| Job Title |
Tongue-and-groove-machine Operator |
| Job Description |
Operates Machine That Joins Woodstock Of Varying Widths To
Form Panels By Simultaneously Cutting Tongue In One Piece And
Groove In Other, Applying Glue, Sliding Tongue And Groove
Together, And Ejecting Glued Pieces: Adjusts Guides, Cutters,
Feed And Glue Rolls, According To Thickness And Length Of Stock,
Depth Of Cuts, And Dimensions Of Panel, Using Handtools. Starts
Machine And Gives Directions To Feeders Who Simultaneously Feed
Stock Into Each End Of Machine. Inspects Joined Pieces To Detect
Loose Joints And Makes Machine Adjustments To Correct Operation
Of Machine. Changes Worn Cutterheads And Installs Cutterheads,
According To Type Of Tongue And Groove Specified, Using
Handtools. May Operate Ripsaw To Cut Panels To Specified Width.
May Feed Or Off Bear Machine. May Select Wood Pieces Of Matching
Grain Or Color.
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