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Buffer

DOT Code: 585.685-014

Industry: hat & cap
Alternate Titles: buffing-machine operator; sander; scratcher; wool-hat-sanding-machine operator

Tends machine that buffs unfinished felt or wool hat bodies to raise, smooth, or polish nap: Secures hat block of specified size in chuck of machine, pulls hat body over block, and starts machine. Depresses pedal to rotate block and force hat body against rotating felt, sandpaper, or sharkskin-covered buffing wheels to raise nap or smooth and polish body. Releases pedal to stop machine when buffing is completed and removes body from block. Turns hat body inside out and replaces body on block to buff inside surfaces. May be designated according to type of machine tended as Brim Buffer (hat & cap); Crown Buffer (hat & cap); Hat Buffer, Automatic (hat & cap).

GOE: 06.04.05 STRENGTH: L GED: R2 M1 L1 SVP: 2 DLU: 78