| Job Title |
Contour Grinder |
| Job Description |
Sets Up And Operates Machine With Single Or Multiple Grinding
Wheels To Shape Building Or Monumental Stone Into Various
Designs: Levels And Aligns Stone On Car Or Machine Bed According
To Design Specified For Stone, Using Crowbar, Wedges, Square,
And Spirit Level. Clamps Stone To Backstop, Securing Stone For
Grinding. Selects Template, According To Contour Of Design, And
Bolts Template Into Position On Machine To Guide Grinding Wheel
Over Stone. Turns Valve To Spray Water Over Wheels And Stone.
Moves Levers To Lower Grinding Wheel Against Stone And Start
Machine That Moves Rotating Wheel Back And Forth Over Stone,
Following Outline Of Template. Observes Ammeter To Determine
Resistance Against Wheel And Moves Lever To Increase Or Decrease
Pressure On Wheel. Compares Stone With Template Or Scans Design
Marked On Stone To Determine Conformance To Specifications.
Dresses Surface Of Worn Grinding Wheels By Holding Dressing Tool
Against Rotating Wheel. May Rough Out Contour Of Stone
Preparatory To Finishing By Machine, Using Chisel, Hammer, And
Pneumatic Cutting Tools. May Operate Machine Without Template To
Grind Flat Surface On Stone [top Polisher (stonework)]. May
Operate Machine To Grind Joints Or Grooves Or Cut And Shape
Stone Moldings, Fluted Columns, Panels, And Decorative Designs
In Building Or Monumental Stones.
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