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"GEAR-LAPPING-MACHINE OPERATOR"
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Job Description:

  • 1) Sets up and operates gear-lapping machine to lap gears according to specifications, machining instructions, standard charts, and knowledge of gear lapping procedures: Reads blueprint or instructions to determine gear dimensions, tolerances, and number of gears to be lapped, and machining instructions for lapping speeds and pressures, work-holding fixtures, and spindle angles to be used.

  • 2) Positions and secures pairs or trains of gears on spindles, using fixture and wrenches.

  • 3) Moves controls to set spindle angles, lapping speeds, tool pressure, and length of cycle.

  • 4) Brushes or sprays lapping compound on gears.

  • 5) Starts machine, examines gear contact area, and moves handwheels to adjust action of gears.

  • 6) Inspects lapped gears for conformance to specifications, using knowledge of gear design and surface finishing.

  • 7) May inspect finish and mechanical action of gears with gear inspection equipment.

  • 8) May be required to have experience with particular type of gear or machine.

  • 9) May lap gears against each other metal-to-metal without lapping compound and be designated Gear Burnisher.

 

 

 


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DOT:   602.482-010

Job Number: 4471