Job Description:

• 1) Tends lathe that polishes leaves, pivots, or staffs of clock pinions: Clamps part in chuck of lathe.

• 2) Starts lathe and swings tool rest into position.

• 3) Forces slip of bell metal against rotating part to smooth surface.

• 4) Repeats process, polishing part with slip of oilstone and buffing part with rouge to produce smooth, even surface.

• 5) Examines part for surface defects, using loupe and tweezers.

• 6) May be designated according to part polished as Pivot Polisher.