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Occupations | Inspects finished or unfinished cloth for weaving or finishing defects, using power-driven examining frame: Pulls fabric over rollers, down over inspection board, and wraps cloth end around takeup beam or tube, or positions supply truck under $T3swing-folding attachment.$T1 Sets yardage clock at zero and presses button or pedal that starts movement of cloth over inspection board. Scans cloth for defects, such as grease spots, slubs, mispicks, uneven selvages, and irregularities in color. Marks defects with chalk, thread, or adhesive sticker. Records information, such as defects, cloth style, and yardage inspected. May correct reparable defects, such as soils, slubs, or loose ends, using steel pick, scissors, knife, or cleaning solution. May cut irreparable defects from cloth, using scissors, and sew cloth ends together, using needle and thread or sewing machine. May mount and doff rolls of cloth, using hoist. May grade cloth according to quality, using written standards. May cut or tear strip from end of cloth for sample. May count number of picks per inch, using pick counter. May feel cloth to compare texture with that of sample. When reexamining cloth to verify defects marked by other workers, is designated Rechecker (textile). May be designated according to fabric examined as Asbestos-Cloth Inspector (nonmet. min.); Base-Cloth Inspector (carpet & rug); Greige-Goods Examiner (textile); Knitted-Cloth Examiner (knitting); Lace Inspector (knitting). May be designated: Finished-Cloth Examiner (textile); Inspector, Coated Fabrics (tex. prod., nec); Silk Examiner (textile); Tire-Fabric Inspector (tex. prod., nec); Woolens Examiner (textile). (references) |
| Inspects and tests watch and clock subassemblies and completed watch movements for mechanical and visual defects and makes adjustments to correct defects, using watchmaker's tools and loupe: Inspects banking of pallet, lock, drop, and slide of escapement. Verifies that hairspring is level and centered [INSPECTOR, HAIRSPRING TRUING (clock & watch)], and inspects and adjusts $T3beat$T1 [PUT-IN-BEAT ADJUSTER (clock & watch)]. Tests endshake (vertical play of wheels), using tweezers, to verify that shake is within acceptable limits. Examines spring to verify centering between regulator pins and centers regulator lever. Examines movement for scratches, and blows out dust or dirt, using airhose. Activates watch and clock movements and compares time indicated with master clock to verify accuracy of movements. Listens to movements in operation to detect excessive noise. Turns time and alarm shafts and pulls alarm buttons to test alarm mechanisms for freedom of movement. Examines external surfaces for defects, such as cracked or scratched cases or crystals, loose or misaligned hands, and faulty printing on dials. Oils or inspects oiling of pallet stones and jeweled bearings. Disassembles movement to point of error and replaces defective parts, using watchmaker's tools. Observes minute parts with aid of loupe. May clean parts with soft leather and polish case with chamois. (references) | |
| Inspects completed furniture for defects in finish, construction, or upholstery, to ensure conformance with manufacturing standards: Verifies color, pattern, and grade of upholstery, using ticket specifications and shop orders. Inspects upholstery cover for rips in fabric or seams. Feels upholstery padding to determine if padding conforms to specified degree of firmness. Examines wooden surfaces for defects in assembly, wood, or finish. Marks defects with tape. Removes wrinkles, using hand steamer and soil marks, using cleaning fluid. May stamp or mark furniture to indicate acception or rejection. May repair minor defects in finish, using heated blade, wax, lacquer, and stain stick. May be designated according to inspection performed as Finish Inspector (furniture); or product inspected as Chair Inspector (furniture); Radio-And-Television-Cabinet Inspector (furniture); Sofa Inspector (furniture). (references) | |
| Inspects cured tires to ensure conformance to standards: Lifts tire manually or with hoist onto turntable. Revolves table to inspect for sidewall cracks, foreign material, and blisters. Feels beads to detect kinks and feels inner surface of tire to detect spread cords, ply separations, or buckles. May trim toe of bead and mold overflow with knife [TIRE TRIMMER, HAND (rubber tire) 750.684-034]. Marks defects and sorts tires for removal to balance and label, repair, or classification sections. May use fluoroscope or camera to detect flaws in tires. May inspect inner tubes. May be designated according to type of tire inspected as Passenger-Tire Inspector (rubber tire); Truck-Tire Inspector (rubber tire). (references) | |
| Inspects defective glass or mirrors to determine salvageability: Examines glass or mirrors to determine extent of defect and routes product for repair, cutting to smaller size, or stripping of silver and paint. Writes replacement tickets for glass or mirror to be cut down or stripped. Marks area of mirror to be salvaged, using crayon or wax pencil. Measures mirror or glass to determine footage loss, using ruler. Records number of glass or mirror pieces replaced, type of glass and defect, size, and footage loss. May examine damaged mirrors returned by customers. May buff mirrors to remove scratches and surface defects, using portable buffing wheel and polishing compound. (references) | |
| Inspects finished musical instruments to ascertain conformance to standards for fit, finish, and tone: Fingers moving parts, such as keys and pedals, to inspect operation. Examines fit of parts at joints. Examines finish of instruments for scratches and defective plating or buffing. Corrects defects or notes defects and returns instrument to production department for correction. Plays notes and chords to test tone aurally or uses electronic tuning device. May adjust instrument to obtain specified tone. May be designated by family of instrument or instrument inspected. (references) | |
| Inspects articles of vulcanized rubber or cured slush cast plastic footwear, such as boots, gaiters, overshoes, or fabric-upper sportswear, for misplaced, misaligned, or missing parts, overcuring, undercuring, discolorations, and mismating of size, width, color, or style preparatory to packing: Determines acceptability of article, based on adherence to specifications and on acquired job knowledge of acceptable standards. Measures thickness of uppers, using dial micrometer. Marks defects with chalk and sets rejects aside for disposal by CLASSIFIER (rubber goods). (references) | |
| Examines heads and staves of tight barrels or kegs, containing water and compressed air, to determine if they are liquid tight: Rolls and tumbles barrel to spread water over interior of barrel. Examines barrel for faulty stave joints, leaks, loose or defective hoops, and material defects, such as streaks, cross grains, wormholes, and knotholes, in stave and heading material. Marks defects with chalk and rolls barrel to COOPER (wood. container). May make minor repairs to barrel, such as plugging wormholes, knotholes, and small leaks. (references) | |
| Inspects completed motor vehicle for conformance to specifications: Examines vehicle for installation of specified accessories, such as radio, heater, and defroster. Tests operation of windows, doors, lights, and controls on instrument panel. Examines seats, headlining, and door paneling for spots or tears in upholstery, and car exterior for chips and scratches on painted surfaces. Records defects on checklist. May inspect components of vehicle and be designated Chassis Inspector (auto. mfg.); Trim Inspector (auto. mfg.). (references) | |
| Inspects metal castings for dimensional accuracy and surface defects: Measures dimensions of casting, using fixed gauges. Examines casting for defects, such as cracks and blowholes. Separates and marks defective castings according to salvage operation required. May chip surplus metal from casting, using hammer and chisel. May tap casting with hammer to determine from sound if casting has been heattreated or to detect defects, such as cracks or thin walls. (references) | |
| Inspects brushes, electrodes, nipples, and other graphite products after machining or prior to shipment to verify conformance to specifications: Examines products for defects, such as breaks, burns, cracks, and pits. Measures dimensions of product for conformance to specifications, using calipers, gauges, micrometers, rules, or other inspection tools. Determines cause of defects and whether parts are salvageable or scrap. Records inspection data. (references) | |
| Tests polarity connections on finished storage batteries and inspects final assembly for defects: Positions metal prongs of testing unit over terminals of intercell connecting straps and observes bulb on testing unit that lights when cell arrangement is correct. Examines assembly for defects, such as omission of symbols on battery posts, uneven sealing, and cracked covers. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: FINAL INSPECTOR |
| Specialty definitions using "FINAL INSPECTOR": INSPECTOR, ASSEMBLY. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-e-f-i-i-l-n-n-o-p-r-s-t" | |
-2 letters: nonrealistic, reinflations, replications. | |
-3 letters: infarctions, inflections, infractions, insertional, pontificals, pratincoles, profanities, proficients, reinflation, replication. | |
-4 letters: anticlines, antipolice, ascription, carnitines, clintonias, containers, cornelians, crenations, crinolines, epilations, falconries, financiers, fornicates, fortalices, francolins, frictional, inceptions, infantries, infarction, infections, inflations, inflection, inflicters, inflictors, infraction, infrasonic, inspection, isentropic, laticifers, lineations, neoplastic, nonelastic, nonpareils, nonplastic, pictorials, plasticine, pleonastic, plications. | |
| 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)46 49 4E 41 4C 49 4E 53 50 45 43 54 4F 52 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000110 01001001 01001110 01000001 01001100 00100000 01001001 01001110 01010011 01010000 01000101 01000011 01010100 01001111 01010010 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)F I N A L   I N S P E C T O R |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0046 0049 004E 0041 004C 0049 004E 0053 0050 0045 0043 0054 004F 0052 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)40434835462434853503937544952 |
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