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TRACER-BULLET-CHARGING-MACHINE OPERATOR

Specialty Definition: TRACER-BULLET-CHARGING-MACHINE OPERATOR

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Occupations

Operates multiple-station machine to automatically charge and tamp subigniter, igniter, and tracer powder in bullet jackets to form tracer bullets for military rifle ammunition: Starts machine and watches tracks and stations for malfunctioning and jams. Clears jammed dies, funnels, and bullets, using fingers or wire hook. Observes dies at assembly station and inserts jackets by hand in dies missed at hopper tube, seating them with hammer. Turns setscrews and stopnuts, using handtools, to adjust width of track rails, height of scraper regulating amount of powder scooped, stroke of tamping punch, and timing of die-turning fingers. Replaces worn and damaged punches, dies, knock-out pins, and fingers. Weighs powder samples from each charging station on grain scale and adjusts height of scraper or changes size of scoop to regulate load. Measures depth of charge in bullet with dial indicator for firmness of pack. Empties carrier pouches of powder into reservoir bags at charging stations to replenish supply. Cleans machine, using airhose and steam wand, and washes powder dust from floor with water hose. (references)

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

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Alternative Orthography: TRACER-BULLET-CHARGING-MACHINE OPERATOR


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

54 52 41 43 45 52 2D 42 55 4C 4C 45 54 2D 43 48 41 52 47 49 4E 47 2D 4D 41 43 48 49 4E 45      4F 50 45 52 41 54 4F 52

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

    

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

01010100 01010010 01000001 01000011 01000101 01010010 00101101 01000010 01010101 01001100 01001100 01000101 01010100 00101101 01000011 01001000 01000001 01010010 01000111 01001001 01001110 01000111 00101101 01001101 01000001 01000011 01001000 01001001 01001110 01000101 00100000 01001111 01010000 01000101 01010010 01000001 01010100 01001111 01010010

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#84 &#82 &#65 &#67 &#69 &#82 &#45 &#66 &#85 &#76 &#76 &#69 &#84 &#45 &#67 &#72 &#65 &#82 &#71 &#73 &#78 &#71 &#45 &#77 &#65 &#67 &#72 &#73 &#78 &#69 &#32 &#79 &#80 &#69 &#82 &#65 &#84 &#79 &#82

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0054 0052 0041 0043 0045 0052 002D 0042 0055 004C 004C 0045 0054 002D 0043 0048 0041 0052 0047 0049 004E 0047 002D 004D 0041 0043 0048 0049 004E 0045      004F 0050 0045 0052 0041 0054 004F 0052

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

54523537395215365546463954153742355241434841154735374243483924950395235544952

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