|
Webster's Online Dictionary | Login | |
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Rubber cutter | Occupations | 1: Tends machine that cuts bales of crude rubber into pieces: Removes wired wooden wrapping or metal straps, using cutters. Loads bale into machine bed, using electric hoist or pulls bale from chute, using hook. Moves lever to release hydraulic ram that pushes bale through stationary knives. May remove burlap covering from bales and truck them to machine. May push bales onto bed of cutting machine. May pull layers of smoked or crepe rubber apart, using hook. (references) | |
| 2: Lays out inscriptions and decorative designs on stenciling material applied to stone and cuts out stencil preparatory to sandblasting: Applies stenciling material to stone surface by spreading cement over surface of stone and positioning material on stone, stripping cloth from adhesive surface of material and positioning adhesive surface on stone. Aligns pattern on stencil, using rule and square, and marks over pattern with straightedge to transfer carbon lettering and design to stenciling material. Cuts out lettering and designs along marks to expose stone surface for sandblasting, using stencil knife. Trims and smooths edges of stencil to ensure detailed reproduction of intricate designs. (references) | |||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||