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       CODE: 667.682-066 Buy the DOT:Download/CD-ROM
TITLE(s): RIPSAW OPERATOR (woodworking) alternate titles: ripsawyer
Operates electrically powered machines equipped with one or more bandsaw or circular saw blades to
rip boards along grain or to trim edges of boards, according to work ticket: Turns handwheel, uses
wrench and ruler, or positions and secures collars and turns setscrews on saw shaft to adjust
ripping and saw guides or distance between saws, according to specified width of boards. Moves
levers or turns handwheel to adjust height of saw blade and speed of feed rolls, according to
thickness of board. Starts saw, positions board against guide, and slides board into feed rolls or
aligns board on feed rolls, using shadow line as guide. Verifies accuracy of saw setting and
dimensions of lumber stock, using rule. May count pieces of lumber cut to determine when specified
quantity has been ripped. May replace saw blades and lubricate machine. May be designated according
to saw operated as Band-Ripsaw Operator (woodworking); Circular-Ripsaw Operator (woodworking);
Gang-Ripsaw Operator (woodworking). May operate ripsaws to cut stock so that grain and pattern match
adjoining parts and be designated Ripsaw Matcher (woodworking).
GOE: 06.02.03 STRENGTH: M GED: R3 M2 L2 SVP: 4 DLU: 80
ONET CROSSWALK: 92308 Sawing Machine Operators and Tenders
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