Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand

Grind, sand, clean, or polish objects or parts to correct defects or to prepare surfaces for further finishing, using hand tools and power tools.

Verify quality of finished workpieces by inspecting them, comparing them to templates, measuring their dimensions, or testing them in working machinery.

Move controls to adjust, start, or stop equipment during grinding and polishing processes.

File grooved, contoured, and irregular surfaces of metal objects, such as metalworking dies and machine parts, to conform to templates, other parts, layouts, or blueprint specifications.

Remove completed workpieces from equipment or work tables, using hand tools, and place workpieces in containers.

Mark defects, such as knotholes, cracks, and splits, for repair.

Measure and mark equipment, objects, or parts to ensure grinding and polishing standards are met.

Trim, scrape, or deburr objects or parts, using chisels, scrapers, and other hand tools and equipment.

Transfer equipment, objects, or parts to specified work areas, using moving devices.

Study blueprints or layouts to determine how to lay out workpieces or saw out templates.

Sharpen abrasive grinding tools, using machines and hand tools.

Load and adjust workpieces onto equipment or work tables, using hand tools.

Fill cracks or imperfections in marble with wax that matches the stone color.

Repair and maintain equipment, objects, or parts, using hand tools.

Record product and processing data on specified forms.

Select files or other abrasives, according to materials, sizes and shapes of workpieces, amount of stock to be removed, finishes specified, and steps in finishing processes.

Apply solutions and chemicals to equipment, objects, or parts, using hand tools.

Clean brass particles from files by drawing file cards through file grooves.

Spread emery powder or other polishing compounds on stone, or wet stone surfaces with hoses, and guide buffing wheels over stone to polish surfaces.

Wash grit from stone, using hoses.