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Roller Maker

DOT Code: 759.664-018

Industry: print. & pub.

Recovers and reconditions used printing-press rollers, using handtools and such equipment as melting pot and chopping machine: Strips cover from roller manually or with knife, separating meltable from nonmeltable materials. Feeds meltable scrap into chopping machine and dumps chopped material into heated melting pot. Weighs out, mixes, and melts ingredients to form molding compound in mixing kettle, according to formula. Paints roller cores, using brush. Winds twine around roller ends and other areas needing packing. Fits stars (centering devices) in position on cores and molding cylinder. Oils cylinder, using oilcan, and inserts cores in cylinder. Attaches bottom plate, water, and drain lines to molding cylinder, using wrenches. Couples lines from compressor to kettle containing molding compound and to pressure gun used to force molding compound into cylinder. Controls flow of compound according to signals from another worker observing operation from raised platform. Pours cold water over surface of cylinder to congeal molding compound. Inspects finished rollers for imperfections, trims excess molding compound from edges, and directs steam over surface of roller covers to remove wrinkles, using steam hose.

GOE: 06.02.32 STRENGTH: M GED: R3 M1 L1 SVP: 4 DLU: 77