A professional who fabricates reed assemblies for textile looms, using machines, handtools, and gauges. Responsibilities include:

• Inserts spool of wire in machine that cuts wire into dents (specified lengths) and consecutively fastens ends of dents to opposing coils of two parallel forming springs.
• Positions additional forming springs across rows of dents to reinforce assembly and ensure specified spacing of dents.
• Compresses springs in screw press and wires frame (steel band) around dents to form reed assembly of specified width.
• Packs lime preparation between dents and dips assembly into solder trough to solder dent ends to frame.
• Removes lime preparation, wires, and springs, using handtools.
• Inspects spacing of dents, using micrometer and feeler gauge.
• Corrects spacing, using straightening tool.
• Cleans and polishes reed assembly, using portable buffing wheel.