A professional who sets up automatic spinning lathe to spin (form) shaped articles from sheet or plate metal as specified by blueprints and computed from data charts. Respnsibilities include:

• Bolts specified spinning chuck to headstock spindle and follow block to tailstock, using handtools or power tools.
• Positions, aligns, and bolts specified circular forming tool on hydraulic carriage according to diameter and thickness of metal disk, using such measuring tools as calipers, micrometers, and verniers.
• Turns control knobs to set speed of lathe and feed speed of carriage according to chart.
• Makes trial run and measures dimensions of first piece for conformance to blueprint specifications.
• May set up automatic spinning lathe equipped with special forming tools to shape, trim, or form knurls or beads on workpiece and be designated Setter, Automatic-Spinning-And-Beading-Lathe.