CODE: 690.685-126Buy the DOT:Download/CD-ROM
TITLE(s): DESKIDDING-MACHINE OPERATOR (boot & shoe)

Tends automatic machine that cuts wavy or zigzag designs in outsoles for rubber footwear to provide nonskid surface: Positions sole on slide carriage under blade and between spring clamps that hold ends of sole to carriage. Starts machine and moves lever to depress cutter that automatically cuts single row to set depth in vertical reciprocating action. Moves lever to raise cutter, depresses pedal to return carriage to starting position, and repeats process to cut additional rows. Releases clamps to replace finished workpiece. Examines depth of cut, using mold mark on sole edge as guide, and raises or lowers blade, using wrench to adjust depth.
GOE: 06.04.07 STRENGTH: L GED: R2 M1 L2 SVP: 2 DLU: 77
ONET CROSSWALK: 92944 Cutting and Slicing Machine Operators and Tenders