| Job Title |
Lathe Operator, Contact Lens |
| Job Description |
Operates Jeweler's Lathe To Cut Inside Or Outside Curvature In
Contact Lens Blanks: Reads Prescription To Determine Lens
Thickness And Dioptric Power And Converts Specified Dioptric
Power To Radius Dimensions, Using Conversion Table. Inserts
Plastic Blank In Holding Chuck Of Lathe. Adjusts Cutting Tool
Mechanism For Specified Radius Of Inside Or Outside Curvature
And Depth Of Cut. Starts Lathe And Turns Crank To Advance
Cutting Tool. Observes Gauge And Readjusts Lathe To Prevent
Excessive Cutting. Pulls Control Arm To Move Cutting Tool Across
Face Of Lens. Removes Lens From Chuck And Examines Lens For
Smoothness Of Cut. Measures Lens To Verify Compliance With
Specifications, Using Thickness Gauge And Calipers. Tapes
Finished Lens To Work Order And Places Lens In Routing Box.
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