PRECISION-INSTRUMENT AND TOOL MAKER

  

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PRECISION-INSTRUMENT AND TOOL MAKER

Specialty Definition: PRECISION-INSTRUMENT AND TOOL MAKER

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Fabricates, modifies, or repairs mechanical instruments or mechanical assemblies of electrical or electronic instruments, such as chronometric timing devices, barographs, thermostats, seismographs, and servomechanisms, applying knowledge of mechanics, metal properties, shop mathematics, and machining procedures and using machine tools, welding and heat-treating equipment, precision measuring instruments, and handtools: Measures, marks, and scribes stock, such as silver, nickel, platinum, steel, ivory, and plastic, following blueprints and engineering sketches, and using square, rule, and scribe to lay out workpiece for machining [LAY-OUT WORKER (machine shop)]. Sets up and operates machine tools, such as lathes, drill presses, punch presses, milling machines, grinders, brakes, and $T3lapping$T1 and polishing machines, to machine parts to specifications [MACHINIST (machine shop)]. Anneals and tempers metal parts [HEAT TREATER (heat treating) I]. Assembles parts in jig and brazes or welds. Fits and installs precision components, such as timing devices, springs, balance mechanisms, and gear trains, in housing, using jeweler's lathe, tweezers, loupe, and handtools. Verifies dimensions of parts and installation of components, using measuring instruments, such as micrometer, calipers, and electronic gauges. Coats assembled instrument with protective finish, such as lacquer or enamel, using spray gun. May install wiring and electrical components to specifications. May set up and operate machines to fabricate dies for punch presses [DIE MAKER, BENCH, STAMPING (machine shop)]. May be designated according to product assembled. (references)

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

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Alternative Orthography: PRECISION-INSTRUMENT AND TOOL MAKER


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

50 52 45 43 49 53 49 4F 4E 2D 49 4E 53 54 52 55 4D 45 4E 54      41 4E 44      54 4F 4F 4C      4D 41 4B 45 52

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

            

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

01010000 01010010 01000101 01000011 01001001 01010011 01001001 01001111 01001110 00101101 01001001 01001110 01010011 01010100 01010010 01010101 01001101 01000101 01001110 01010100 00100000 01000001 01001110 01000100 00100000 01010100 01001111 01001111 01001100 00100000 01001101 01000001 01001011 01000101 01010010

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#80 &#82 &#69 &#67 &#73 &#83 &#73 &#79 &#78 &#45 &#73 &#78 &#83 &#84 &#82 &#85 &#77 &#69 &#78 &#84 &#32 &#65 &#78 &#68 &#32 &#84 &#79 &#79 &#76 &#32 &#77 &#65 &#75 &#69 &#82

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0050 0052 0045 0043 0049 0053 0049 004F 004E 002D 0049 004E 0053 0054 0052 0055 004D 0045 004E 0054      0041 004E 0044      0054 004F 004F 004C      004D 0041 004B 0045 0052

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

5052393743534349481543485354525547394854235483825449494624735453952

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