Job Description:

• 1) Operates scroll saw or jigsawing-and-nibbling machine to cut or trim hollowware items, such as trays, platters and vegetable dishes into specified shape, performing any combination of following tasks: Marks guidelines on workpiece by tracing from template or sample hollowware, using pencil or scribe.

• 2) Selects jigsaw or scroll saw blade according to intricacy of outline and gauge of metal, and mounts in drive spindle, using wrench.

• 3) Starts machine and manually guides workpiece under blade along cutting line to cut workpiece to specified shape or along edge of ornamentation to trim flash from molded items.

• 4) Removes saw blade and installs nibbling punches in spindle and bed of machine.

• 5) Turns thumbscrew to adjust depth of stroke to thickness of metal.

• 6) Starts machine and guides edge of workpiece between reciprocating punches to smooth and trim along edges of mounts trim attached after jigsawing by SILVERWARE ASSEMBLER.

• 7) May file burrs and rough edges from workpiece.