SKID-MACHINE OPERATOR

  

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SKID-MACHINE OPERATOR

Specialty Definition: SKID-MACHINE OPERATOR

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Occupations

Sets up and operates cam-controlled tread-engraving (skid) machine to mill tread designs in metal molds for rubber tires, according to specifications: Examines work order or receives verbal instruction to ascertain cams, gearing ratio, and templates to be used. Lifts mold half with hoist and secures it in work-holding fixture on machine. Mounts specified cutting tool in machine spindle. Positions and secures drum cam (grooved cylinder) corresponding to specified tread design number in machine, using wrenches. Rotates mold in fixture to align specified design location on mark with mark and design number on fixture corresponding to mounted cam. Moves controls to position tool in relation to mold and starts machine. Turns handwheel and simultaneously exerts pressure on hand lever to traverse pin against cam and tool against mold to mill (engrave) tread pattern in mold, adjusting action according to movement and resistance sensed by hands on controls. Mounts systematically varied sequence of cams which produce tread pattern of minimum tire noise. Verifies engraved mold for conformance to specifications, using precision measuring instruments such as micrometers, calipers, and dial indicators. May setup and operate engraving machine equipped with template tracing stylus and be designated Tire Mold Engraver, Numerical Control (machine shop). (references)

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

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Anagrams: SKID-MACHINE OPERATOR

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-c-d-e-e-h-i-i-k-m-n-o-o-p-r-r-s-t"

-5 letters: actinomorphies, archimandrites, contemporaries, radiotherapies.

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

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Alternative Orthography: SKID-MACHINE OPERATOR


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

53 4B 49 44 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)

01010011 01001011 01001001 01000100 00101101 01001101 01000001 01000011 01001000 01001001 01001110 01000101 00100000 01001111 01010000 01000101 01010010 01000001 01010100 01001111 01010010

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#83 &#75 &#73 &#68 &#45 &#77 &#65 &#67 &#72 &#73 &#78 &#69 &#32 &#79 &#80 &#69 &#82 &#65 &#84 &#79 &#82

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0053 004B 0049 0044 002D 004D 0041 0043 0048 0049 004E 0045      004F 0050 0045 0052 0041 0054 004F 0052

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

53454338154735374243483924950395235544952

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