AI Assistant for Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners

Core Responsibilities

• 1Monitor machine operations to determine whether adjustments are necessary, stopping machines when problems occur.(Core task)
• 2Inspect, feel, and measure workpieces to ensure that surfaces and dimensions meet specifications.(Core task)
• 3Study blueprints or layouts of metal workpieces to determine grinding procedures, and to plan machine setups and operational sequences.(Core task)
• 4Select and mount grinding wheels on machines, according to specifications, using hand tools and applying knowledge of abrasives and grinding procedures.(Core task)
• 5Compute numbers, widths, and angles of cutting tools, micrometers, scales, and gauges, and adjust tools to produce specified cuts.(Core task)
• 6Turn valves to direct flow of coolant against cutting wheels and workpieces during grinding.(Core task)
• 7Set up and operate grinding or polishing machines to grind metal workpieces, such as dies, parts, and tools.(Core task)
• 8Dress grinding wheels, according to specifications.(Core task)
• 9File or finish surfaces of workpieces, using prescribed hand tools.(Core task)
• 10Perform basic maintenance, such as cleaning and lubricating machine parts.(Core task)

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