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WEATHERSTRIP-MACHINE OPERATOR

Specialty Definition: WEATHERSTRIP-MACHINE OPERATOR

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Sets up and operates machine to mold and vulcanize sponge rubber beading onto wire mesh strip to form weatherstripping for automobiles: Selects and installs machine parts, such as engraved rolls, rotary gang knives, folding and forming channels, and tubes of specified size and measurement to produce beading of diameter ordered, using wrenches. Mounts reels of canvas carrier strip and wire mesh in creels beneath and above machine table. Threads carrier strip and mesh through rollers, guides, folding channels, and into forming tubes for pick up by metal fingers that carry them through vulcanizing tubes for each row of rubber strip. Turns wingnuts and bolts, using pliers and wrenches, to adjust rollers and guides, to center rubber strip on canvas carrier, to position mesh vertically in crease of imprinted rubber strip at specified depth, and to ensure even folding of carrier canvas around rubber and rubber around bottom half of wire mesh. Adjusts rheostat for each vulcanizing tube to designated setting and observes heat indicators. Starts machine and feeds roll of uncured rubber stock between engraved rolls. Measures sample of imprinted strip for conformance to thickness specifications, using dial micrometer and turns capstan screws to adjust width between rolls. Adjusts rheostats to maintain vulcanizing heats within allowable degree limits. Calculates length of running time required to produce footage ordered on work ticket. Staples end of supply strip onto leader to replenish carrier strip and wire mesh. Turns wheel of variable speed motor to adjust speed of rollers and metal finger sprockets according to diameter of beading. (references)

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

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Alternative Orthography: WEATHERSTRIP-MACHINE OPERATOR


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

57 45 41 54 48 45 52 53 54 52 49 50 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)

01010111 01000101 01000001 01010100 01001000 01000101 01010010 01010011 01010100 01010010 01001001 01010000 00101101 01001101 01000001 01000011 01001000 01001001 01001110 01000101 00100000 01001111 01010000 01000101 01010010 01000001 01010100 01001111 01010010

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#87 &#69 &#65 &#84 &#72 &#69 &#82 &#83 &#84 &#82 &#73 &#80 &#45 &#77 &#65 &#67 &#72 &#73 &#78 &#69 &#32 &#79 &#80 &#69 &#82 &#65 &#84 &#79 &#82

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0057 0045 0041 0054 0048 0045 0052 0053 0054 0052 0049 0050 002D 004D 0041 0043 0048 0049 004E 0045      004F 0050 0045 0052 0041 0054 004F 0052

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

573935544239525354524350154735374243483924950395235544952

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