Embossing Machine Set-Up Operators

Set up and operate embossing machines.

Job Task

• Sets guides to hold cover in position and adjusts table height to obtain correct depth of impression.
• Positions, installs, and locks embossed plate in chase and locks chase in bed of press.
• Makes impression of embossing to desired depth in composition on platen, trims off excess, and allows composition to harden.
• Stamps embossing design on workpiece, using heated work tools.
• Starts machine to lower ram and impress cardboard.
• Sets sheets singly in gauge pins and starts press.
• Scrapes high spots on counter die to prevent from puncturing paper.
• Removes and stacks embossed covers.
• Cuts surface of cardboard leaving design or letters, using hand tools.
• Mixes embossing composition to putty-like consistency, spreads glue on paten, and applies thin pad of composition over glue.

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