| Job Title |
Card Grinder |
| Job Description |
Grinds Wire Teeth On Drums And Flats Of Carding Machines To
Uniform Height, And Sets Up Machines According To Specifications
And Fiber Processing Standards: Removes Fibers Adhering To Wire
Teeth Of Cylinder And Doffing Drums, Using Card Stripper.
Removes Belts And Disengages Gears Not Needed For Grinding
Operation. Lifts Grinding Rollers Onto Brackets Above Flats And
Carding And Doffing Cylinders Of Machine. Places Drive Belt
Between Carding Machine Drive Mechanism And Grinder Rolls, And
Starts Machine. Turns Setscrews And Listens To Sound Of Grinder
To Regulate Pressure Of Grinding Roller On Teeth Of Drum.
Examines And Feels Teeth To Verify That Grinding Meets
Specifications. Removes Grinding Rolls, And Brushes Emery Dust
From Teeth Of Cylinder. Adjusts Clearances Between Card Rolls
And Flats To Set Up Machine, Using Leaf, Flat, And Pin Gauges,
And Listens For Contact Of Surfaces. Replaces Defective Parts,
Using Handtools. Cleans And Oils Machines. May Replace Worn
Cloth On Cylinders Of Carding Machine [card Clothier (textile)
628.381-010]. May Remove Carding Drum And Grind Drum On Separate
Machine. May Direct Card Tender (nonmet. Min.; Textile)
680.685-018 And Other Cardroom Employees In Setting Up Grinding
Equipment. May Be Designated According To Machine Repaired As
Napper Grinder (textile).
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