1. Tends shuttleless looms, equipped with filling-carrier needle, that weave narrow fabrics, such as ribbon, tape, and elastic: Places filling-yarn package on holders and threads ends through guides, tensions, and needle carriers, using hook. 2. Presses button to start looms and patrols area to examine woven fabric for defects and …
1. Operates battery of looms to weave cotton yarn between strands of tire cord to form loosely woven tire cord fabric: Observes fabric being woven to detect weaving defects. 2. Examines looms to determine cause of loom stoppage, such as warp and filling breaks or mechanical defects. 3. Ties piece …
1. Weaves rugs or woolen cloth, using hand loom: Draws warp yarn through loom parts to arrange warp for weaving specified pattern. 2. Inserts bobbin of filling in shuttle and depresses pedals to start loom. 3. Observes cloth to detect weaving defects, such as broken filling or warp. 4. Pieces …
1. Forms wire screens used for partitions, draining racks, and window guards, using bench loom: Reviews specifications to determine quantity, type and size wire required, and obtains wire from storage area. 2. Measures and cuts wire to specified lengths, using ruler and wire cutters. 3. Inserts ends of warp wires …
1. Weaves sections of loom-woven belting to finish them or join them to form endless belts: Ties selvages together to secure belts. 2. Inspects belting and removes loose filling threads. 3. Draws warp threads over and under filling threads, using hook. 4. Cuts warp threads to specified length, using tape …
1. Observes and records weather conditions for use in forecasting: Periodically observes general weather, sky and visibility conditions, and reads weather instruments including thermometers, barometers, and hygrometers to ascertain elements, such as temperature, barometric pressure, humidity, wind velocity, and precipitation. 2. Transmits and receives weather data from other stations over …
1. Sets up and operates machine to mold and vulcanize sponge rubber beading onto wire mesh strip to form weatherstripping for automobiles: Selects and installs machine parts, such as engraved rolls, rotary gang knives, folding and forming channels, and tubes of specified size and measurement to produce beading of diameter …
1. Plots weaving defects on graph charts to depict frequency and types of defects charged to each textile weaver: Shades chart boxes of bar graph to plot weaving defects for each weaver by type and workshift, using inspection reports and colored pencils. 2. Posts charts in weaving room for weavers’ …
1. Interlaces hair strands in prescribed sequence, using weaving fixture, and sews weft to mounting cord to make hair pieces, such as switches and braids: Attaches threads of designated color and texture to rods and pegs of weaving fixture. 2. Turns pegs to tighten threads. 3. Cuts strands from tuft …
1. Tends automatic looms simultaneously that weave pile yarn, filling yarn, and warp yarn material to produce carpets and rugs with various colored designs: Starts previously set up loom and observes weaving to detect breaks in yarn and weaving defects. 2. Stops loom, pieces up broken ends, and removes filling …
1. Tends melting pots in which wax is melted for use in lost wax casting process: Breaks slabs of wax and deposits them in melting pots. 2. Adjusts thermostat to maintain specified temperature of liquid wax. 3. Dips wax from melting pot, using hand ladle, and pours it into receiving …
1. Inspects railroad roadbed and equipment to detect damage, wear, or defective equipment requiring repair: Observes condition of roadbed from railcar. 2. Stops car and examines switches, fishplates, and rails to detect damaged, worn, or defective equipment, loose bolts, and rotted ties. 3. Manually operates switches to determine that they …
1. Assembles and distributes weather charts and bulletins to provide data for DISPATCHER in making flight plans: Reads messages and charts received by telegraphic typewriter and telautograph. 2. Assembles and fastens together individual messages, using tape. 3. Prints copies of weather reports, charts, and maps, using duplicating machine. 4. Posts …
1. Covers wax foundry patterns with coating compound to form shell mold used in lost-wax casting process: Dips pattern in suspension of silica sand and chemical binder. 2. Coats pattern by sifting materials, such as sand or aluminum oxide, onto pattern; or places patterns in tumbling barrel, containing short fibers, …
1. Repairs wax patterns used in lost-wax casting process: Inspects patterns for defects, such as cracks, seams, broken edges, and excess wax. 2. Seals cracks, seams, and joints, removes excess wax, and builds up damaged edges, using wax and heated knife.
1. Operates machines to coat paper or cardboard container blanks with wax or paraffin: Mounts paper roll on machine feedrack by hand or using chain hoist, or loads blanks on stacking mechanism. 2. Fills tank with wax chunks or paraffin blocks, and turns valves to regulate temperature and melt material. …
1. Tends machines that wax fiberglass yarn under pressure: Positions bobbins of yarn over perforated spindles in waxing kettle and pushes levers to force pressure caps onto bobbins and lower and lock lid onto kettle. 2. Turns valves to start flow of wax from melting tank into reservoir and to …
1. Controls wave-soldering machine or system to solder electronic components onto printed circuit boards, according to processing specifications: Reads production schedules and operations manuals and receives verbal instructions regarding sequential start up and operation of wave-soldering machine or system. 2. Moves controls to activate machine or equipment, such as preheater, …
1. Tends vats and filter presses to bleach wax used in candlemaking: Measures and dumps specified chemicals and wax into vats and turns thermostat knob to prescribed temperature to liquefy wax. 2. Packs granulated charcoal on sides of filter press and starts pump to circulate molten wax through press. 3. …
1. Tends equipment to color wax used in candles: Weighs and dumps wax into kettles, according to specifications. 2. Turns valves to circulate steam through jackets or turns thermostat knob to heat wax to specified temperature. 3. Turns valve or starts pumps to transfer molten wax to tanks and kettles …
1. Tends semiautomatic wax-molding machine that produces wax patterns used in lost-wax casting process: Sprays interior surface of die with parting agent. 2. Places die against stops in bed of machine and starts machine that forces melted wax into die by injection or centrifugal process. 3. Loosens pattern from die, …
1. Tends equipment that melts and pours paraffin into cardboard tubes in manufacture of signal flares: Scans invoice to determine number of flares required. 2. Climbs ladder and dumps paraffin blocks into vat and activates heating element to melt paraffin. 3. Observes temperature gauge to determine when melting point is …
1. Crushes and removes wax-ball lasts from basketball carcasses, using club, scraping tool, and airhose: Strikes carcass with bat to break wax ball. 2. Shakes pieces out through opening in carcass. 3. Scrapes wax particles from carcass and removes particles and dust with airhose.
