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SHEET METAL WORKER (201)
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SHEET METAL WORKER (201)
Automobile Body Repairman
Tinsmith
Automobile Radiator Repairman
Fabricates, assembles, installs and repairs sheet metal articles in connection with the repair and maintenance of motor vehicles and mechanical equipment.
Automobile Body Repairman
Tinsmith
Automobile Radiator Repairman
Fabricates, assembles, installs and repairs sheet metal articles in connection with the repair and maintenance of motor vehicles and mechanical equipment.
Cuts sheet metal, such as aluminum alloys, steel, copper, and zinc, with hand shears, rotary shears, and squaring shears. Bends metal to desired shape, using bar folder, cornice brake, forming rolls, grooving machine, and closing machine. Punches
or drills holes for rivets, bolts, and screws with center punch and hammer, hand drill, or drill press. Assembles sheet metal parts, brackets, and hangers. Welds, nails, solders, bolts, rivets, or fits them into units for erection, making attachments, joints and seams. Grinds or files seams, joints, or rough surfaces with grinding wheel or file.
Uses sheet metal worker’s tools, such as various kinds of hammers, mallets, stakes, punches, pliers, dividers, rules, metal gauges, and soldering irons.
May mark lay-out on sheet metal according to blueprints or templates, and oral or written specifications. May straighten and align body frames. Must know the type of seam or joint best suited for a specific purpose.
SUGGESTED SUBSTITUTE
478 Ship Fitter
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