| Job Title |
Book-sewing-machine Operator I |
| Job Description |
Tends Machine That Sews Sheets Of Gathered And Collated
Signatures And Sews Signatures Into Book Form Preparatory To
Binding: Threads Needles, Adjusts Machine Bed To Width Of
Signatures, Sets Feed Arms For Size Of Signatures, And Passes
Tape Through Guides, Following Written Instructions. Opens
Signature And Places It Over Feed Arm. Depresses Pedal To
Revolve Feed Arm, Sew Signature, And Present Another Arm In
Feeding Position (signature Is Released From Arm After Sewing
And Positioned For Sewing To Next Signature). Places Signatures
In Succession On Feed Arms, Depressing Pedal To Sew Individual
Signatures And To Stitch Sewed Signatures Together. Stops
Machine When Delivery Table Is Full. Cuts Stitching Holding
Books Together, And Stacks Separated Books. May Stitch Or Fasten
Endpapers Or Linings To First And Last Signatures Of Books. May
Stitch Signatures And Apply Glue Along Binding Edge Of First And
Last Signatures To Reinforce Binding Of Book Bodies. May
Specialize In Stitching Cut Or Shaved Spine Of Books Preparatory
To Rebinding For Resale Or Reuse. May Be Known By Type Of Book
Stitched And Be Designated Blankbook-stitching-machine Operator
(print. & Pub.) I.
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