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| Domain | Definition |
Occupations | Sets up and operates one or more semiautomatic machines to buff silver or stainless steel flatware between cloth or felt rolls to impart mirrorlike finish: Mounts buffing rolls in machine holders, using wrenches. Turns adjustment wheel and observes pressure dial to set distance between rolls. Turns setscrews and stop nuts to adjust motion of machine table. Starts rollers, turns valve, and depresses pedal to spray buffing compound across rolls or pulls bar-mounted stick of compound across them. Squeezes handles to open jaws of holding fixture and grip ends of workpieces racked in position on racking table. Inserts and locks fixture in sleeves of machine table, with blades, tines, bowls, or handles of workpieces inserted between buffing rolls. Starts machine that closes rolls on workpieces, rocks machine bed up and down and side to side to ensure complete buffing, separates rolls, and retracts machine bed after completion of preset time cycle. Inspects luster of workpieces and adjusts pressure of rolls or changes rolls to buff flatware to desired finish. May position workpieces in racks on racking table. May dump buffed flatware from racks onto conveyor for inspection. May dip ends of workpieces in buffing paste. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)50 4F 4C 49 53 48 49 4E 47 2D 4D 41 43 48 49 4E 45 4F 50 45 52 41 54 4F 52 2C 53 45 4D 49 41 55 54 4F 4D 41 54 49 43 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010000 01001111 01001100 01001001 01010011 01001000 01001001 01001110 01000111 00101101 01001101 01000001 01000011 01001000 01001001 01001110 01000101 00100000 01001111 01010000 01000101 01010010 01000001 01010100 01001111 01010010 00101100 00100000 01010011 01000101 01001101 01001001 01000001 01010101 01010100 01001111 01001101 01000001 01010100 01001001 01000011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)P O L I S H I N G - M A C H I N E   O P E R A T O R ,   S E M I A U T O M A T I C |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0050 004F 004C 0049 0053 0048 0049 004E 0047 002D 004D 0041 0043 0048 0049 004E 0045 004F 0050 0045 0052 0041 0054 004F 0052 002C 0053 0045 004D 0049 0041 0055 0054 004F 004D 0041 0054 0049 0043 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)50494643534243484115473537424348392495039523554495214253394743355554494735544337 |
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