| Job Title |
Bullet-casting Operator |
| Job Description |
Controls Automatic Equipment To Melt And Cast Lead Into
Cylindrical Billets, And Extrude Billets Into Wire For Making
Bullets And Cores Used In Small Arms Ammunition: Starts Electric
Furnace, Observes Gauges, And Turns Rheostat To Maintain
Specified Temperature And Pressure. Charges Furnace With Lead
Pigs And Scrap Of Specified Alloy, Using Conveyor And Elevating
Platform. Skims Dross From Molten Lead With Skimming Ladle.
Turns Wheel To Adjust Flow Of Molten Lead Into Mold. Adjusts
Stroke Of Billet Extractor Mechanism, Installs Extruding Dies,
And Regulates Ram Speed And Flow Of Water Coolant, Using
Handtools. Threads Extruded Wire Over Pulleys Into Slug-forming
Machines Or Through Guide Pipes To Be Coiled In Drums. Verifies
Wire Size With Snap Gauges To Ensure Conformity To
Specifications.
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