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DOT Code: 589.685-062

Industry: hat & cap
Alternate Titles: body finisher

Tends machines that finish felt hat bodies, performing any combination of following tasks: Tends machine that buffs or sands hat bodies to smooth or polish surface [Buffer (hat & cap); Pouncing-Lathe Operator (hat & cap)]. Tends machine that applies grease and wax to hat body to finish and stiffen body [Greaser Operator (hat & cap)]. Tends machine that trims brim to specified width [Rounding-Machine Operator (hat & cap; tex. prod., nec)]. Rubs hat to remove surplus fur fibers and smooth surface of hat, using sandpaper. Rubs coloring powder onto hat bodies, using powder-filled cloth bag, or sprays powder onto hat with compressed-air gun. Presses hat brim to smooth and shape brim, using hand iron. May be designated according to part processed as Crown Finisher (hat & cap); or type of hat processed as Wool-Hat Finisher (hat & cap).

GOE: 06.04.16 STRENGTH: L GED: R2 M2 L2 SVP: 4 DLU: 77