Job Description:

• 1) Weighs roving samples to detect variation in weight produced by tape condensers of woolen carding machines: Positions jackspool of roving in winding position and threads roving ends from spool through guides and takeup roller.

• 2) Sets yardage counter at specified yardage and turns crank to wind sample of roving.

• 3) Weighs sample on grain scales and records weight on chart.

• 4) Plots weight of each end of roving produced by single carding machine on graph paper and compares graph with standard graph to isolate variations in roving.

• 5) Reports variations from standards to MACHINE FIXER.