ASSEMBLER, TYPE-BAR-AND-SEGMENT – SACCHAM

1 - 2 Yr Electro-Mechanical Assembler, Precision Mechanical Assembler, Restoration Specialist, Tool and Die Technician Electromechanical Device Production, Precision Mechanical Assembly, Retro Tech Restoration, Typewriter and Office Equipment Manufacturing Mechanical Engineering, Production Manager

Skills: Fixture Setup, Grinding & Fitting, Precision Bending, Tool Use Posted 3 months ago

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Job Description:

- 1) Assembles typewriter type-bar-and-segment units and bends ends of type bars to specified angles and clearances preparatory to type soldering, using handtools and hand-powered brake: Clamps segment to holding device and inserts type bars into segment slots.

- 2) Pushes curved wire through channel in segment and through holes in type bars to hold them in place.

- 3) Moves bars to determine snugness of fit.

- 4) Bends type-bars to fit precisely into segment slots, using special pliers.

- 5) Grinds defective bars to fit, using emery wheel.

- 6) Positions type-bar-and-segment assembly to holding plate on braking device.

- 7) Moves levers to adjust quadrant to degree desired, to bend ends of type bars to specified angles and clearances, and to release bent type bars from holding and bending jaws.

- 8) Removes formed type-bar-and-segment unit from braking device.

- 9) Positions type-bar-and-segment assembly in guide-installation fixture and installs type guide, using special alignment tools and power screwdriver.

- 10) Checks outside bars for guide clearance after removal from fixture, using gauge.

- 11) May be designated according to work performed as Fitter, Type-Bar-And-Segment; Former, Type-Bar-And-Segment; Guide-Installer, Type-Bar-And-Segment; Spacer, Type-Bar-And-Segment.