1. Tends machine that rewinds sheet metal coils into compact rolls for shipment: Measures sheet width and thickness, using tape and micrometer. 2. Regulates air valve to raise and lower horizontal and vertical arbor in accordance with width of coil. 3. Places coil on arbor manually or using hoist. 4. …
1. Examines tungsten filament coils of electric light bulbs for concentricity and burrs by rolling coils under fingers on workbench, using tweezers to separate coils. 2. Measures length of coils, using metric scale. 3. Determines brittleness of coils by stretching occasional coil to breaking point. 4. Places approved coils in …
1. Binds coils of sheet aluminum from tandem mill following rolling process: Binds sheet metal coils with steel bands, using hand crimping tools. 2. Pushes controls to tilt coil onto conveyor for removal from mill.
1. Tends machines that grind coffee beans to specified fineness: Pulls lever or adjusts control to regulate flow of coffee beans into grinding machines. 2. Starts machines and turns dials or moves levers to adjust grinding rollers. 3. May control conveyors that carry ground coffee to storage bins.
1. Tends automatic equipment and machinery that pulverizes cocoa cakes into powder of specified fineness and weighs and bags cocoa powders: Starts conveyors to move cocoa cakes through rollers of crusher into hammer mill for grinding into powder, through cooling chamber, and into air classification system which separates powder, according …
1. Tends machine that mixes dry ingredients to make cocoa blends and dairy powder mixes: Weighs out specified amounts of ingredients, such as sugar, powdered milk, and cocoa, according to formula, and dumps ingredients into mixing machine. 2. Starts machine that mixes ingredients for specified length of time. 3. Opens …
1. Mounts roll of asphalt-impregnated felt paper on machine that paints paper to make floor covering: Observes paint level in pans to ensure that prescribed amount is pumped into pans to cover rolls. 2. Examines impregnated felt paper to detect tears. 3. Notifies COATING-MACHINE OPERATOR of discrepancies. 4. Removes painted …
1. Operates machine to spray paint and print surface finish on hardboard sheets: Fills hoppers of machine with ready-mixed paint. 2. Starts machine and moves controls to regulate spraying action, specified tension of rollers, and temperature of infrared drying lamps. 3. Tests density of paint, using viscometer. 4. May tend …
1. Tends machine that applies asphalt to textile bag material to waterproof material: Lifts roll of textile bag material, roll of paper dipped in hot asphalt, and roll of clean paper onto machine brackets. 2. Threads ends of rolls with asphalt paper inserted between textile bag material and clean paper …
1. Operates machine to coat cloth, paper, or other sheet material used in production of artificial leather and other coated fabrics: Installs uncoated sheeting roll on machine brackets, using hoist, or threads sheeting from calender machine through coating machine rollers onto takeup roll. 2. Operates sewing machine to join uncoated …
1. Feeds leather or plastic into machine that coats material with waterproof paint or adhesive for use in lining or covering luggage or novelty cases: Covers one side of material with protective leather sheet and feeds material through machine rollers or revolving brush to coat exposed surface.
1. Operates machine to size, coat, and emboss fabrics, such as felt or cloth: Places roll of material onto feed holder of machine. 2. Threads end through tandem arrangement of calender, sizing, coating, embossing, and drier units. 3. Attaches end to rewind spindle. 4. Turns handwheels to admit steam that …
1. Tends equipment that automatically applies and bakes enamel or other coating onto fabricated steel products: Fills machine reservoir with coating solution, such as lacquer, enamel, or varnish. 2. Starts conveyor or feed rolls that carry products to be coated and baked, through equipment. 3. Sets heating unit at specified …
1. Tends machine that automatically smooths and paints flanges of acoustical tile: Starts machine. 2. Turns dial to control temperature of pressing irons. 3. Adjusts pressure of irons to obtain smooth finish on flanges. 4. Adjusts rollers, using wrench, to control amount of paint applied to flanges as tile moves …
1. Operates roll-coating machine and auxiliary equipment to coat coils of sheet metal, flat metal blanks, or fabricated metal parts with paint, vinyl plastic, or adhesive film: Positions coiled metal strip on mandrel of feed reel or places metal blanks onto feed carriage of machine. 2. Feeds coils of sheet …
1. Assists COATER in applying rubber or pyroxylin coating to fabric, such as carpeting and upholstery material, and to dry coating: Starts pump to admit solution to trough. 2. Observes cloth to detect faulty coating and covers missed spots, using brush. 3. Turns dials to control temperature of curing oven …
1. Operates range consisting of units, such as troughs, pickup roller, curing oven, and tenter frame, to apply coatings, such as rubber, pyroxylin, or foam to fabrics, such as carpeting or upholstery material, and to dry coating: Sews end of cloth to leader in machine, using portable sewing machine, or …
1. Controls equipment, such as coagulation tanks, soap conversion tanks, leach tanks, filters, screens, hammer mills, and pneumatic conveyors to coagulate synthetic rubber latex into rubber crumb slurry and to prepare rubber crumbs for finishing processes: Turns valves, starts feed pumps, and adjusts flow-controlling and proportioning devices in supply lines …
1. Tends machines that wash or treat cloth with chemicals preparatory to or after processes, such as bleaching, dyeing, printing, and finishing: Pushes truck of cloth into feeding position or mounts roll of cloth on shaft at feed-end of machine. 2. Sews end of cloth to leader in machine, using …
1. Assists CLOTH-SHRINKING-MACHINE OPERATOR in shrinking cloth: Pushes handtruck of rolled or folded cloth to machine and mounts roll on bracket of machine, using hoist. 2. Threads ends of cloth through guides, rollers, and shrinking elements. 3. Smooths folds of cloth being discharged into handtruck or removes rolls, using hoist. …
1. Tends machine that shrinks woven or knitted cloth to predetermined size: Mounts roll of cloth on machine, using chain hoist. 2. Threads end of cloth through tension bars, guide and feed rollers, and through shrinking elements. 3. Observes flow of cloth through machine onto takeup roll, or guides cloth …
1. Feeds and off bears machine that prints cloth: Pushes roll of cloth from handtruck onto rack at back of scray. 2. Sews end of cloth roll to preceding cut of cloth, using sewing machine. 3. Starts feeding rollers that unwind cloth into scray. 4. Positions handtruck beneath swing-folding attachment …
1. Tends machine that adds silk-like luster to cotton cloth and increases strength and affinity of cloth for dyes: Mounts roll of cloth on machine or pulls supply cloth from handtruck or overhead poteyes and sews end to leader in machine, using portable sewing machine. 2. Turns valve to admit …
1. Tends intermediate units of cloth or other textile goods desizing, bleaching, dyeing, or finishing ranges, such as washboxes, tenter frame, drying cans, and curing ovens: Turns valves to admit steam, water, and chemicals to washboxes and chemical troughs. 2. Patrols area between entry and terminal units to detect faulty …
1. Controls range consisting of units, such as chemical or dye pads, washboxes, steamboxes, J-boxes, tenter frames, curing ovens, and drying cans to desize, bleach, dye, or finish cloth and other textile goods: Lines up cloth to be processed according to priority, style, and width. 2. Gives directions to CLOTH …
