Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

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

1. 01Inspect and measure workpieces to mark for cuts and to verify the accuracy of cuts, using rulers, squares, or caliper rules.
2. 02Adjust saw blades, using wrenches and rulers, or by turning handwheels or pressing pedals, levers, or panel buttons.
3. 03Mount and bolt sawing blades or attachments to machine shafts.
4. 04Monitor sawing machines, adjusting speed and tension and clearing jams to ensure proper operation.
5. 05Sharpen blades, or replace defective or worn blades or bands, using hand tools.
6. 06Clear machine jams, using hand tools.
7. 07Lubricate or clean machines, using wrenches, grease guns, or solvents.
8. 08Examine blueprints, drawings, work orders, or patterns to determine equipment set-up or selection details, procedures to be used, or dimensions of final products.
9. 09Cut grooves, bevels, or miters, saw curved or irregular designs, and sever or shape metals, according to specifications or work orders.
10. 10Unclamp and remove finished workpieces from tables.
11. 11Dispose of waste material after completing work assignments.
12. 12Examine logs or lumber to plan the best cuts.

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