1. Tends machine that applies finish to felt or fabrics to increase thickness and bulk of material: Places roll of material in feed holder of machine, threads end through rollers, and attaches material to rewind spindle, or sews end of material to leader in machine. 2. Fills trough with specified …
1. Repairs, rents, or sells ice skates and equipment at ice-skating rink: Removes skate blade from shoe, places it in guide frame, and sharpens blade on grinding wheel. 2. Drills holes in shoe, using electric drill, and bolts blade to shoe, using wrench. 3. Cleans skates with cloth or buffing …
1. Inserts loops of prewound skein of wire into slots of stators for fractional-horsepower motors: Loops skein end and inserts two sides in adjacent coil slots, manipulating wire with fingers. 2. Forms additional loops in skein and inserts in other pairs of slots until entire skein is wound into core.
1. Tends sintering machine and auxiliary equipment, such as conveyors, pug mill, and suction fan, to produce sinter cake from finely ground iron ore, lead, coke, and flue dust: Turns gas valve of sintering machine and ignites burner with torch. 2. Moves controls on panelboard to start equipment. 3. Signals …
1. Siphons human blood plasma into pooling bottles for processing or storage: Removes cap from donor bottle and punctures stopper with needle. 2. Connects vacuum pump to donor and pool bottles, using sterile glass and rubber tubing. 3. Opens vacuum valve to siphon plasma into pooling bottle. 4. Draws off …
1. Measures undyed hose to determine if size meets specifications: Pushes stretch measuring devise to machines and collects sample hose from storage bag under ejection chute of each machine. 2. Pulls hose onto closed parallel leg-shaped hydraulic form of stretch measuring device, moves lever to release air into form to …
1. Dips felt hat cones in hot water to shrink cones and wrings them to remove excess water. 2. Kneads cone to mat together and strengthen interlocking fibers. 3. Rolls cone, using rolling pin, to remove wrinkles and smooth surface. 4. Inserts and spreads hands inside cone to enlarge and …
1. Moistens, folds, wraps, and places unfinished felt hat bodies in machine that agitates bodies to harden and shrink fur fibers to specified size: Sprinkles hat bodies with hot water or immerses bodies to shrink them. 2. Wrings bodies to remove excess water, using hands. 3. Folds hat bodies in …
1. Operates diamond or carbon silicate saw to cut drain grooves and sink openings in sandstone countertops and smooths and rounds sink openings, using portable sander, metal bar, and sandpaper: Pushes countertop from conveyor onto saw bed and positions top under saw blade. 2. Turns valve to start flow of …
1. Tends machine that automatically twists sinker pin and clinches pin to lead slug to fabricate sinkers for fish lines: Places lead slug and sinker pin in position on machine and inserts sinker pin into predrilled hole in lead slug to form assembly unit. 2. Presses switch to engage winding …
1. Tends table-feeding equipment that regulates flow of finely ground iron ore, coke, and flue dust from storage bins onto sintering machine conveyors: Starts table feeder and conveyor and adjusts rheostats to regulate speed of vibrating feeders. 2. Moves controls to regulate opening of feed gate according to rate of …
1. Tends mechanical or hydraulic presses which compress metal powders into parts, such as bearings, gears, filters, and rings, and coin them to specified size: Pours metal powder into hopper. 2. Starts press, observes operation, and notifies PRESS SETTER of malfunctions. 3. Examines finished part for nicks, burrs, and cracks. …
1. Holds felt hats over flame to burn away protruding hairs prior to finishing operations: Depresses pedal to release steam from jet and holds and turns hat, mounted on block, in current of steam to moisten felt. 2. Activates gas jet and turns hat in flame to burn away protruding …
1. Performs song and dance routines to deliver messages and entertain specified individuals for customers of message delivery service: Practices song and dance routines with experienced worker to become familiar with routines offered by service. 2. Receives customer instructions from dispatcher, selects standard message supplied by service, or records customer’s …
1. Sets up and operates silvering range to mix and spray tin, silver, and copper solutions on mirror glass: Weighs or measures chemical ingredients, following formula. 2. Turns valves to admit steam and specified amount of water into mixing vat. 3. Verifies water temperature and pours ingredients into vat. 4. …
1. Mixes silver solutions for spraying lacquer disks: Measures prescribed quantities of premixed silver solution and combines with distilled water. 2. Tests mixed solution for conformity to standards, using laboratory test equipment. 3. Deposits mixture in containers or spray tanks. 4. May analyze plating solutions for conformity to standards.
1. Assembles silver hollowware, such as lazy susans, teapots, creamers, and chafing dishes: Drills holes in parts, using bench drill. 2. Screws, bolts, or pins base, legs, and lid to body of hollowware, using handtools. 3. Adjusts length of legs, or flattens base with mallet so article stands firm and …
1. Establishes and cares for forest stands: Manages tree nurseries and thins forests to encourage natural growth of sprouts or seedlings of desired varieties. 2. Conducts research in such problems of forest propagation and culture as tree growth rate, effects of thinning on forest yield, duration of seed viability, and …
1. Tends machine that singes lint and fuzz from yarn and winds yarn onto bobbins or cones: Places yarn packages on spindles and threads yarn through guides, tension device, slub catcher, heating unit, and grooves of traverse roller. 2. Inserts end of yarn in takeup cone or bobbin and places …
1. Tends silk screen machine that prints designs, patterns, lettering, or other images on assorted materials and products, such as glassware, ceramics, metal, plastic, or electronic components: Bolts framed silk screen onto machine, and installs and adjusts workpiece holding fixture, stops, and guides, using handtools, ruler, and workpiece pattern. 2. …
1. Repairs silk screens used in printing articles, such as glass, textile products, furniture, and toys, using handtools: Examines screens over lighted inspection table to detect holes in gelatin emulsion. 2. Brushes blocking solution over holes. 3. Measures alignment of design on article printed, using calipers, and adjusts registration guides …
1. Builds frames for silk or metal screens used to stencil identifying or operational data on parts or products following blueprints: Bends bar stock to specified shape and dimensions to form frame, using vise and handtools. 2. Solders joints, using soldering iron. 3. Measures and marks location of holes on …
1. Controls panelboard to convey stemmed and redried tobacco from redrying machines into silos and to packing machines: Pushes buttons to start conveyors in specified sequence, according to daily production schedule. 2. Observes dials and gauges to route stemmed and redried tobacco from redrying machines, through silo, and into packing …
1. Tends stationary pump in pneumatic conveyor system that conveys fine-ground raw materials or finished cement from one bin to another preparatory to further processing: Pushes levers to start pump, air compressor, and other conveying equipment. 2. Observes pressure dials on pump that indicate operating condition of conveyor. 3. Makes …
1. Sprays surfaces of prerecorded lacquer disks with silver solution to make disks conductive, using spray gun: Positions disk on spindle of turntable in spraying booth. 2. Sprays revolving disk with cleaning solvents to prepare disk for silver coating. 3. Sprays silver solution on revolving surface of disk. 4. May …
