Job Description:

• 1) Sets up and operates battery of machines that print graduations and numerals on steel measuring tapes: Wraps strip of rubber ink-blanket on impression wheel and secures strip ends in slots.

• 2) Mounts printing dies on type-holding wheel, and turns screw clamp to tighten wrap-around wires.

• 3) Mounts wheel on machine, using electric hoist.

• 4) Lifts reel of steel tape onto machine spindle and threads tape through machine.

• 5) Starts machine and observes printing process.

• 6) Examines tape rule for defects in printing and compares it with master rule to verify its length and accuracy of graduations.

• 7) Adjusts cams, using handtools, to print tapes of various lengths.

• 8) Stops machine and notifies supervisor of printing defects.