| Job Title |
Pantograph Setter |
| Job Description |
Sets Up Pantograph Machines To Transfer Designs In Reduced
Form From Zinc Plates To Varnished Cloth-printing Rollers:
Inserts Mandrel Through Roller And Lifts Roller Onto Headstocks
On Machine Carriage, Using Electric Hoist. Aligns Centerline On
Zinc Plate With Centerline On Machine Table And Tacks Plate To
Table. Moves Pantograph Tracing Arm Through Series Of Reference
Points On Zinc Plate And Moves Dimension Levers Backward Or
Forward To Adjust Pantograph For Specified Reduction In Scale Of
Design. Tightens Levers In Position, Using Handtools. Positions
Diamond Point On Machine Crossbar, Moves Tracing Arm Through
Reference Points On Zinc Plate, And Depresses Pedal To Mark
Corresponding Marks On Varnished Roller. Aligns Succeeding
Diamond Point With Marks On Roller. Repeats Procedure Until
Diamond Point Has Been Spaced On Crossbar For Each Side-repeat
Of Pattern. Tightens Diamond Points In Position, Using Pliers.
Turns Thumbscrew On Diamond Frame (holder) To Raise Diamond
Points Equal Distance From Varnished Roller. Weighs Diamond
Points On Miniature Scales And Adds Or Removes Washers To
Compensate For Differences In Weight. Moves Tracing Arm Through
Series Of Reference Points On Zinc Plate, Depresses Pedal To
Mark Corresponding Crosses On Roller, And Examines Marks On
Roller To Verify Alignment Of Diamond Points. Determines Ground
Setting According To Weight Of Fabric, Type Of Design, And
Colors In Design. Records Ground Setting, Length Of Roller,
Width Of Engraving, And Circumference Of Roller On Production
Sheet.
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