A professional who sets up and operates battery of machines that automatically buff shells for silver-plated hollowware, such as bowls, tea sets, vegetable dishes, and gravy boats, to remove scratches and pressmarks and impart smooth finish for subsequent plating. Respnsibilities include:

• Selects buffing wheel of size and shape to match workpiece and bolts it to stationary drive shaft.
• Selects jig to match exterior or interior shape of workpiece and bolts it to chuck on lathe arbor.
• Clamps workpiece in jig and turns stop nuts to position assembly against buffing wheel.
• Turns knobs of timing device to regulate buffing time according to kind and thickness of metal and surface area to be buffed.
• Starts machine and holds stick of compound to wheel to coat wheel with abrasive.
• Observes operation and removes workpiece when machine stops at end of timed cycle.