| Job Title |
Profile-shaper Operator, Automatic |
| Job Description |
Sets Up And Operates Straight-line Or Rotary Profile Shaping
Machine That Automatically Follows Contours Of Model Or Form To
Shape Single Or Entire Edges Of Wood Furniture Parts: Selects
Cutterheads Or Knives To Conform To Pattern Contour, According
To Type Of Cut Specified On Work Order. Installs Cutterheads In
Vertical Spindle Of Machine Or Inserts And Bolts Specified
Knives In Slots Of Cutterheads Already In Machine, Using
Handtools. Turns Handwheel Or Crank To Align Knives With
Contours Of Model Or Form. Bolts Or Clamps Model Or Form To Bed
Of Machine, Using Wrenches Or Air Clamps. Sets Stops On
Straight-line Profiling Machine And Turns Crank To Adjust Air
Clamps That Hold Stock In Position For Cutting. Presses Button
To Start Machine And Positions Stock Under Clamps And Over Model
Or Form. Moves Controls To Actuate Mechanism That Closes Clamps;
Moves Carriage, Turntable, Or Form Containing Stock Against
Rotating Cutters Until Edges Of Stock Are Shaped; Returns
Carriage To Starting Position; And Releases Clamps For Removal
Of Stock. May Turn Thumbscrews Or Handwheel To Regulate Speed Of
Carriage, Turntable, Or Drive Sprocket, According To Type Of
Stock And Complexity Of Contours. May Compare Stock Dimensions
With Pattern To Detect Cutting Defects.
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