Tool Grinder Operator 1: A description for the tool grinder operator 1 job
Machine Trades Jobs » Metal Machining Jobs » Abrading Jobs » Tool Grinder Operator 1
Tool Grinder Operator 1: Cutter grinder, cutter-grinder operator, grinder operator, tool dresser, tool grinder, tool-grinding-machine operator, tool sharpener Sets up and operates grinding machines, for example surface and universal, carbide, drill, and tool-and-cutter grinders, to sharpen cutting tools to specifications, using blueprints, job orders, and knowledge of abrasives and metal properties: Reviews blueprints and job orders to plan production sequence. Selects grinding wheel of shape and grade and attaches to spindle, using wrenches. Positions and secures cutting tool on machine table, using magnetic chuck or holding fixture, or mounts tool on arbor and clamps between centers. Turns handwheels to position table or spindle to obtain specified taper and bevel on edges of cutting tools. Moves controls to set cutting tool rotation speed, feed rate, and grinding wheel rotation speed. Starts machine and turns wheel or engages feed to move workpiece to grinding wheel. Measures sharpened cutting tools to verify conformance to specifications, using fixed gauges, micrometers, calipers, optical comparators, and surface gauges. Dresses abrasive wheel to change cutting action or shape. May also grind special form tools, involving special setups and wheel dressing. May also analyze specifications and select tooling to be used on production jobs. May also design, modify, or make special tools according to specifications or tooling requirements. May also braze or solder carbide tips to cutting tools. May also be required to have specialized experience with particular type of cutting tool sharpened or machine operated and be designated Broach Grinder (machine shop), Drill Sharpener (machine shop), Hob Grinder (machine shop).
Job industry: machine shop
Other job descriptions:
Tool Grinder Operator 1
Buffing Line Set Up Worker
Grinder Machine Setter
Buffing Machine Operator
Centerless Grinder Set Up Operator
Honing Machine Set Up Operator
Tool Honing Machine Set Up Operator
Lapping Machine Set Up Operator
Printing Roller Polisher
Grinder Set Up Operator
Knife Grinder
Strip Deburrer
Grinder 2
Production Honing Machine Operator
Tool Grinder 2
Buffing Machine Tender
Silverware Buffing Machine Operator
Linter Saw Sharpener
Mirror Finishing Machine Operator
Polishing Machine Operator
Drill Bit Sharpener
Band Reamer Machine Operator
Inside Barrel Polisher
Bevel Polisher
Bit Sharpener
Bit Sharpener Operator
Bottom Polisher
Brush Polisher
Burnisher
Machine Burrer
Deburrer
Flat Polisher
Automatic Grinder Operator
Grinding Machine Tender
Lap Grinder
Production Lapping Machine Operator
Shot Grinder Operator
Snailer
Bevel Face Stoner And Polisher
Polishing Machine Operator Helper
Printed Circuit Board Panels Deburrer
Roll Shop Supervisor
Swiss Type Screw Machine Set Up Operator
Tool Engine Lathe Set Up Operator
Multiple Spindle Screw Machine Set Up Operator
Single Spindle Screw Machine Set Up Operator
Tool Turret Lathe Set Up Operator
Automatic Spinning Lathe Setter
Numerical Control Lathe Operator
Chucking Machine Set Up Operator
Multiple Spindle Vertical Chucking Machine Set Up Operator
Engine Lathe Set Up Operator
Screw Machine Set Up Operator
Turret Lathe Set Up Operator
Multiple Spindle Screw Machine Operator
Single Spindle Screw Machine Operator
Automatic 1 Threading Machine Feeder
Swiss Type Screw Machine Operator
Threading Machine Operator
Balance Recesser
Facing Machine Operator
Knurling Machine Operator
Lap Cutter Truer Operator
Lathe Tender
Rim Turning Finisher
Screw Machine Tender
Threading Machine Operator 1
Tumble Tailstock Turret Lathe Operator
Wire Threader
Milling Machine Set Up Operator 1
Profiling Machine Set Up Operator 1
Tool Profiling Machine Set Up Operator
Milling Machine Set Up Operator 2
Tool Planer Set Up Operator
Planer Type Milling Machine Set Up Operator
Numerical Control Router Set Up Operator
Numerical Control Milling Machine Set Up Operator
Broaching Machine Set Up Operator
Tire Mold Engraver
Keyseating Machine Set Up Operator
Pantograph Machine Set Up Operator
Profiling Machine Set Up Operator 2
Rotary Head Milling Machine Set Up Operator
Router Operator
Tool Shaper Set Up Operator
Thread Milling Machine Set Up Operator