| Job Title |
Stone Repairer |
| Job Description |
Mends Broken Marble Slabs To Restore Them To Usable Condition,
Using Either Of Following Methods: (1) Cleans Broken Surfaces
With Wire Brush. Heats Surfaces With Gas Torch. Smears Shellac
Evenly Over Heated Surfaces From Stick While Playing Torch Flame
On Stick To Thoroughly Melt Shellac. Presses Broken Surfaces Of
Slabs Tightly Together And Wipes Surplus Shellac From Joint.
Clamps Sections Together And Allows Shellac To Dry. May Drill
Holes Into Opposing Surfaces Of Broken Slab Sections With Drill
Press Or Portable Electric Drill And Join Broken Slab Sections
With Dowel Pins In Addition To Shellac. (2) Lays Broken Grooved
Sections Of Slab Wrong Side Up On Bench And Fits Them Together.
Heats Marble Along Groove With Blowtorch. Inserts Sulfur-coated
Steel Rod To Completely Fill Groove (sulfur Expands During
Cooling To Lock Rod In Groove). Scrapes Off Excess Sulfur And
Allows Joint To Set.
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