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jigger-crown-pouncing-machine operator
A professional who tends semiautomatic machine that abrades hat crowns to remove excess fibers and impart smooth finish. Respnsibilities include:
- Selects hat block, according to size specifications, and attaches hat block to spindle of machine, using screwdriver.
- Turns handwheel to adjust tension of sanding belt against surface of hat.
- Slips hat onto block and moves lever to start machine that sandpapers crown.
- Feels surface of crown to ascertain smoothness of nap, and stops machine when specified texture is attained.
- Turns hat inside out and repeats operation to smooth inside of crown.
- Threads sandpaper from holder over machine guides as sanding belt becomes worn.
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