| Job Title |
Loading-unit Tool-setter |
| Job Description |
Sets Up Series Of Machines To Load Platefuls Of Small Arms
Cartridges With Powder And Bullets: Changes Setting Screws On
Eccentric Arm Of Shakers To Adjust Length Of Stroke Of Shaker
Table According To Caliber And Style Of Cartridge And Bullet
Processed. Installs Powder Volume Plate In Loading Unit And
Inserts Blocks Of Punches And Collets In Presses To Seat And
Crimp Bullets, Using Handtools. Turns Setscrews, Stop Nuts, And
Turnbuckles To Adjust, By Trial And Error, Side Guides,
Backstops, Conveyor Fingers, And Stroke Of Press Gates, Using
Height Gauges. Distributes Plates To Each Work Station According
To Work Requirements. Empties Powder From Volume Plate Into Tray
And Weighs It, Dividing By Number Of Cartridges In Plate To
Determine If Total Load And Average Per Cartridge Are Within
Weights Specified. Changes Volume Plate For One With Larger Or
Smaller Cavities Until Total And Average Loads Meet
Specifications. Observes Unit In Operation To Detect
Malfunctioning. Starts Machine To Load Plate Of Cartridges And
Sends Samples To Ballistics Laboratory For Approval Before
Releasing Unit To Operating Crew.
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