DOT Code: 705.684-058

Industry: any industry

Removes excess metal and surface defects from such items as hardware, small arms barrels, automobile trim, or accessory parts prior to buffing, bluing, or plating, using revolving abrasive wheel or belt: Selects abrasive belt or wheel according to grain size, type of finish specified, product being polished, or amount of metal to be removed, using knowledge of polishing operations and abrasives. Attaches wheel or belt to drive mechanism. Starts polisher and manipulates workpiece against abrasive wheel or portable wheel against workpiece to remove metal and surface defects. Examines part for acceptability of finish. May be designated according to type of material polished as Polisher, Aluminum (any industry); Polisher, Brass (any industry); Polisher, Bronze (any industry); Polisher, Zinc (any industry).

GOE: 06.04.24 STRENGTH: M GED: R3 M2 L2 SVP: 6 DLU: 77