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"BULLET-SLUG-CASTING-MACHINE OPERATOR"
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  • 1) Operates machine to cast slugs for subsequent swaging into small arms ammunition bullets: Slides lead pigs and scrap into melting kettle, turns valves to control fuel-air mixture to furnace and coolant water flow to molds, and starts pump that forces molten metal through pipes to casting wheels adjacent to kettle.

  • 2) Starts machine and observes water on heated molds to determine when water sizzles, indicating specified temperature of molds for production casting.

  • 3) Examines slugs for such defects as fins, out of miter, partial formation, and pits.

  • 4) Adjusts machine controls and replaces worn and warped molds to correct malformation of slugs, using handtools.

  • 5) Examines molds, using straightedge and light, to detect incomplete closure and warpage, and straightens warped molds, using hand-powered press.

 

 

 


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Job Number: 1228