Job Description:

• 1) Sets up and operates duplicator punch which follows tracer track on template and punches, blanks, and notches metal plates, sheets, and structural shapes: Positions and clamps track template onto template table of machine.

• 2) Inserts, aligns, and locks specified punches and dies in ram and bed of machine, using hammer, shims, feelers, micrometers, and setscrews.

• 3) Places workpiece on carriage of machine manually or by using jib or crane.

• 4) Aligns workpiece to scale on machine and clamps it to carriage.

• 5) Sets end and side stops to position successive pieces.

• 6) Positions tracer arm onto track templates and turns handwheels to move carriage along track to punching stations.

• 7) Pulls lever to activate punch.

• 8) Positions punch or die over layout marks on jobs for which no template has been made.

• 9) Inspects work to verify location of holes, using scale, compass, and plug gauges.