| Job Title |
Shot Dropper |
| Job Description |
Controls Kettles At Top Of Shot Tower To Melt Scrap Shot, Pure
Lead, And Lead Alloys And Drops Mixture Through Perforated Pans
Down Tower To Form Shot For Shotgun Shells: Computes In Pigs And
Pounds, Amounts Of Pure Lead And Lead Alloys, Containing Various
Percentages Of Antimony, Required To Produce Mixture Of
Specified Antimony Content. Notifies Material Handler (any
Industry) Type And Quantity Of Pigs To Load Onto Conveyor.
Starts Conveyor And Turns Wheel Or Moves Lever To Regulate Feed
Rate Of Lead Pigs And Scrap Shot Into Kettle. Observes
Pyrometers And Turns Knobs To Adjust Kettle Temperature,
According To Specifications. Positions Specified Shot Pan,
Spreader Pan, And Cup In Fixture Beneath Kettle Spout. Turns
Crank To Regulate Molten Metal Flow From Kettle Into Cup.
Observes Falling Pellets To Detect Defects, Such As Irregular
Shot Size, Clogged Holes In Shot Pan, And Impurities In Lead.
Adjusts Flow Of Lead To Increase Or Decrease Size Of Pellets.
Adjusts Kettle Temperature To Burn Out Impurities. Removes Pans
And Dips Pans In Kettle To Melt Clogged Lead From Perforations
Prior To Reuse. Shakes Shot Samples Through Gauging Sieve And
Estimates Production Of Specified Shot Size From Percentage Of
Pellets Passing Through Sieve.
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