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1. Assisting in machine erection, 1.
setting, overhauling, conversion
and repairs, and in following
instructions from his superior.
2. Handling and using engineer's 2. o
tools and textile gauges.
3. Making simple textile gauges. 3. o
4. Checking machine parts for wear 4. *
and reporting any defects to his
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superior.
5. Checking that machine guards 5.
are always in position.
III. Skill Standard:
Factories should make their own
standards of skill, but a competent
assistant mechanic should have some
engineering knowledge and be able to
understand the construction, working
principle and operation of machinery
in one or more sections of a spinning
mill.
IV. Trade Tests:
1. Find the dimensions of a 1.
machine part from a given
drawing.
2. Correct simple settings _pn one 2.
given machine in a spinning mill
to the required tolerances.
3. Remove a part of a textile 3.
machine, replace and re-set to
the satisfaction of his superior.
4. Remove, clean, examine, lubri- 4. JSBJ»
cate and replace a ball or roller
bearing.
5. Indicate the lubrication points 5.
on two given machines in a
spinning mill, and indicate the
type of lubricant to be used in
each case.
6. Make a simple textile gauge. 6.
7. Check a given machine part for 7.
wear and comment as to whether
replacement is necessary.
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