| Job Title |
Blocker I |
| Job Description |
Operates Machines To Mount Finished Stereotype And Eletrotype
Printing Plates On Wood, Synthetic, Or Metal Blocks, And To
Trim, Square, And Smooth Edges Of Mounted Plates: Places Plates
Face Up On Flat Metal Surface And Taps Plates With Hammer And
Wooden Block To Straighten Irregularities Due To Warping Or
Bending. Cuts Blocks To Size On Power Saw. Lays Plates On
Adhesive-coated Block Or Inserts Sheet Of Thermosetting Bonding
Film Between Plate And Block And Places Assembly On Sliding
Table Of Heat Press. Places Bearers (steel Bars) Around
Assembled Cut And Covers Assembly With Heat Resistant Blanket To
Prevent Mechanical Damage To Plate. Adjusts Controls To Regulate
Pressure And Temperature Of Press. Pushes Sliding Table With
Plate Into Press Cavity (oven) And Depresses Lever To Apply
Pressure For Specified Time. Nails Plate To Block, Using Hammer
Or Nailing Machine. Operates Machines, Such As Trim Saw, Rotary
Trimming Machine, Block Planer, And Block Leveling Machine To
Trim, Square, And Smooth Edges Of Mounted Plates And Reduce
Blocks And Mounted Plates To Type-high Thickness. Adjusts
Microgauges, Guides, And Cutting Blades Of Machines To Produce
Specified Cuts And Verifies Dimensions Of Blocks And Mounted
Plates, Using Try Square, Snap Gauge, And Dial Indicator Type
Gauge. Patches Plates With Solder And Sweats Electrotypes To
Metal Base, Using Electric Soldering Equipment. Cuts Notches And
Mortises In Mounted Plates, Using Drill Press And Jig Saw, To
Make Openings For Inserting Type On Other Plates. May Mount
Plates With Double-coated Pressure-sensitive Tape And Tap With
Woodblock And Hammer To Form Bond. May Operate Routing Machine
To Cut Excess Metal From Nonprinting Areas Of Electrotype,
Stereotype, And Photoengraved Printing Plates [router (print. &
Pub.)].
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