Selects blank or band stock, according to size, type, and operating requirements of blade.
Hammers dents, kinks, and twists from blank or band stock.
Installs specified serrating dies in punch press and operates press to cut teeth in blade. Sharpens and sets blade teeth, using power grinder and swaging machine. Operates butt welding machine to join ends of bandsaw blade. May operate surface grinder to grind blanks to specified thickness.