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dampener operator
A professional who tends machine that dampens rolls of paper prior to calendering. Respnsibilities include:
- Inserts steel shaft in core of roll and positions roll on machine frame, using hoist.
- Aligns roll on shaft and fastens collar to shaft to secure alignment, using rule and wrench.
- Turns valve to regulate flow of water into tank and starts machine.
- Threads paper through feed and tension rolls and wraps end of paper around rewinding roll.
- Turns handwheels to adjust tension and friction rolls.
- Turns switch to start rotary brush that throws spray of water from tank onto underside of paper.
- Pounds paper with wooden club to prevent loose winding on roll.
- Observes feeding, spraying, and winding of paper for excess moisture and loose winding, and makes adjustments.
- Loads rewound roll onto dolly, using hoist, and pushes it away from machine.
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