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wheel-truing machine tender

A professional who tends truing machine which aligns spoke-wheels. Responsibilities include:

  • Places loosely laced (spoked) wheel onto rotating bed of machine.
  • Presses buttons to lower ram which clamps wheel into position.
  • Turns knob which rotates turntable to align spoke nipple screws on wheel with advanceable power screwdrivers.
  • Presses button to bring screwdrivers into contact with screw and tighten them.
  • Pushes lever to progressively rotate worktable to align screws with screwdrivers.
  • Removes wheel from machine and mounts on mandrel; places point of dial indicator against rim.
  • Spins wheel and reads dial to ascertain points of diameter and circumference imbalance.
  • Turns spoke nipples with wrench where required to true-up wheel.
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  • Jason F
  • (United States of America)

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