| Job Title |
Circular Sawyer, Stone |
| Job Description |
Sets Up And Operates Diamond-or Silicon Carbide-toothed
Circular Saw To Cut Blocks Of Stone Into Specified Dimension:
Builds Bed Of Timbers On Car Preparatory To Positioning Stone On
Car. Levels Stone On Bed, Using Crowbar, Wedges, Blocks, Rule,
And Spirit Level. Marks Dimensions On Stone According To
Diagram, Using Rule, Square, Straightedge, And Chalked String Or
Crayon. Traces Along Marks On Stone, Using Chisel And Hammer.
Turns Crank Or Presses Button To Move Car Under Saw Frame.
Presses Buttons To Align Saw Blade With Line Traced On Stone And
Lower Blade To Stone. Starts Saw And Pushes Lever To Move
Rotating Blade Across Surface Of Stone Or Move Stone Under
Blade. Turns Valve To Circulate Water (coolant) Or Abrasive On
Blade During Cutting. Presses Button To Lower Blade In Stone As
Depth Of Kerf Increases. Inserts Bar Under Stone And Lifts It To
Split Stone Not Severed By Blade. Verifies Width Or Thickness Of
Slab, Using Rule. May Set Saw For Automatic Reciprocation. May
Change Blades As Depth Of Kerf Increases, Using Wrench. May
Attach Abrasive Grinding Wheel To Arbor To Grind Grooves In
Stone. May Set End-stops According To Width Of Cut. May Read
Ammeter To Determine Resistance Against Blade And Turn Crank To
Adjust Blade Pressure Against Stone. May Saw Products, Such As
Asbestos-cement Sheets And Pipes Or Concrete Slabs. May Be
Designated According To Material Cut As Marble-cutter Operator
(stonework); Slate-cutter Operator (stonework); Or According To
Saw Operated As Diamond-saw Operator (stonework).
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