A Dictionary of Occupational Terms Based on the Classification of Occupations used in the Census of Population, 1921.

ORDER VII.—METAL WORKERS (NOT ELECTRO PLATE OR PRECIOUS METALS)

Sub-order 8.—Other Workers

259.—Sand Blasters

bell scourer and cleaner: a sand blaster q.v. engaged in removing sand, dirt and irregularities from surface of cast bell with great care; cf. bell scourer (185).
blower (files): see sand blaster (files).
masker (files): see sand blaster (files).
sand blaster, sand blast operator (foundry): (hand process) cleans off adherent sand from casting; after it has been taken out from mould, and removes any irregularities in casting by holding nozzle of sand blast against it; opens and closes valve admitting compressed air to sand blasting machine; (machine process) places castings on rotary table of machine and revolves table till castings are under hood of sandblasting apparatus; opens valve turning on sandblast which streams out through fixed nozzles on to casting, cleaning off adherent sand and irregularities in surface; watches process through mica window and moves casting about on table, so that all parts of casting are cleaned; removes cleaned castings ready for grinding and finishing; cf. grinder, castings (237), finisher (183) and fettler (183).
sand blaster, bayonet: dulls, or roughens, blade of bayonet by sandblast, to prevent reflection of light when in use.
sand blaster (files) ; blower, masker: (i) sharpens files and rasps by subjecting rear surfaces of cutting edges to jet of sand projected through a nozzle by steam pressure;; (ii) see scourer (files).
sand blower: attends to sand for use in sand blasting machine; feeds machine, and operates valves controlling air blast and supply of sand; may also do work of sand blaster q.v. scourer (files); sand blaster (files): scours or cleanses salt deposit, etc., in teeth of file or rasp by directing on to file a jet of steam carrying fine silica sand.
shot blaster: a sand blaster q.v. using crushed and graded chilled iron particles in place of sand.

From: A Dictionary of Occupational Terms Based on the Classification of Occupations used in the Census of Population, 1921,
Ministry of Labour, 1927. Digitised by Peter Christian, August, 2016. This text is in the Public Domain.