconnected leads and insulation breakdown, using oscilloscope or test panel. 2. Determines test hook-up from work ticket and connects coded stator …
1. Controls animal population in geographical district and investigates crop and property damage claims caused by wildlife: Conducts on-site surveys to estimate number of birds and animals, such as deer, pheasant, and mountain fox, in designated areas and availability of game food and cover. 2. Recommends changes in hunting and …
1. Operates steam or electric winch to hoist or lower cargo in or out of ship’s hold: Inspects booms, lashings, and wire rope to assure safe operation. 2. Moves levers to raise, lower, and turn load. 3. Follows hand signals of HATCH TENDER to control movement of load when it …
1. Tends machine that cuts series of blockers into strips used for shoe trimmings, such as bows and straps: Positions cutting disks and spacers on arbor and tightens setscrews. 2. Inserts end of blocker series between machine guides and turns bolts to adjust guides to accommodate material. 3. Depresses pedal …
