TUMBLER OPERATOR

Domain	Definition
Occupations	Tends one or more tumbling barrels that smooth, polish, and clean articles, such as castings, tools, metal parts, jewelry, or porcelain ware: Loads tumbler with parts and specified amounts of cleaning compound or abrasive materials, such as pebbles, sand, shot, and sawdust, using shovel, hand scoop, or powered hoist. May pour specified amount of liquids, such as water, benzene, or kerosene into tumbler. Bolts cover and starts machine to rotate barrel and tumble parts for specified length of time. Tips barrel to pour contents into container or unloads barrel manually. Separates parts from abrasive materials or picks out parts, using hands or magnet. (references)
	Tends tumblers that dry, treat, and screen latex prophylactics preparatory to testing: Weighs and keeps each batch separate. Dumps batch into drying, treating, and screening tumblers, following specified sequence. Adds treating agents, such as oil emulsion, cornmeal, and lycopodium, to treating tumbler for finishing. Dumps finished batch into container and identifies batch with date, time, type, and number, and sets batch aside for testing. Records temperature and humidity gauge readings, treating agents used, and number of batches tumbled. (references)
	Tends machines that fluff-dry laundered articles or dry and deodorize drycleaned items: Transfers partially dried articles from extractor by hand or by use of handtruck or overhead hoist, and places articles in drum of tumbler. Turns pointer on dial of machine timer for drying cycle, according to type of fabric and weight of items being dried. Starts drum and blower. May hang delicate fabrics in heated cabinet to dry. May tend extractor [EXTRACTOR OPERATOR (any industry) 581.685-038]. May fold, stack, and bundle finished articles. (references)
	Tends conditioner machine that semidries and untangles flatwork preparatory to ironing: Inserts small pieces directly into drum and places large pieces, such as sheets, on conveyor which feeds into conditioner where items are heated, untangled, and discharged onto conveyor leading to flatwork ironing machine. (references)
	Tends tumbling machine that blends ingredients of pyrotechnic powder for use in signal flares: Pours roughly mixed ingredients into tumbler. Closes door of tumbler, and starts tumbling machine to blend ingredients for specified period of time. Scoops blended mixture into container. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Anagrams: TUMBLER OPERATOR

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