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flame-annealing-machine setter
A professional who sets up battery of machines that anneal sidewalls of metal cartridge and shell cases preparatory to further processing. Respnsibilities include:
- Lights gas burners and turns valves to regulate flow of gas and coolant water.
- Starts conveyors and dial feeder plates, and turns setscrews in burner nozzles to direct flames which anneal specific area of cartridge case.
- Replaces worn dial-feed, burner and conveyor parts, using handtools.
- Instructs new workers in machine operation.
- Observes color and area of dullness of annealed cases to determine flame temperature and coverage of cases.
- Crushes random samples between fingers to determine degree of annealing attained.
- May test cases for hardness and examine cases to determine grain size of metal, using microscope.
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- Category: Occupational titles
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