Job Description:

• 1) Sets up and operates machine to card asbestos fibers, wrap fibers around electric wire, and impregnate fibers with wax: Loads reels of wire onto machine spindle, threads wire between guides, through taping, carding, impregnating, and cooling units, and fastens wire to takeup reel.

• 2) Places roll of tape on spindle and inserts end in taping device that folds tape around wire.

• 3) Places lap II of asbestos on carding device that shreds asbestos and cards fibers onto wire in continuous layer.

• 4) Starts machine.

• 5) Readjusts controls and replenishes supply of tape and asbestos to ensure uniform coverage of wire.