Fitter and turner job description

Answer 1

a fitter and turner,makes parts and fits parts to machinery and fixed plant such as pumps, engines, conveyor systems, hydraulic and pnuematic driven machines.

and also operates cnc machines and lathes, centre lathes they also use many different handtools and work with lots of types of metal such as brass,mildsteel,stainless steel, bright blue bar and many more, they also operate milling and drilling machines and some fitters and machinists also operate welders

Answer 2

• The "fitter and turner" is a A machinist who uses machine tools to make or modify parts, primarily metal parts, a process known as machining.
• This is accomplished by using machine tools to cut away excess material much as a woodcarver cuts away excess wood to produce his work.
• In addition to metal, the parts may be made of many other kinds of materials, such as plastic or wood products.
• The goal of these cutting operations is to produce a part that conforms to a set of specifications, or tolerances, usually in the form of engineering drawings commonly known as blueprints.
• The term Fitter - Turner is an employment term for a mechanical fitter (someone who will fix machinery) who also is qualified and capable of using lathes. A lathe is a machine which is used to "turn " metal item (in this case) such as threads on screws, pistons, gear shafts.

Answer 3

Fits, assembles, grinds and shapes metal parts and sub-assemblies to fabricate production machines and other equipment.

Answer 4

3.00 hour