| Job Title |
Drophammer Operator |
| Job Description |
Sets Up And Operates Closed-die Drophammer To Forge Metal
Parts According To Specifications, Using Measuring Instruments
And Handtools: Informs Heater (forging) 619.682-022 Of Forging
Specifications, Such As Specified Quantity And Temperature
Setting. Aligns And Bolts Specified Dies To Machine Ram And
Anvil, Using Scale, Rule, Square, Feeler Gauges, Shims, And
Handtools. Positions Workpiece Onto Lower Die And Depresses
Pedal To Activate Ram That Repeatedly Strikes And Forces Metal
Workpiece Into Die Impression. Moves Workpiece Through Series Of
Dies To Attain Specified Detail. May Plan Work Procedures,
Select Tooling, And Operate Drophammer To Form Experimental Or
Developmental Parts. May Turn Knobs To Regulate Conveyor Speed
And Feed That Automatically Carries Heated Stock From Furnace,
Places Stock On Anvil, And Removes Finished Workpiece. May Forge
Unheated Metal. May Set Stops Or Turn Handles To Set Specified
Striking Force Of Ram. May Trim Flash From Finished Forging. May
Operate Hammer To Compress Finished Forgings To Specified
Tolerances And Be Designated Restrike Hammer Operator (forging).
May Be Designated According To Type Of Hammer Operated As Board
Drop Hammer Operator (forging); Impact Hammer Operator
(forging); Steam Hammer Operator (forging).
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