Job Description:

• 1) Sets up horizontal or vertical honing machines for HONING-MACHINE OPERATORS, PRODUCTION engaged in production honing of metal objects: Reads blueprint to select tooling and plans sequence of operations.

• 2) Selects and secures tool in spindle, using wrenches.

• 3) Positions workpiece in fixture or on machine table, securing it with clamps and wrenches, and verifies positions with instruments, such as surface gauges and dial indicators.

• 4) Selects feed rate, honing tool rotation speed, and depth of cut, according to knowledge of metal properties and abrasives.

• 5) Moves controls to position tool in relation to workpiece and to set feed rate and spindle speed.

• 6) Positions and tightens stops, using wrench, to control length of honing tool stroke.

• 7) Starts machine and turns handwheels to feed tool to workpiece.

• 8) Measures first-run workpiece for conformance to specifications, using micrometers and fixed gauges.

• 9) May instruct new workers in machine operation.