Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

A typical week, in the words of people in the job

1. 01Select, clean, and install spacers, rubber sleeves, or cutters on arbors.
2. 02Lubricate workpieces with oil.
3. 03Set stops on machine beds, change dies, and adjust components, such as rams or power presses, when making multiple or successive passes.
4. 04Replace defective blades or wheels, using hand tools.
5. 05Set blade tensions, heights, and angles to perform prescribed cuts, using wrenches.
6. 06Examine completed workpieces for defects, such as chipped edges or marred surfaces and sort defective pieces according to types of flaws.
7. 07Measure completed workpieces to verify conformance to specifications, using micrometers, gauges, calipers, templates, or rulers.
8. 08Position, align, and secure workpieces against fixtures or stops on machine beds or on dies.
9. 09Place workpieces on cutting tables, manually or using hoists, cranes, or sledges.
10. 10Test and adjust machine speeds or actions, according to product specifications, using gauges and hand tools.
11. 11Install, align, and lock specified punches, dies, cutting blades, or other fixtures in rams or beds of machines, using gauges, templates, feelers, shims, and hand tools.
12. 12Hone cutters with oilstones to remove nicks.

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