Job Description:

• 1) Cuts button blanks from shells: Holds shell against machine fixture by hand or using tongs.

• 2) Moves lever or depresses pedal to advance tubular saw into shell and cut out button blank.

• 3) Determines location for cuts according to size, shape, and condition of individual shell in order to obtain maximum number of blanks.

• 4) Replaces dulled saws, using wrenches.

• 5) May reset and sharpen saws, using hand files.