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Occupations | Sets up and adjusts machine tools, such as lathes, milling machines, boring machines, drills and punch presses, grinders, gear hobbers, and plastic molding machines for other workers, such as PRODUCTION-MACHINE TENDERS (machine shop) 609.685-018, according to specifications and tooling instructions, applying knowledge of machining methods: Reads blueprint or job order for product specifications, such as dimensions and tolerances, and tooling instructions, such as feed rate, cutting speed, depth of cut, fixtures, and cutting tools to be used. Installs and adjusts holding device and fastens specified cutting and shaping tools in position to enable operator to produce finished workpiece to specifications, using handtools, such as wrenches, screwdrivers, and pliers. Selects and sets speed and feed of machine according to type of operation and specified material and finish. Starts machine to obtain first-run workpiece and verifies dimensional tolerances, using micrometers, gauges, and templates. Changes worn cutting tools and adjusts operation of machine, such as cutting speed, feed rate, or depth of cut, when required. May replace parts on machines, such as bearings, filters, wiring, and switches, using handtools. May instruct operators or other workers in machine setup and operation. May set up machines and equipment other than machine tools, such as welding machine and flame cutting equipment. (references) |
| Sets up variety of metalworking machines to cut, drill, bore, abrade, mill, and assemble clock, watch, and timer parts, according to specifications and tooling instructions, applying knowledge of metal machining methods: Confers with supervisor and studies blueprints and operation sheet to determine parts or assemblies to be processed. Installs dies, holding devices, and tools, such as cams, gears, chucks, cutters, and drills, using handtools. Operates machine to fabricate sample parts or assemblies and verifies conformance of workpiece to specifications visually and using gauges, such as micrometer, go-not-go, and calipers. Demonstrates operation of machine to workers. Observes machine operation for malfunctions, and notifies supervisor when machine repair or overhaul is required. Adjusts and makes minor machine repairs as required. May repair cams. May teach new operators to operate machine and maintain setup. May tend machines to meet production demands. May operate semiautomatic or hand operated machine to produce low production or experimental parts. May be designated according to type of machine set up as Machine Setter, Automatic (clock & watch); Machine Setter, Hand (clock & watch); Machine Setter, Semiautomatic (clock & watch). Important variables may be designated by brand name of machine used. (references) | |
| Sets up various types of woodworking machines, such as lathes, molders, planers, routers, sanders, saws, and shapers, for machine tenders and operators: Examines blueprints, drawings, work orders, and patterns to determine size and shape of item to be fabricated, machines to be set up, and sequence of machining operation. Selects and installs required knives, saws, bits, cutterheads, or abrasives on drum, arbor, spindle, or in chuck of machine, using handtools. Positions and attaches or installs guides, patterns, fixtures, or jigs to table or bed of machine with clamps or bolts, and turns handwheels or moves levers to adjust stops, guides, and cutting depths. Cuts or shapes sample and verifies cuts, angles, and dimensions to ensure conformance with specifications, using gauges, calipers, square, rule, or template. Turns handwheels, moves levers, or uses handtools to adjust machine. May reshape or sharpen knives and cutterheads. May be designated according to type of machine set up as Automatic-Lathe Setter (woodworking); Double-End-Tenoner Setter (woodworking); Drum-Sander Setter (woodworking); Molder Setter (woodworking); Planer Setter (woodworking); Tongue-And-Groove-Machine Setter (woodworking). May be designated: Router Setter (woodworking); Sander Setter (woodworking); Shaper Setter (woodworking). (references) | |
| Sets up various metal fabricating machines, such as brakes, shears, punch presses, bending and straightening machines, to cut, bend, and straighten metal as specified by layout, work order blueprints, and templates: Positions, aligns, and bolts dies, blades, bedplates, cushion pins, and stops, using shims and measuring tools, such as squares, straightedges, rules, micrometers, gauges, feelers, templates, and handtools. Adjusts flow of lubricants, pressure and depth of stroke, or feed of material, applying knowledge of thickness and properties of metal or according to standard specifications. Makes trial runs and measures workpiece for conformance to specifications. Instructs operator in special handling techniques. Clears jams and corrects malfunction of machines. Reports need for machine repairs to supervisor. Dismantles setups. May sharpen shear blades, drills, on cutting tools. May set up drill presses, flame cutting, and welding machines. May set up automatic or multipurpose machines. May specialize in setup of single type of machine and be designated accordingly as Brake Machine Setter (any industry). May set up machines common to sheet metal operations and be designated Machine Setter, Sheet Metal (any industry). (references) | |
| Sets up and adjusts automatic machines that shape and drill buttons: Obtains specified button-holding chucks, abrasive wheels, cutting tools, and drill-bits and installs them in machine, using wrenches, screwdrivers, micrometers, and gauges. Adjusts cams to synchronize feeding mechanism with tool action and positions cutting tools in holders to control depth of pattern on button. Selects approximate settings and test-operates machine. Examines and gauges button to determine need for further adjustment. Replaces worn or broken machine accessories, using handtools. May operate $T3bench grinder$T1 and lathe to sharpen drill bits and cutting tools, and reshape worn button-chucks. May instruct new employees in operating procedures. (references) | |
| Sets up machines to fabricate abrasive products, such as wheels, belts and rolls: Changes and adjusts feed mechanisms, dies, and stop guides according to specifications, using handtools. Starts machine to obtain sample and measures product to verify machine setup, using templates and gauges. Examines product for surface defects and to determine causes. Notifies workers to stop operation of machines that malfunction. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: MACHINE SETTER |
| Specialty definitions using "MACHINE SETTER": BORING-MACHINE OPERATOR, PRODUCTION, broach operator, BROACHING-MACHINE OPERATOR, PRODUCTION ♦ coil-machine operator ♦ DIE SINKER ♦ forging-die sinker, FOUR-SLIDE-MACHINE OPERATOR II ♦ LAPPING-MACHINE OPERATOR, PRODUCTION, LAPPING-MACHINE SET-UP OPERATOR ♦ micromatic-hone operator, multi-slide-machine tender ♦ production broacher ♦ slide-forming-machine tender, SPRING COILER, SUPERVISOR, SPINNING ♦ WELDING-MACHINE TENDER. (references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-e-e-e-h-i-m-n-r-s-t-t" | |
-2 letters: archenemies, centimeters, metacenters, remittances. | |
-3 letters: anesthetic, cementites, centimeter, certainest, chemisette, emittances, entreaties, entrechats, intercaste, martensite, mesenteric, metacenter, metaethics, reestimate, remittance, terminates. | |
-4 letters: aesthetic, antimeres, catheters, catteries, cementers, cementite, centiares, cerements, chantries, chastener, cheeriest, chertiest, cisternae, creamiest, creatines, earthiest, emittance, entrechat, entremets, estaminet, etceteras, heartiest, hemateins, hematines, hematites, hermetist, herniates, hesitance, hesitater, interacts, intermesh. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4D 41 43 48 49 4E 45 53 45 54 54 45 52 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001101 01000001 01000011 01001000 01001001 01001110 01000101 00100000 01010011 01000101 01010100 01010100 01000101 01010010 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)M A C H I N E   S E T T E R |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004D 0041 0043 0048 0049 004E 0045 0053 0045 0054 0054 0045 0052 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)473537424348392533954543952 |
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