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profile trimmer

A professional who operates scroll saw or jigsawing-and-nibbling machine to cut or trim hollowware items, such as trays, platters and vegetable dishes into specified shape, performing any combination of following tasks. Respnsibilities include:

  • Marks guidelines on workpiece by tracing from template or sample hollowware, using pencil or scribe.
  • Selects jigsaw or scroll saw blade according to intricacy of outline and gauge of metal, and mounts in drive spindle, using wrench.
  • Starts machine and manually guides workpiece under blade along cutting line to cut workpiece to specified shape or along edge of ornamentation to trim flash from molded items.
  • Removes saw blade and installs nibbling punches in spindle and bed of machine.
  • Turns thumbscrew to adjust depth of stroke to thickness of metal.
  • Starts machine and guides edge of workpiece between reciprocating punches to smooth and trim along edges of mounts (decorative) trim attached after jigsawing by silverware assembler.
  • May file burrs and rough edges from workpiece.
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