Job Description:

• 1) Sets up machine to waterproof center-fire cartridges with varnish or lacquer: Selects varnishing plates with pins of specified diameter to accommodate caliber of cartridge to be processed and screws into plate holders.

• 2) Hammers out and replaces broken, bent, or loose pins.

• 3) Turns setscrews, stop nuts, and limit pins to adjust height and speed of varnishing machine, using handtools.

• 4) Mixes varnish or lacquer and thinner in reservoir to obtain waterproofing solution of specified viscosity.

• 5) Examines samples of varnished cartridges to determine whether coating is sufficient to waterproof them.