A professional who operates stroke-belt sanding machine to smooth flat surfaces or edges of wood furniture stock. Responsibilities include:

• Turns handwheels to set tension of sanding belt, adjust machine table height, and limit stroke of pressure shoe, according to thickness and length of stock.
• Presses switch to start sander, and positions woodstock to be sanded on movable table located under sanding belt.
• Presses lever to lower pressure shoe onto sanding belt and force belt against surface of stock to sand stock.
• Pushes or pulls table to move stock under belt to smooth entire surface.
• Feels sanded article to ascertain smoothness.
• Cleans machine, using airhose and rags.
• Replaces worn sanding belts.
• May press belt against stock with pressure blocks to bevel corners and edges of stock or to smooth flat surfaces of ornamental stock.