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Spinning-Lathe Operator, Automatic

DOT Code: 619.685-082

Industry: any industry

Tends lathe that spins (forms) shaped articles from sheet or plate metal: Pushes lever to move tailstock, forcing disk against chuck of lathe. Slides hydraulic carriage forward to position circular forming tool against metal disk. Starts machine that presses rotating circular tool against disk to form disk into shape of spinning chuck. Removes finished article and verifies dimensions, using fixed gauge. May tend spinning lathe equipped with knife and beading rolls which trims, or trims and bends, shaped article. May tend spinning lathe to bead and iron smooth finish or form knurls onto drawn articles. May be designated according to operation performed as Automatic-Beading-Lathe Operator (any industry); Rolling-Machine Operator, Automatic (any industry).

GOE: 06.04.02 STRENGTH: L GED: R2 M1 L1 SVP: 2 DLU: 77