Job Description:

• 1) Folds and gathers cloth within metal ring to form buffing wheels, using hand-actuated forming and pressing device: Lifts roll of cloth onto holder or draws end from box and threads end through guides and over steam pipes.

• 2) Positions front section of forming drum on rod at specified distance from rear section.

• 3) Pulls material over drum and centers it over space between drum sections.

• 4) Secures cloth edges over pins across drum.

• 5) Turns valve or depresses pedal to admit steam to pipes to soften material.

• 6) Turns crank to wind specified amount of material around drum.

• 7) Pushes lever to close jaws of pressing device that forces cloth between drum sections, folding and gathering cloth in center.

• 8) Removes front section of drum.

• 9) Pulls half of gathered cloth forward from pressing jaws, slides ring over cloth to secure gathers in center, and turns cloth over ring to cover it.

• 10) Raises lever to open jaws of pressing device and removes buffing wheel.