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A professional who sets up and operates single- or multispindle drill press to bore holes in fiberglass boards used in production of printed circuit boards (pcb's). Responsibilities include:
* Studies drill drawing and product specifications to determine hole locations and dimensions, drill speed, and feed rate.
* Selects and installs bits in spindles, using handtools.
* Moves controls to set drill speed, feed rate, and depth of cut.
* Positions board(s) to be drilled over registration pins on machine bed.
* Views enlarged image of artwork on lighted scope to position and align single-spindle drill and board and depresses pedal or moves lever to operate drill press to bore holes.
* Positions template on registration pins under stylus of multispindle drill press and guides stylus that automatically depresses bit to activate drill press to bore holes.
* May operate single-spindle drill press to bore holes in metal template.
* May measure hole size, using micrometer gauge.
* May sand finished boards or template, using sander.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who sets up and operates drilling machine, equipped with vertically opposed hollow drills, that drill holes in glass and mirrors. Responsibilities include:
* Reads work ticket to determine size, quantity, and placement of holes to be drilled.
* Selects specified diamond-tipped hollow drill bits and installs bits in upper and lower spindles, using wrench.
* Turns knob to adjust depth of bore and rate of ascent and descent at which drill bits enter glass.
* Measures and clamps guide rail and stops on drill table according to specifications.
* Turns valve to start flow of coolant and presses button to start electric motor.
* Positions glass or mirror against stops on drill table.
* Depresses pedal or presses button to start drilling cycle that automatically clamps glass, drills hole, and releases glass.
* Repositions glass and repeats drilling procedure until specified number of holes have been drilled.
* Inspects holes for chips or cracks and verifies placement of holes according to specifications, using ruler.
* Places mirror or glass on pallet.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who sets up and operates drilling machine, equipped with vertically opposed hollow drills, that drill holes in glass and mirrors. Responsibilities include:
* Reads work ticket to determine size, quantity, and placement of holes to be drilled.
* Selects specified diamond-tipped hollow drill bits and installs bits in upper and lower spindles, using wrench.
* Turns knob to adjust depth of bore and rate of ascent and descent at which drill bits enter glass.
* Measures and clamps guide rail and stops on drill table according to specifications.
* Turns valve to start flow of coolant and presses button to start electric motor.
* Positions glass or mirror against stops on drill table.
* Depresses pedal or presses button to start drilling cycle that automatically clamps glass, drills hole, and releases glass.
* Repositions glass and repeats drilling procedure until specified number of holes have been drilled.
* Inspects holes for chips or cracks and verifies placement of holes according to specifications, using ruler.
* Places mirror or glass on pallet.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who operates drill to bore holes in blocks or slabs of granite, slate, marble, or sandstone, according to specifications. Responsibilities include:
* Places block of stone on machine bed and secures it in position for drilling, using electric hoist, wedges, and wooden blocks.
* Measures and marks block for drilling, using rule or template and marking pencil.
* Selects and installs specified bit in drill and starts machine.
* Pulls lever and turns wheels to regulate speed of machine, flow of water (coolant), and drilling speed.
* May drill holes in stone, using pneumatic hand drill.
* May sharpen drill bits, using grindstone.
* May be designated according to type of machine operated as pneumatic drill operator; radial-drill operator; or according to material drilled as slate cutter.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who operates drill to bore holes in blocks or slabs of granite, slate, marble, or sandstone, according to specifications. Responsibilities include:
* Places block of stone on machine bed and secures it in position for drilling, using electric hoist, wedges, and wooden blocks.
* Measures and marks block for drilling, using rule or template and marking pencil.
* Selects and installs specified bit in drill and starts machine.
* Pulls lever and turns wheels to regulate speed of machine, flow of water (coolant), and drilling speed.
* May drill holes in stone, using pneumatic hand drill.
* May sharpen drill bits, using grindstone.
* May be designated according to type of machine operated as pneumatic drill operator; radial-drill operator; or according to material drilled as slate cutter.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends single or multispindle drill press that drills rivet holes in asbestos brake linings. Responsibilities include:
* Places specified brake lining into template, fastens lid to secure lining and positions template under drill.
* Depresses pedal to lower drill through holes in template and drill holes in lining.
* Examines lining to detect surface or drilling defects.
* Discards defective linings and notifies supervisor of faulty material or drill press malfunction.
* Maintains production records.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends single-spindle drilling machine that drills holes in glass products, such as panes, mirrors, picture glass, furniture tops, and ornamental glass. Responsibilities include:
* Positions pattern on glass and marks glass for drilling, or measures and marks glass, using ruler and crayon.
* Positions glass on felt-covered table beneath drill, starts drill, and pulls lever to lower drill against glass.
* Squirts coolant from can onto drill during boring.
* Raises drill, removes glass, and wipes glass clean with cloth.
* May sharpen bits, using diamond grinding wheel.
* May nail or clamp stops to table to hold glass in position.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who feeds and positions sandstone slabs on bed of drilling machine and off bears drilled slabs. Responsibilities include:
* Pushes sandstone slabs from roller conveyor onto bed of drilling machine and positions slab against edge stop or places slab into position as directed by stone driller.
* Installs specified size carbide or diamond core drill bits, using handtool.
* Washes stone chips from drilled slab, using water hose, and pushes slab onto roller conveyor.
* Knocks cores from core drilled holes, using hammer, and pushes slab along roller conveyor for further processing.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who feeds and unloads machine that heats and drills holes in light bulb reflectors for lead wires. Responsibilities include:
* Removes and places glass reflectors from cartons onto conveyor that feeds drilling machine.
* Removes drilled reflectors from discharge conveyor and places reflectors in tray and carries reflectors to deburrer.
* Aligns and places reflector holes over deburrer bit that smooths edges of holes.
* Inspects reflector to ensure that holes conform to specifications.
* Places reflectors in carton for shipment.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who this group includes occupations concerned with shaping material by cutting away flakes or fragments with a hatchet or chisel-like cutting tool, utilizing a percussive power source, and otherwise removing excess material or separating materials with cutting tools.
Industry:Professional careers
