CODE: 681.685-010Buy the DOT:Download/CD-ROM
TITLE(s): BALL-WARPER TENDER (textile) alternate titles: baller tender; ball-thread-machine

tender; ball winder Tends warping machine that gathers and winds strands of yarn in rope form into ball form preparatory to mercerizing, dyeing, or bleaching: Pieces up ends from supply package to leader to thread machine. Sets yardage counter to record amount of yarn wound and starts machine. Inserts and ties lease strings at prescribed intervals. Observes operation to detect yarn breaks. Locates and ties broken ends. Doffs ball warps. May tend machine with singeing attachment to remove lint from yarn.
GOE: 06.04.06 STRENGTH: M GED: R2 M1 L1 SVP: 3 DLU: 77
ONET CROSSWALK: 92705 Textile Machine Operators and Tenders- Winding, Twisting, Knitting, Weaving, and Cutting