| Job Title |
Plate Finisher |
| Job Description |
Sets Up And Operates Power Cutting Tools To Trim Electrotype
Or Stereotype Plates And Mounts Them On Wood Or Metal Blocks,
According To Specifications, For Use In Printing Press: Operates
Metal Cutting Tools, Such As Saws, Plate Milling Machine,
Shaving Machine, And Radial Or Straight Line Routing Machine, To
Remove Surplus Backing From Plate, Shave And Smooth Plates To
Specified Thickness, Cut Out Metal From Nonprinting Areas, And
Cut Plates To Size, And Bevel Edges. Sets Plate On Surface Plate
And Taps With Hammer And Block To Flatten Plate. Rubs Face Of
Plate With Finisher's Rubber Or Magnesia To Determine Low And
High Spots. Taps Low Spots With Punches And Hammer To Raise And
Level Them To Printing Height. Operates Plate Curving Machine
(slip Roll Forming Machine) That Curves Plates To Fit Plate
Cylinder Of Rotary Printing Press. Examines Plates With
Magnifier Or Microscope To Detect Flaws In Halftone Dots And
Lines And Raises, Lowers, Or Repairs Imperfections With
Engraver's Handtools. Mounts Finished Plates On Wood Or Metal
Blocks, Using Hammer And Nails Or Thermoplastic Adhesive And
Heat Press. May Operate Hand Or Power Single Color Proof Press
To Print Proof Of Plate, Observing Printing Quality Of Plate And
Conformity Of Image On Copy. May Modify Plates For Other Than
Rotary Type Presses.
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