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| Domain | Definition |
Occupations | Tends machine that shrinks woven or knitted cloth to predetermined size: Mounts roll of cloth on machine, using chain hoist. Threads end of cloth through tension bars, guide and feed rollers, and through shrinking elements. Observes flow of cloth through machine onto $T3takeup roll,$T1 or guides cloth onto shrinking elements to prevent wrinkles and uneven winding, or sets speed of elements according to shrinkage-control guide for various cloth styles. Turns valves or moves switch control to regulate flow of water or steam. May measure cloth width, using yardstick. May tend equipment that preshrinks woolen suiting fabric and be designated Soaker (textile). May sew, using portable sewing machine, or pin cut of cloth to cloth in machine. May doff rolls of shrunken cloth. May tend machine not equipped with water vat and be designated Steam-Pan Sponger (textile). Important variables may be indicated by processes or trade names of machines used. (references) |
| Tends padding machine that saturates cloth with dye preparatory to further processing: Positions handtruck of cloth at feed-end of machine or mounts roll of cloth on machine, using power hoist, and threads cloth through rollers, or sews supply end to leader in machine, using portable sewing machine. Sets air pressure gauge to control pressure on squeeze roll and temperature gauge to control temperature of dye. Notifies DYE-WEIGHER HELPER (any industry) to release dye to overflow tank. Turns valves to fill padding tank with dye. Starts machine to pass cloth through dye, between squeeze rolls and onto $T3takeup roll.$T1 Doffs roll of cloth from machine, or may feed cloth to set of $T3drying cans.$T1 Cuts sample of cloth for inspection by DYER, SUPERVISOR (knitting; tex. prod., nec; textile) 582.131-014. May weigh and mix dye and chemicals. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: PADDING-MACHINE OPERATOR |
| Specialty definitions using "PADDING-MACHINE OPERATOR": COATING-MACHINE OPERATOR II. (references) |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)50 41 44 44 49 4E 47 2D 4D 41 43 48 49 4E 45 4F 50 45 52 41 54 4F 52 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010000 01000001 01000100 01000100 01001001 01001110 01000111 00101101 01001101 01000001 01000011 01001000 01001001 01001110 01000101 00100000 01001111 01010000 01000101 01010010 01000001 01010100 01001111 01010010 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)P A D D I N G - M A C H I N E   O P E R A T O R |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0050 0041 0044 0044 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)50353838434841154735374243483924950395235544952 |
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