A professional who sets up and operates spinning lathe to spin (form) shaped articles from sheet or plate metal, using blueprints and knowledge of physical properties of metal. Respnsibilities include:

• Bolts specified spinning chuck to headstock spindle and follow block to tailstock, using handtools or power tools.
• Clamps metal disk to chuck by turning handwheel that forces follow block against disk.
• Secures steady rest fixture on cross-slide.
• Starts machine and coats outside of rotating disk with spinning compound.
• Positions, holds, and moves long-handled compound lever tool against disk, using steady rest as fulcrum point, to apply required pressure to form disk over and into shape of spinning chuck.
• Varies amount and location of pressure on disk according to type of metal, shape of spinning chuck, speed of lathe, and temperature and thickness of metal disk.
• Replaces steady rest with bar tool attachment, turns handwheel to set bar tool and cut off excess metal from workpiece.
• Verifies dimension of finished article with steel rule and diameter tape.
• May form wood spinning chucks by turning on lathe.