1. Shapes felt-hat cones after dyeing to smooth, shape, and remove wrinkles. 2. Pulls hat cone over metal block, presses and rubs hat to smooth and shape cone, and folds and stacks shaped cones flat on worktable for further processing.
1. Cleans and rough finishes surfaces of casting, using powered grinding wheel mounted on counterbalanced frame: Positions casting under grinding wheel manually or using crane or hoist. 2. Grabs grinder handles and pulls wheel down against casting to remove projections, such as gates, fins, and parting lines, from surface. 3. …
1. Operates and controls smoke or flame and support equipment, such as self-propelled flamethrowers, smoke generators, and radio equipment, to provide smokescreen or flame support for military forces during combat or training: Observes terrain and weather conditions to determine location for smoke generators and smoke munitions. 2. Starts smoke generator …
1. Supervises and coordinates activities of airborne fire-fighting crews engaged in extinguishing forest fires: Dispatches crews according to reported size, location, and conditions of fires. 2. Directs loading of fire suppression equipment into aircraft and parachuting of equipment to crews on ground. 3. Maintains aerial observation and radio communication with …
1. Tests emissions from smokestack to determine if electrostatic precipitator and flue recovery systems are operating within prescribed standards: Measures force of gas flow by observing manometer attached to Pitot tube placed at various points in stack. 2. Obtains solids contained in gas by drawing metered quantity of flue exhaust …
1. Prepares meats for smoking, performing any combination of following tasks: Soaks meat in water or brine and washes and scrapes encrusted salt, slime, grease, excess moisture, and discoloration from meat. 2. Weighs meat and stamps or presses inspection labels, weight, or symbols on meat by hand or using branding …
1. Controls battery of smoke chambers in which meats, such as bacon, hams, meat loaf, sausage, shoulders, and wieners are cooked and cured: Loads racks and cages, suspended from overhead conveyor, with meat products and filled molds, and pushes racks into smokehouse for cooking and curing. 2. Shovels sawdust into …
1. Tends burning room to bleach strawhats with burning sulfur: Loads racks with hats and wheels them into room. 2. Pours powdered sulfur into pan provided with electric heating unit, closes door of room, and turns electric switch to burn sulfur in pan. 3. Turns on ventilator fan and removes …
1. Repairs fractional-horsepower gasoline engines used to power lawnmowers, garden tractors, and similar machines, using handtools: Locates causes of trouble, dismantles engines, using handtools, and examines parts for defects. 2. Replaces or repairs parts, such as rings and bearings, using handtools. 3. Cleans and adjusts carburetor and magneto. 4. Starts …
1. Repairs warp yarn on loom when numerous threads are broken: Ties short piece of thread to each end of broken warp yarn and cuts off ends close to knot with scissors. 2. Draws repaired warp yarn through drop wires, heddle eyes, and reed dents, using reed hook. 3. Picks …
1. Cures slunk skins in vat of brine solution: Turns valve to fill vat with water and adds salt. 2. Places slunk skins in vat and stirs them with pole to ensure complete curing. 3. Removes cured skins from vat and rolls them into ball or places them in barrel …
1. Operates attrition mill, hydrabeater, and related equipment to produce slurry for subsequent processing into shotgun shell wads: Feeds bagasse and scrap paper into attrition mill that shreds material. 2. Turns handwheel to adjust hydrabeater blades according to slurry consistency specified, and adjusts timer for prescribed cycle. 3. Weighs and …
1. Tends ball mill and auxiliary equipment that grind bauxite and mix it with materials to form slurry: Computes amounts of bauxite, starch, and liquor in specified proportion, using weightometer. 2. Turns valves on ball mill to grind bauxite. 3. Turns valves on pumps to release liquor and starch from …
1. Cuts slots for attaching molding on tabletops, using portable power router: Pushes tabletop from pallet onto worktable. 2. Reads work order to ascertain dimensions and position of slot. 3. Selects and inserts router tool in chuck of router, using wrench. 4. Adjusts guide stop and base plate for depth …
1. Inserts address tags into slots of mailsacks used for bulk mailing of subscription magazines and catalogs: Receives and deposits, in mailsacks, stacked or tied bundles of magazines addressed to same city or state. 2. Selects printed destination tag from labeled compartment of wall rack, and inserts tag into metal …
1. Tends machine that cuts slots in paperboard carton and partition blanks: Adjusts slotting and cutting knives in machine according to work order, using measuring tape and wrenches. 2. Loads blanks into machine feed hopper and starts machine. 3. Removes and stacks slotted blanks on pallets for bundling or forming.
1. Assists SLOTTER OPERATOR to operate machine that cuts slots in paperboard carton and partition blanks. 2. Removes slotted blanks from discharge end of machine and stacks them on pallets. 3. Marks stacks with identifying information. 4. Performs other duties as described under HELPER Master Title.
1. Tends slubber machines that draw out and loosely twist sliver into roving to strengthen sliver for subsequent drawing and twisting operations: Fastens ends of sliver from full cans to preceding ends by overlapping and twisting ends with fingers, or threads sliver over guide, through rolls and flyers, and onto …
1. Tends machine that compresses moist welding rod coating mix into cylinder-shaped slugs: Dumps mix into forming chamber of slug press, using forklift. 2. Presses button to close press and activate ram that automatically forms and ejects slug. 3. Slips cellophane bag over slug or places it in container to …
1. Feeds and off bears machine that slots, scores, and creases corrugated or plain paperboard sheets to form container blanks: Aligns sheet against machine guides and feeds sheet into machine feed rolls. 2. Removes completed container blanks from machine and stacks blanks onto skids. 3. May assist SLITTER-CREASER-SLOTTER OPERATOR in …
1. Sets up and operates machine to slot, score, crease, and trim corrugated or plain paperboard sheets to form container blanks: Turns screws and moves picker feed bar and feed table guides to accommodate size of sheets. 2. Positions slitting, scoring, and slotting dies by sliding dieheads along drive shaft …
1. Sets up and operates machine that slits, scores, and cuts sheets of plain, laminated, or corrugated paperboard to specified dimensions: Positions and fastens scoring and cutting disks on roller, according to specifications, and installs roller in machine, using handtools. 2. Turns wheels to adjust cutter knives, align paper guides …
1. Operates machine to slit continuous lengths of material, such as cardboard, felt, metallic foil, paper, plastic, rubberized sheeting, or textile fabrics, into strips of specified width: Spaces rotary blades on machine shaft, according to width specified for strips, and turns setscrew to secure blades in position, using allen wrench. …
1. Sets up and operates slitting machine to cut sheet metal into strips of specified widths: Selects, cleans, and installs spacers and cutters on arbors, and hones cutters with oilstone to remove nicks. 2. Presses button to lower arbor until cutters mesh, and measures clearance with feeler gauge. 3. Inserts …
1. Assists SLITTING-MACHINE OPERATOR I performing any combination of following tasks: Positions roll of material, such as cardboard, felt, metallic foil, paper, plastic, rubberized sheeting, or textile fabrics, at rear of machine, using handtruck or cart. 2. Assembles cores, collars, and shafts on roll and positions roll in machine brackets, …