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Occupations | Operates pneumatic surfacing machine to shape and surface stone for building or monumental purposes: Aligns stone with surfacing machine head as stone is lowered on timber or stone bed, and levels stone, using crowbar, hammer, blocks, wedges, and spirit level. Lays out dimensions on stone surface according to diagram, using rule, square, crayon, or chalked line. Chips off stone in excess of stone required for finishing, using hammer and chisels or bull-set (wedge-shaped hammer). Inserts surfacing chisels or bushhammer into surfacing head according to finish specified or task being performed. Turns crank to lower surfacing head onto stone. Turns compressed air valve to activate cutting tool and guides tool over stone surface, following marks on stone and diagram of finished product, to chip fragments from stone surface and work surface down to an even finish. Scans specifications and verifies progress of surfacing, using straightedge, rule, and square. Finishes curved or irregular surfaces, using pneumatic handtools. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)53 54 4F 4E 45 43 55 54 54 45 52 2C 4D 41 43 48 49 4E 45 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010011 01010100 01001111 01001110 01000101 01000011 01010101 01010100 01010100 01000101 01010010 00101100 00100000 01001101 01000001 01000011 01001000 01001001 01001110 01000101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)S T O N E C U T T E R ,   M A C H I N E |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0053 0054 004F 004E 0045 0043 0055 0054 0054 0045 0052 002C 004D 0041 0043 0048 0049 004E 0045 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)535449483937555454395214247353742434839 |
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