Job Description:

• 1) Fabricates reed assemblies for textile looms, using machines, handtools, and gauges: Inserts spool of wire in machine that cuts wire into dents and consecutively fastens ends of dents to opposing coils of two parallel forming springs.

• 2) Positions additional forming springs across rows of dents to reinforce assembly and ensure specified spacing of dents.

• 3) Compresses springs in screw press and wires frame around dents to form reed assembly of specified width.

• 4) Packs lime preparation between dents and dips assembly into solder trough to solder dent ends to frame.

• 5) Removes lime preparation, wires, and springs, using handtools.

• 6) Inspects spacing of dents, using micrometer and feeler gauge.

• 7) Corrects spacing, using straightening tool.

• 8) Cleans and polishes reed assembly, using portable buffing wheel.