Job Description:

• 1) Operates sandblasting equipment to cut inscriptions and decorative designs on monumental stone: Dumps abrasive into mixing chamber of sandblasting equipment.

• 2) Turns valve to admit compressed air into mixing chamber.

• 3) Selects sandblasting nozzle according to size of lettering or intricacy of design and attaches nozzle to hose leading from mixing chamber.

• 4) Moves lever or turns valve to jet abrasive through nozzle.

• 5) Guides nozzle back and forth over stone surface following stencil outline to cut inscription or design in stone.

• 6) Verifies work by measuring or estimating depth of cut as sandblasting progresses, using rule or employing experience in sandblasting.

• 7) Removes parts of stencil or adds stencil during blasting to create differences in depth of cuts and intricate designs.

• 8) May shape designs in stone, using sandblasting equipment.

• 9) May sandblast stone without stencil to produce rough, pitted finish.

• 10) May operate portable equipment to sandblast letters and designs on stone at cemetery sites.

• 11) May cut stencils preparatory to sandblasting.

• 12) May operate machine that automatically moves sandblasting nozzle back and forth over stencilled stone.