Description
Glass polishers finish plate glass to make a variety of glass products. They polish the edges of the glass using grinding and polishing wheels, and spray solutions on glass or operate vacuum coating machines to provide a mirrored surface.
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Theoretical Knowledge
Practical Skills
use power toolsensure equipment availabilityuse abrasive wheelmeasure materialsreport defective manufacturing materialsuse personal protection equipmentinspect glass sheetremove processed workpiecesmooth glass surfacesmooth glass edgesadjust glass sheetskeep records of work progressoperate grinding hand toolsremove defective productsanalyse stress resistance of productsset up the controller of a machineconsult technical resourcesmonitor automated machinesperform product testingadjust measuring machinesrinse glassmanage wastetend coating machineapply a protective layerpaint with a paint gunhandle broken glass sheetsclean equipmentfeed mirror machinecut glassinspect quality of productsmaintain equipmentsupply machine