| Job Title |
Powder Blender And Pourer |
| Job Description |
Tends Equipment That Blends Various Types Of Propellent
Powders Used In Manufacture Of Small Arms Ammunition: Examines
And Verifies Powder With Identifying Data On Container And Type
Of Powder Specified On Work Order. Pours Powder From Containers
Into Partitioned Hopper And Turns Knob To Adjust Rate Of Flow
From Hopper Compartments According To Powder Blend Proportions.
Verifies Accuracy Of Hopper Adjustment By Drawing Powder Sample
From Each Hopper Compartment, Using Stopwatch To Time Flow, And
Weighing Samples And Calculating Rate Of Flow; Or By Starting
Agitator That Shakes Powders Into Blending Tube, Separating
Blended Powders According To Grain Size, Using Sieve, And
Weighing Each Size. Readjusts Hopper Controls As Indicated By
Rate-of-flow Or Sieve Test Until Powder Proportions Match
Specifications. Replaces Full Containers Of Blended Powder Under
Discharge Tube. May Fill Small Containers With Powder By Hand.
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