| Job Title |
Gear-generator Set-up Operator, Spiral Bevel |
| Job Description |
Sets Up And Operates One Or More Spiral-bevel Gear Generating
Machines To Cut And Shape Spiral Or Hypoid Teeth On Metal
Bevel-gear Blanks According To Specifications, Machining
Instructions, And Knowledge Of Gear Types And Generating
Procedures: Reads Blueprint Or Machining Instructions To
Determine Gear Type, Dimensions, And Number Of Teeth, And
Machine Settings And Cutter To Be Used. Clamps Workpiece In
Fixture Or Presses It On Arbor, And Positions It To Cutting
Angle. Positions And Secures Cutter On Spindle In Relation To
Workpiece, Using Wrenches And Turning Handwheels. Moves Levers
To Set Cutter And Workpiece Rotation Speeds In Relation To Each
Other. Mounts Gears, Cams, Or Templates In Machine To Control
Indexing Of Workpiece And Rolling Motion Of Cutter. Starts
Machine, Turns Valve Handle, And Directs Flow Of Coolant Against
Cutter And Workpiece. Verifies Conformance Of Machined Gear To
Specifications, Using Micrometers, Master Gears, And Special
Gear Inspection Equipment. May Compute Data, Such As Gear
Dimensions And Machine Settings, Applying Knowledge Of Shop
Mathematics. May Machine Plastics Or Other Nonmetallic
Materials. May Be Required To Have Experience With Custom Or
Production Work, Or With Particular Material, Product, Or Size,
Type, Or Trade Name Of Machine.
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