| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Bead blasting machine tender | Occupations | Performs any combination of following tasks to tend equipment that cleans dirt, scale, and other materials from metal objects with blast of abrasive, such as steel shot, sand, steel grit, or glass beads: Dumps or shovels objects into tumbler and starts tumbler that exposes surfaces of objects to blast of abrasive and tumbling action. Stacks objects on racks, places racks in chamber, and starts blast of abrasive. Places objects on moving conveyor that carries objects under blast of abrasive. Adjusts controls on equipment to regulate pressure and amount of abrasive blast. Pours or shovels abrasive material into feed hopper to replenish supply. May tend equipment to harden or strengthen surface of metal parts and be designated Shot-Peen Operator (any industry). (references) | |
| Blasting machine | Mining | 1: Electric shot-firing apparatus specially designed to provide a source of electric energy of sufficient power to fire electric detonators. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| 2: A portable dynamo that generates enough electric current to detonate electric blasting caps when the machine rack bar or handle is given a quick, downward push. Syn: battery M. E. 6 exploder. (references) | |||
| Capacitor-discharge blasting machine | Mining | A blasting machine in which electrical energy, stored in a capacitor, is discharged into a blasting circuit containing electric detonators. (references) | |
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