| Job Title |
Stereotyper |
| Job Description |
Operates Machines To Press Face Of Composed Type And Plates
Into Wood-fiber Mat To Form Stereotype Casting Mold, Pour Molten
Metal Into Mold, And Finish Castings By Cutting, Shaving, And
Trimming To Form Plates For Printing: Drills Matching Holes In
Series Of Mounted Color Plates To Be Duplicated And Inserts
Pilot Pins In Base To Register All Plates To Key Plate For Mat
Molding. Lays Sheet Of Mat Paper On Form Or Plates, Covers
Assembly With Molding Blanket And Protective Sheet, And Pushes
Assembly To Self-feeding Rollers Of Mat-rolling Machine Or Into
Cavity Of Hydraulic Press. Adjusts Time, Temperature, And
Pressure Controls To Form And Dry Mold. Cuts And Pastes Pieces
Of Paper Felt Or Cardboard In Large Nonprinting Areas Of Mat To
Prevent Collapse During Casting Of Plate. Aligns And Notches
Mats Of Series With Key Color Mat (mold), Using Matching Machine
With Monocolor Magnifier Attachment. Aligns Notches With Pins Of
Trimming Machine And Pushes Lever To Trim Three Edges Of Mat
Simultaneously. Lays Mat On Casting Box Platen And Arranges
Steel Bars On Three Sides Of Mat To Confine Molten Type Metal.
Pours Metal Into Casting Box By Hand Or Operates Automatic
Stereotype Plate-casting Machine. Trims Plates To Specified Size
[plate Finisher (print. & Pub.)]. Coats Curved Plates With
Nickel [plater (electroplating)]. May Register Series Of Color
Plates And Mats By Transparent Acetate Overlay Process. May Be
Designated According To Task Performed As Stereotype Caster
(print. & Pub.); Stereotype Molder (print. & Pub.).
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