Profession wood boring machine operator
Wood boring machine operators use milling machines or specialise boring jigs to cut holes in wood workpieces. Wood boring differs from routing mainly in that the main movement is into the workpiece as opposed to across its surface.
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Personality Type
- Realistic / Conventional
Knowledge
- Types of wood
Types of wood, such as birch, pine, poplar, mahogany, maple and tulipwood.
- Types of boring heads
Qualities and applications of various types of boring heads, such as rough boring heads, fine boring heads and others.
- Types of drill bits
Qualities and applications of various types of drill bits, such as core drill bits, spotting drill bits, countersink drill bits and others.
Skills
- Ensure conformity to specifications
Ensure that the assembled products are conform to the specifications given.
- Work safely with machines
Check and safely operate machines and equipment required for your work according to manuals and instructions.
- Tend boring machine
Tend a boring machine, monitor and operate it, according to regulations.
- Dispose of cutting waste material
Dispose of possibly hazardous waste material created in the cutting process, such as swarf, scrap and slugs, sort according to regulations, and clean up workplace.
- Manipulate wood
Manipulate the properties, shape and size of wood.
- Supply machine with appropriate tools
Supply the machine with the necessary tools and items for a particular production purpose.