| Job Title |
Glass-blowing-lathe Operator |
| Job Description |
Operates Glassblowing Lathe To Join And Shape Glass Or Plastic
Tubing, According To Blueprints And Work Orders: Selects,
Inserts, And Clamps Specified Mandrels In Head And Tailstock Of
Lathe, Using Wrenches. Turns Knobs To Adjust Rotation Speed.
Inserts And Clamps Tube And Other Glass Parts Of Various
Lengths, Shapes, And Diameters To Be Joined In Chucks, Using
Mallet And Wrenches. Lights Fixed Jets And Hand Torches And
Turns Gas Valves To Adjust Height And Color Of Flames And Obtain
Specified Temperature. Turns Handwheels To Move Head And
Tailstock And Bring Workpieces In Contact With Flames. Blows
Through Hose Connected To Center Of Chuck To Shape Glass Or
Maintain Air Pressure Within Tube. Selects And Manipulates
Spatula, Hand Torches And Tips, And Glass Rods To Shape, Seal,
Splice, Imbed, And Weld Rotating Parts According To
Specifications. Uses Hand Torch And Fixed Jets To Anneal Joined
Or Shaped Areas. Turns Handwheels To Move Head And Tailstock And
Stretch Or Separate Heated Stock To Specifications. May Manually
Move Glass Tube Over Flame And Blow It Into Specified Shape.
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