A professional who sets up and operates keyseating machine (vertical shaper) to cut keyseats in metal workpieces, such as wheels and gears, according to specifications. Respnsibilities include:

• Reads blueprint or job order to determine dimensions and tolerances of workpiece, and tooling instructions, such as holding fixtures, cutting speeds, depth of cut, and cutting tools to be used.
• Measures workpiece and scribes guidelines for cutting keyseat, using steel rule and scriber.
• Mounts specified tool on ram.
• Lifts workpiece manually or with hoist, and aligns it with cutting tool.
• Secures workpiece in fixture or to post on machine table, using clamps and wrenches.
• Moves controls to set specified ram speed, length of stroke, and feed rate.
• Turns handwheel to feed reciprocating tool to workpiece until depth of cut conforms to specifications, or engages automatic feeding device.
• Verifies conformance of machined workpiece to specifications, using fixed gauges, calipers, and micrometers.
• Turns handwheel or adjustment screw to tilt table to cut tapered keyseats.