| Job Title |
Honing-machine Set-up Operator, Tool |
| Job Description |
Sets Up And Operates Vertical Or Horizontal Honing Machine To
Hone Internal Or External Surfaces Of Metal Objects, Such As
Prototype Cylinders, Bearings, Or Connecting Rods, Usually On
Custom Basis, Analyzing Specifications And Selecting Tooling
According To Knowledge Of Honing Procedures: Studies Blueprint
To Visualize Honing To Be Done And Plans Sequence Of Operations.
Positions Workpiece In Fixture Or On Machine Table, And Secures
It With Clamps And Wrenches, Verifying Positions With
Instruments, Such As Surface Gauges And Dial Indicators. Selects
Feed Rate, Honing Speed, Depth Of Cut, And Honing Tool For Each
Operation, According To Knowledge Of Metal Properties,
Abrasives, And Shop Mathematics. Positions And Secures Tool In
Spindle. Moves Controls To Position Tool In Relation To
Workpiece And To Set Feed Rate And Spindle Speed. Turns Nut On
Tool Or Sets Automatic Mechanism To Expand Tool To Selected
Diameter. Positions And Tightens Stops With Wrench To Control
Length Of Stroke. Starts Machine And Turns Handwheels To Feed
Tool To Workpiece. Engages Automatic Mechanism To Feed Tool
Along Workpiece With Oscillating Action. Turns Valve Handle And
Directs Flow Of Coolant Against Tool And Workpiece. Measures
Honed Workpiece For Conformance To Specifications, Using
Electromechanical Limit Gauges, Surface Gauges, Micrometers, And
Telescoping Gauges. May Use Special Optical Inspection
Equipment. May Replace Worn Honing Stones. May Be Required To
Have Experience With Particular Material Or Product Or With
Machine Of Particular Size, Type, Or Trade Name And Be
Designated Accordingly.
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