1. Transports, mixes, and charges specified quantities of clay into dry-pan hoppers, using overhead crane, equipped with clamshell, or lift-scoop tractor: Reads production schedule to determine proportions of various clays needed for scheduled products. 2. Transports specified amounts of clays from storage piles to mixing area and mixes clay by …
1. Tends series of dry-pans, screens, and conveyors that grind, sift, and convey dry clay to storage tanks: Signals OVERHEAD CRANE OPERATOR to load clay into hoppers of dry-pans. 2. Turns valves to feed water into pans. 3. Starts equipment that grinds and sifts clay. 4. Starts and regulates speed …
1. Operates trailer-mounted machine to recover gold from sand: Positions conveyor from front-end loader to machine. 2. Connects terminals from portable generator to control panel, using wrench. 3. Starts machine and adjusts speed of feed conveyor to avoid overloading. 4. Observes flow of fine sand from conveyor to screens and …
1. Operates machine to press dry tempered clay or silica into brick and other shapes: Selects and installs upper and lower pressing dies, using rule and hand wrenches. 2. Starts machine and observes flow of clay and pressing process. 3. Measures brick with set-limit gauge and turns handwheel to adjust …
1. Hangs racks of hat bodies in room for drying. 2. Places rack of hats on hangers and turns switch to activate hot-air blowers. 3. Removes dried hats onto handtruck for further processing.
1. Tends drying chamber that removes moisture from felt strips: Opens steam valves to heat chamber to specified temperature and opens and closes vents in chamber to control ventilation. 2. Attaches leading edge of felt strip to hooks of conveyor and starts machine to draw strip through drying chamber. 3. …
1. Assists DRYING-UNIT-FELTING-MACHINE OPERATOR to tend machine that removes moisture from felt strips: Pushes dollies containing filled drums of wet felt to drying chamber, and clamps drum to spindle of drying equipment. 2. Loads drums of dried felt on dollies, and pushes dollies to designated area for further processing of …
1. Controls drying tunnels to condition and dry brick, sewer pipe, roofing tile, and other clay products before treatment in kiln: Reads production schedule to determine humidity and temperature required for size and type of product to be dried. 2. Positions portable blowers in drying aisles to circulate heat and …
1. Assists DRY-KILN OPERATOR in drying clay products in tunnel: Positions fans in drying areas to circulate heated air. 2. Closes or opens tunnel room doors. 3. Covers product with canvas or sacking. 4. Floods aisles with water. 5. Adjusts floor furnace to maintain specified temperature and circulation of heat. …
1. Feeds finished lasted shoes into drying chamber to dry and stiffen leather and shape shoes: Removes lasted shoes from bar racks and places shoes on racks having padded rests. 2. Starts conveyor track and pushes rack of shoes onto moving track that carries rack into drying chamber. 3. Removes …
1. Tends dry end of cellophane casting machine that dries and winds continuous sheet of cellophane into rolls: Threads film emerging from washing and coating tanks through heated rollers and starts sheet onto winding core. 2. Turns switch to regulate winding speed and film tension according to specifications. 3. Observes …
1. Tends kiln that conditions wood used for firearms stocks and shaped wooden articles: Examines woodstock ends to determine whether tar or wax coating meets specifications. 2. Dips stock blank ends into vats of tar or wax to prevent splitting during drying. 3. Places stock in oven and turns gas …
1. Tends equipment that controls moisture content of stored explosive mixtures and their ingredients, used in detonators, primers, and fuses for shells, cartridges, and bombs according to prescribed standards: Scoops chemicals from rubber containers into paper- or cloth-lined trays. 2. Places trays on racks in steam-heated drying or humidified rooms …
1. Tends machines that dry packages of dyed or bleached yarn by any of following methods: Removes yarn packages from yarn stand and places them on drying-oven rack. 2. Sets temperature control gauges according to specifications and pushes rack of yarn into drying oven. 3. Positions loaded yarn stand removed …
1. Tends machine that dries cloth without tension to give cloth a soft hand, or cures finish applied to cloth: Positions trucks of cloth at feed end of machine. 2. Laps end of cloth over feed roller or ties end of cloth to leader in machine. 3. Turns knob to …
1. Lays wet, freshly carroted pelts in trays on conveyor chain that carries pelts through heated drying chamber to prepare fur for manufacturing felt hats. 2. May push handtrucks loaded with skins into drying room and lay out skins on drying trays.
1. Cleans, by hand, articles, such as garments, drapes, lampshades, and leather goods that require individual treatment or are too delicate for machine cleaning: Determines whether article will be cleaned with water or drycleaning solvents. 2. Determines work aids to use, such as cloths, brushes, or sponges. 3. Immerses articles …
1. Cures meat products, such as pork, ham, bacon, or casings preparatory to smoking: Pushes sacks of such materials as sugar, sodium nitrate, and salt to curing room, using handtruck or cart. 2. Weighs out specified amounts of materials and mixes them by hand or in mixing machine. 3. Packs …
1. Tends drying cans that dry cloth following processes, such as washing, desizing, or finishing: Positions truck of folded cloth at feed-end of machine. 2. Pins cloth end to preceding bolt or sews ends together with sewing machine. 3. Turns valve to admit steam into revolving cans that dry fabric …
1. Tests dry cells and dry-cell batteries to determine length of life, capacity, shelf-life, effects of temperature on battery output, and other characteristics, using direct current voltmeters, ammeters, and programmed test equipment: Mounts cells or batteries on test racks and connects terminals to testing equipment. 2. Discharges cells or batteries …
1. Tends variety of machines that automatically assemble dry-cell components: Dumps parts and materials, such as top assemblies and electrolyte gel, into hoppers of assembly machines. 2. Places cans that hold critical parts during assembly operations onto conveyor. 3. Starts machines and conveyor system. 4. Observes operation and movement of …
1. Tends equipment that washes, treats, and dries formed dry-charge battery plates: Turns valve to drain water into bath compartment. 2. Mixes solutions, according to specifications, in measuring tank and drains solutions into other compartments. 3. Ignites oven burner and starts blower. 4. Observes thermometer and gauges and adjusts temperature …
1. Assists DRY CLEANER to dryclean or wet-clean garments, drapes, and other articles: Starts drycleaning machines and adds filter powder and activated carbon to prepare machines for work. 2. Loads and unloads drycleaning and washing machines, extractor, and tumbler. 3. Moves articles to and from machines, using handtruck. 4. Scrubs …
1. Tends revolving drum that tumbles fur pelts in moist sawdust and fuller’s earth to soften pelts and clean fur used in making felt hats: Opens bales of skins, using knife or wirecutter. 2. Shovels sawdust and fuller’s earth into drum, pours water onto sawdust and fuller’s earth, and stirs …
