| Job Title |
Ripsaw Operator |
| Job Description |
Operates Electrically Powered Machines Equipped With One Or
More Bandsaw Or Circular Saw Blades To Rip Boards Along Grain Or
To Trim Edges Of Boards, According To Work Ticket: Turns
Handwheel, Uses Wrench And Ruler, Or Positions And Secures
Collars And Turns Setscrews On Saw Shaft To Adjust Ripping And
Saw Guides Or Distance Between Saws, According To Specified
Width Of Boards. Moves Levers Or Turns Handwheel To Adjust
Height Of Saw Blade And Speed Of Feed Rolls, According To
Thickness Of Board. Starts Saw, Positions Board Against Guide,
And Slides Board Into Feed Rolls Or Aligns Board On Feed Rolls,
Using Shadow Line As Guide. Verifies Accuracy Of Saw Setting
And Dimensions Of Lumber Stock, Using Rule. May Count Pieces Of
Lumber Cut To Determine When Specified Quantity Has Been Ripped.
May Replace Saw Blades And Lubricate Machine. May Be Designated
According To Saw Operated As Band-ripsaw Operator (woodworking);
Circular-ripsaw Operator (woodworking); Gang-ripsaw Operator
(woodworking). May Operate Ripsaws To Cut Stock So That Grain
And Pattern Match Adjoining Parts And Be Designated Ripsaw
Matcher (woodworking).
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