| Job Title |
Slab Grinder |
| Job Description |
Operates Bridge-like Track-mounted Machine Equipped With
Horizontally Mounted Cast Iron Grinding Wheel To Level Surface
Of Dimension Stone Used For Building Purposes And In Manufacture
Of Monuments: Turns Valve To Start And Adjust Flow Of Water And
Abrasive Over Stone And Grinding Wheel. Climbs Into Cab Of
Machine Or Onto Control Platform And Moves Levers To Guide
Abrasive Wheel Over Stone, Observing Level Gauge To Detect
Uneven Areas. Observes Ammeter To Determine Resistance Against
Grinding Wheel And Moves Levers Or Pushes Buttons To Adjust
Pressure Of Wheel Against Stone And Control Speed Of Wheel. May
Operate Machine That Oscillates Rotating Grinding Wheel As It
Traverses Slab, Using Successively Finer Abrasives To Grind And
Buff Stone To Mirror-like Finish And Be Designated Slab Polisher
(stonework). May Operate Machine Equipped With Cast Iron Wheel
Set With Diamond-impregnated Polishing Bars To Grind (sand) And
Polish Sandstone And Be Designated Diamond Sander (stonework).
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