STONE-LATHE OPERATOR

  

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STONE-LATHE OPERATOR

Specialty Definition: STONE-LATHE OPERATOR

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Occupations

Sets up and operates stonecutting lathe to turn and shape blocks of stone, such as limestone, marble, granite, and sandstone to form columns, pillars, balusters, and other cylindrical building and monumental work: Mounts block of stone between centers of lathe, using hoist. Signals OVERHEAD CRANE OPERATOR (any industry) 921.663-010 to position stone in lathe. Adjusts roughing tool or grinding wheel on carriage and starts machine. Opens water valve and feeds tool or grinding wheel against and along length of rotating stone. Removes roughing tool or wheel and installs finishing tools, using handtools. Measures stone to ensure cutting to specified dimension and contour, using caliper. May knock off corners of rough stone with hammer. May cut intricate designs in stone, using special tools. May sharpen cutting tools. May operate lathe to polish stone objects and be designated Stone-Lathe Polisher (stonework). (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: STONE-LATHE OPERATOR


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

53 54 4F 4E 45 2D 4C 41 54 48 45      4F 50 45 52 41 54 4F 52

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010011 01010100 01001111 01001110 01000101 00101101 01001100 01000001 01010100 01001000 01000101 00100000 01001111 01010000 01000101 01010010 01000001 01010100 01001111 01010010

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#83 &#84 &#79 &#78 &#69 &#45 &#76 &#65 &#84 &#72 &#69 &#32 &#79 &#80 &#69 &#82 &#65 &#84 &#79 &#82

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0053 0054 004F 004E 0045 002D 004C 0041 0054 0048 0045      004F 0050 0045 0052 0041 0054 004F 0052

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

535449483915463554423924950395235544952

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