Job Description:

• 1) Saturates felt cones in water and tends machine that stretches felt cones to form hat shapes: Places felt cones in container of hot water or on racks in steam cabinet to condition cones.

• 2) Removes conditioned cone from water or cabinet and pulls cone onto hat block.

• 3) Positions hat block on holding device in bed of machine.

• 4) Presses levers to close machine claws that grasp rim of cone and pull rim outward to form brim.

• 5) Starts ram that forces block upward into cone to shape crown.

• 6) Presses lever or depresses pedal to spray water and force air through cone, or pours water over cone to stiffen cone.

• 7) Releases levers and removes hat from machine.

• 8) Places hats on wheeled racks.

• 9) May be designated according to type of hat blocked as Wool-Hat Blocker.