Job Description:
Repairs bandsaw, handsaw, and circular saw blades according to specifications, using hand tools, machine tools, and welding equipment: Examines saw for defects.
Cuts broken teeth from saw, using power shear.
Forms teeth on saw blade by beveling joints on grinder and welding or brazing them together.
Brazes or welds cracks in saw blades.
Straightens twists and kinks in blades, using straightening press, and hammers out dents in blade on metal table.
Adjusts cutting width of teeth, using swage or special pliers.
Computes number and angle of teeth to produce specified cut.
Clamps blade in saw-filing machine and turns hand wheel to adjust distance between teeth, angle of bevel, and depth of cut of file or abrasive wheel.
