PLAN No. 934. MACHINE OPERATING
Tools and Equipment
The machine operator needs no personal equipment of tools, and most workmen carry only a folding pocket rule and a pencil. He operates a variety of machines, of which the principal ones are listed below:
| Saws. | Planers. | Sanders. | Lathes. | Boring and mortising machines. | Shapers and profilers. | Special machines. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swing saws; single and double cut-off saws; hand and power feed ripsaws; variety of universal saws; band scroll saws; horizontal and vertical band resaws; grooving saws; jig saws. | Single and double surfacers; hand and power feed jointers; continuous power feed jointers; Linder machines; stockers, or two and four side molders. | Belt sanders; drum sanders; disk sanders; edge sanders; spindle sanders. | Spindle lathes; Blanchard lathes; special automatic forming lathes. | Single and multiple spindle boring machines; foot lever mortisers; hollow chisel mortisers; chain mortisers. | Single and double spindle shapers; routing and profiling machines; spindle carvers. | Embossing machines; bending machines; dowel machines; dovetailing machines. |