| Job Title |
Tester Operator |
| Job Description |
Breaks Extruded Tubes And Rods By One Or More Of Following
Methods And Inspects Exposed Surface For Defects, Such As
Bubbles Beneath Skin Of Metal Resulting From Too Rapid
Extrusion: (1) Nicks Workpiece, Using File Or Saw, And Breaks
Workpiece At Nick By Bending Back And Forth. (2) Saws Off Piece
Of Tube And Holds On Table Under Cone-shaped Expander Of
Hydraulic Breaker. Starts Mechanism To Raise Table, Forcing Tube
Over Expander To Split Sides Of Tube. (3) Loads Coiled Rod Onto
Coil Tester And Pulls End Of Rod To Straighten It. Places End Of
Rod In Channel Of Tester And Starts Mechanism Oscillating To
Fracture Rod. (4) Places Rod In Machine And Actuates Wedge To
Partially Cut Rod. Twists And Bends Rod To Break Off Test Piece.
Examines Ends Or Interior Of Rods And Tubes For Bubbles And Cuts
Off Defective Sections, Using Circular Saw Or Automatic Shears.
Gathers And Sorts Scrap Materials According To Type Of Metal.
Positions Rods And Tubes On Table Of Circular Saw Or Shearing
Machine And Cuts Them To Length. Important Variables May Be
Indicated By Trade Names Of Machines Used Or Workpiece Tested.
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