| Job Title |
String Laster |
| Job Description |
Tends Battery Of Combination Lasting And Molding Machines That
Mold Rubber Or Plastic Outsoles Onto Fabric, Leather, Or Plastic
Uppers To Make Shoes: Positions Upper Over Last With Heel
Centered And Even Margin Of Upper Around Last Sole, Pulls String
In Hem Tight Around Sole Of Last, And Ties Knot To Keep It From
Slipping. Stretches And Hooks Upper Over Pins Protruding From
Heel And Instep Of Last, Using Claw-tipped End Of Lasting Tool,
To Hold Upper In Place During Molding. Pulls Lever To Turn Last
Upper To Face Mold And Raise Shoe With Newly Molded Sole For
Stripping. Places Uncured Rubber Blank In Mold, Depresses Pedal
To Lower Last And Close Sides Of Mold, And Sets Automatic Timing
Device For Specified Curing Time. Strips Molded Shoe From Last
And Examines Sole For Discoloration Or Softness Indicative Of
Overcuring Or Insufficient Curing.
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