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Occupations | Controls one or more cylinder retorts to impregnate wood products, such as railroad ties, piling, telephone poles, and fenceposts, with preserving or fireproofing chemicals: Turns valves to admit treating solution into retort and steam into heating coils. Presses buttons to activate vacuum- and hydraulic-pressure pumps that remove air and steam from retort and force treating solution into pores of wood to accelerate treatment process. Observes gauges and turns valves to maintain specified heat, vacuum and hydraulic pressure, and level of solution in retort during each phase of treatment cycle, according to treating schedule. Pumps treating solution back into storage tank at end of treating cycle. Opens, or signals TREATING-ENGINEER HELPER (wood prod., nec) 561.685-010 to open, retort doors. Heats unseasoned wood in retort to remove moisture preparatory to treating process. May operate locomotive or winch to move tram loads of wood products in and out of retort. May take and test sample borings, using laboratory equipment, to determine if treatment meets customers' specifications or standard chemical-analysis requirements. May be required to hold license. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)54 49 4D 42 45 52 2D 54 52 45 41 54 49 4E 47 2D 54 41 4E 4B 4F 50 45 52 41 54 4F 52 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010100 01001001 01001101 01000010 01000101 01010010 00101101 01010100 01010010 01000101 01000001 01010100 01001001 01001110 01000111 00101101 01010100 01000001 01001110 01001011 00100000 01001111 01010000 01000101 01010010 01000001 01010100 01001111 01010010 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)T I M B E R - T R E A T I N G - T A N K   O P E R A T O R |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0054 0049 004D 0042 0045 0052 002D 0054 0052 0045 0041 0054 0049 004E 0047 002D 0054 0041 004E 004B 004F 0050 0045 0052 0041 0054 004F 0052 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)544347363952155452393554434841155435484524950395235544952 |
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