| Job Title |
Paint-brush Maker |
| Job Description |
Fills Metal Ferrules With Hog Bristle, Horsehair, Vegetable
Fiber, Or Nylon, Using Either Of Following Methods: (1) Twists
Material Into Tuft And Dips Base Of Tuft Into Cement. Ties
String Around Base Of Tuft, Redips Tuft In Cement, And Inserts
Tuft In Hole Of Brush Head. (2) Weighs Out Specified Amount Of
Bristles, Using Balance Scale And Inserts Base End Of Bristles
Into Ferrule. Separates Bristles With Metal Blade, And Inserts
Wooden Or Aluminum Plug (wedge) Into Bristles To Press Them
Against Sides Of Ferrule To Form Brush Head. Immerses Flag End
Of Brush Head In Flaxseed Gum To Hold Filling Material In Brush
Shape During Vulcanizing Process. Measures Length Of Bristles,
Using Gauge. May Cut Bristles To Varying Lengths To Taper Tip Of
Brush Head, Using Metal Form And Scissors. May Make Wire Drawn
Brushes [brush Filler, Hand (fabrication, Nec) 739.687-046].
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