| Job Title |
Brazing-machine Operator |
| Job Description |
Sets Up And Operates Thermal Brazing Machine Which Bonds
Components Of Fabricated Metal Products As Specified By Work
Orders, Blueprints, And Data Charts: Selects Torch Tips, Braze
Alloy, And Flux, According To Type And Thickness Of Metal, Data
Charts, Or Previous Brazing Record. Screws Tips To Torches.
Positions And Clamps Torches At Specified Distance And Angle To
Workpiece. Aligns And Clamps Holding Fixtures To Machine Bed,
Table, Or Conveyor, Using Rule, Square, And Handtools. Aligns
And Clamps Workpieces Into Fixtures. Fills Hoppers With Flux And
Positions Spout To Direct Flow, Or Manually Brushes Flux Onto
Seams Of Workpieces. Loads Reel Of Brazing Wire Onto Machine
Holder And Threads End Through Automatic Feed Rolls. Positions
Preformed Pieces Of Braze Alloy Along Seams Of Workpiece, Or
Manually Applies Alloy To Seams During Brazing. Connects Hoses
From Oxygen And Fuel Gas Cylinders To Regulator Valves And
Torches. Turns Valves To Start Flow Of Gases, Lights Torch, And
Adjusts Mixture To Obtain Flame Of Desired Size And Color. Turns
Knobs To Synchronize Movement Of Conveyor, Rotary Table, Or
Oscillating Carriage With Feed Of Wire, Flux, And Brazing
Action. Starts Machine Which Moves Workpiece To Flame Or Moves
Torch To Workpiece To Melt Alloy Into Seam. Moves Workpiece Away
From Machine To Cool. Removes And Examines Finished Pieces For
Defective Seams. May Dip Pieces Into Water Or Acid Bath To Cool
And Clean Them. May Operate Machine Which Automatically Moves
Pieces Before Air Jet Or Into Cooling Chamber. May Manipulate
Levers Or Crank To Control Movement Of Machine. May Bond
Workpieces With Soft Solder And Be Designated Soldering-machine
Operator (welding).
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