| Job Title |
Weatherstrip-machine Operator |
| Job Description |
Sets Up And Operates Machine To Mold And Vulcanize Sponge
Rubber Beading Onto Wire Mesh Strip To Form Weatherstripping For
Automobiles: Selects And Installs Machine Parts, Such As
Engraved Rolls, Rotary Gang Knives, Folding And Forming
Channels, And Tubes Of Specified Size And Measurement To Produce
Beading Of Diameter Ordered, Using Wrenches. Mounts Reels Of
Canvas Carrier Strip And Wire Mesh In Creels Beneath And Above
Machine Table. Threads Carrier Strip And Mesh Through Rollers,
Guides, Folding Channels, And Into Forming Tubes For Pick Up By
Metal Fingers That Carry Them Through Vulcanizing Tubes For Each
Row Of Rubber Strip. Turns Wingnuts And Bolts, Using Pliers And
Wrenches, To Adjust Rollers And Guides, To Center Rubber Strip
On Canvas Carrier, To Position Mesh Vertically In Crease Of
Imprinted Rubber Strip At Specified Depth, And To Ensure Even
Folding Of Carrier Canvas Around Rubber And Rubber Around Bottom
Half Of Wire Mesh. Adjusts Rheostat For Each Vulcanizing Tube To
Designated Setting And Observes Heat Indicators. Starts Machine
And Feeds Roll Of Uncured Rubber Stock Between Engraved Rolls.
Measures Sample Of Imprinted Strip For Conformance To Thickness
Specifications, Using Dial Micrometer And Turns Capstan Screws
To Adjust Width Between Rolls. Adjusts Rheostats To Maintain
Vulcanizing Heats Within Allowable Degree Limits. Calculates
Length Of Running Time Required To Produce Footage Ordered On
Work Ticket. Staples End Of Supply Strip Onto Leader To
Replenish Carrier Strip And Wire Mesh. Turns Wheel Of Variable
Speed Motor To Adjust Speed Of Rollers And Metal Finger
Sprockets According To Diameter Of Beading.
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