Job Description:

• 1) Tends single-spindle, horizontal machine that smooths and polishes shotgun barrel bores: Clamps barrel in holding fixture and secures polishing rod in machine headstock.

• 2) Wraps emery cloth on rod tip to form polishing tool.

• 3) Starts machine and turns wheel to feed rotating polishing rod through barrel.

• 4) Varies rate of feed according to resistance sensed through wheel.

• 5) Pushes tow-tipped cleaning rod through polished barrel and sights through bore to inspect finish for defects.