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What is a MILLWRIGHT?

.What does a MILLWRIGHT do? ..Where do we WORK? ...What EQUIPMENT do we use? ....What HAND TOOLS do we use? .....What are CRANE signals? ....Table of ROPE strength. ...Steel plate WEIGHTS. ..Table of WIRE ROPE strength. .Table of CHAIN strength.

MILLWRIGHT JOB DESCRIPTION

The rigging, unloading, hoisting, dismantling, skidding and cleaning, erecting, fabricating, installing, assembling, lining, and adjusting of all Machines including Modular equipment used in the transmission of power in buildings, factories, or elsewhere, be that power, steam, electric, natural gas, gasoline, water, air diesel, atomic, hydraulic, or any new power developed with the evolution of time, or this craft. The Millwright also keeps the machines and equipment in efficient operating condition, performs duties such as, dismantling, moving, installing, commissioning, adjusting or repairing machines, power shafting, pulleys, conveyors, hoists, and other equipment; uses hoist dollies, rollers, tracks, and cranes (overhead and mobile), to aid in moving machinery, uses wrenches, hammers, and other hand tools in erecting or dismantling machines, and installing new or repair parts, uses measuring devices, such as squares, micrometers, calipers, and plumb bobs in erecting machine foundations, in

installing the machine and equipment in correct positions, and in aligning power shafting and pulleys. Setting of all classes of engines, pumps, fans, furnaces, motors, dynamos, generators, air compressors, putting all pulleys, sheaves, and flywheels on same; making and setting of all templates for all machinery requiring foundations and bolts, including actuators, limit switch devices etc. legs, supports or other necessary ancillary structures. Installation of agitators, airveyors, aprons, blast furnaces, brackets, cableways, caissons, chutes, clips, concentrators, conveyors, coolers, cranes (the erection, installation, handling, operating, and maintenance of all forms of construction work), crushers, curtains, derricks, docks, dredges, drums, dumb waiter enclosures, Electrified Conveyors, escalators, expanded metal, fans, fencing, frames, gates, grating, grillage and foundation work, grill work, guards, hangers, hoppers, hot rooms, inclines, iron doors, kilns, lockers, locks, louvers, machinery (moving, hoisting, lowering, and placing on foundations), marquees, material handling systems of whatever type, material altered in field such as: framing, cutting bending, drilling, burning, and welding by acetylene gas and electric machines, metal curtain wall, monorails, multi-plate operating devices, ovens, pans, pile drivers, plates, porcelain, pulverizers, racks. Robots, storage racks which form part of the building structure, railings, smoke conveyors, spillways, stacks, stage equipment and counterweight systems and rigging for asbestos curtain, stokers, stoves, tanks, tool rails, tracks, travelers, traveling sheaves, vault doors, ventilators, vertical hydraulic elevators and vessels. Stone crushing and gravel washing plants, crushers, screens, revolving or eccentric; rolls, pan conveyors, and ship hoists, conveyors, belt screw or gravity, whether boxes be steel, iron, wood, the assembling of all travelers and cranes for handling machinery or its products. Framing and setting of all bridge trees, either wood or steel, where they are not part of the building or structures; all foundations, beams or timbers used for the reception of machinery; legs and all supports for machinery, carriers and chutes; and all hopper bottoms, drilling all necessary holes for same, whether foundations be wood or steel, stone, concrete, or other materials, and all holes for beaming and machinery to be drilled by Millwrights in wood, steel, or other materials, whether ratchet or power drills be used. All grain handling appliances, cleaners, clippers, needle machines, car pullers, grain shovels, the manufacture and erection of all wood legs, spouts and conveyor boxes (whether schedule or other pipe), and the erection of all steel or cast iron legs, heads, or boots, and conveyor boxes, framing and erection of all marine legs and ship shovels, framing of all scale timbers and hood hoppers and garners. Setting of all automatic, all boat tanks or receiving hoppers and devices used for elevator legs,

when not of electrical appliances; all dust collectors and necessary sprouting of same; clagging all pulleys and bleaching devices of all kinds. All bin valves, turnheads and indicators, all necessary shafting and bearings and supports all drives, rope, belt, chain, or rawhide; all splicing and gluing of same; all pulleys, cable, sprockets and gearing, cutting all key seats in new or old work done in the field. All escalator stairs, amusement devices of all kinds inclusive of gaming machines; framing and erection of all derricks and pile drivers; all bridge machinery, all fans and pumps, either steam or centrifugal; all dryers and necessary appliances for same; all barrel and package devices, either elevating or conveying; all presses, hydraulic or other powers; filing all gears done in the field, all concrete mixers, and other temporary appliances used in the construction of buildings. All direct and connected machines or any power, hog hoists, and meat handling appliances of all kinds, installing machinery in all classes of plants or mills; flour, cereal, spice, cotton, wool, twine, paper, steel, meat processing and packing, killing and slaughter houses, saw, cement, planing, power and paint mills, machine and woodworking shops or factories, jewellery, and power houses, sugar and oil refineries, starch houses, shoe factories, printing establishments, pulp and paper mills, plywood plants, automobile plants, ore crushers and smelters, mining and smelting industry, melting pots for all types of ore and mineral, fish processing and packing plants, and dairies. All ice plants and equipment, glue and ice cream factories where shafting and machinery are used manufacturing or transmitting power. All coal handling machinery and drivers, crushers, conveyor drags, whether the frames be steel or wood, with all necessary framing and drilling, making all wood boxes and guides, all patent stokers and automatic feeding devices, ash handling machinery, either elevating or conveying, including all monorails and overhead chain conveyors. The handling and operating of all acetylene and electrical devices for heating, welding, and cutting, when used in connections with Millwright work, cutting and threading of all bolts, also all burning and welding. All Contractors, and sub-Contractors on all jobs must see that Millwrights will do the work as is outlines herein, which shall include the unloading, hoisting, dismantling, skidding, processing, cleaning, erecting, assembling, lining, and adjusting in connection with any work that is being performed. This shall include work on all cranes, atomic reactors, automated machinery, rocket and guided missile sites and projects, automatic bowling pin setters, radar stations, power and gravity conveyors of all types, and turbines, this shall also apply to all other work that is not included herein, but still requires the skill of the Millwright.

The fabrication and installation of all bases for the above machinery and equipment. Finally all work pertaining to machinery used for manufacturing purposes or amusement devices.

!THEN WE GO FOR OUR MORNING BREAK!

Places we WORK
.Steel mills, Paper mills, Lumber mills and related industries .All types of manufacturing firms .Automotive and Truck plants .Mining, Refining and other natural resource users .Ships, Shipyards and Barges .Repair & Maintenance of all manner of machines and equipment .Power Generating Facilities of all types .Lift Bridges and other Canal or Dock equipment

EQUIPMENT we USE Hard Hat, Safety Glasses, Safety Boots. Coveralls, gloves, protective clothing as needed. Small Cranes, Derricks, Dollies, Rollers, Forklifts. Chains & wire slings, ropes, and all lifting equipment. Fork lifts, scaffolding, gantrys, jacks, cradles. Welding and cutting torches, grinders, heaters. Laser, Optical and other layout equipment.

Pry bars & levers,gear pullers, punches. Sledge hammers, ladders, safety belts. Lathes, Mills, or Drills Whatever it takes to get the job done SAFELY.

HAND TOOLS we USE Tool box with lock (with shoulder strap or cart). Ball peen hammer, various screw drivers and pliers. Sockets and Wrenches to 1-1/4". Adjustable wrenches 6",12",15" recommended. Combination square, 16' tape measure, 6"rule. Scribers, pencils, chalk and metal markers. 12" Magnetic level, plumb bob, chalk ilne. Hack saw, various files, hex wrenches. Micrometer, feeler gauges, calipers. Center punch, vise-grip or pipe wrench, chisel. Alignment bar, soft hammer, torch lighter. Spare lock and key to lock-out equipment.

CRANE HAND SIGNALS Have only one person give signals. Use only "Standard Hand Signals". Ensure operator understands signals.

Table of Rope Strengths

Rope Strength* Dia. | Polypropylene | Nylon | Manila -------|-----------------|----------------|---------------| Load weight | Load Weight | Load Weight -------|-----------------|----------------|---------------3/16 | 150 0.7 | 200 1.0 | 100 1.5 1/4 | 250 1.2 | 300 1.5 | 120 2.0 5/16 | 400 1.8 | 500 2.5 | 200 2.9 3/8 | 500 2.8 | 700 3.5 | 270 4.1 1/2 | 830 4.7 | 1250 6.5 | 530 7.5 5/8 | 1300 7.5 | 2000 10.5 | 880 13.3 3/4 | 1700 10.7 | 2800 14.5 | 1080 16.7 7/8 | 2200 15.0 | 3800 20.0 | 1540 22.4 1 | 2900 18.0 | 4800 26.4 | 1800 27.0 1-1/8 | 3750 23.8 | 6300 34.0 | 2400 36.0 1-1/4 | 4200 27.0 | 7200 40.0 | 2700 41.6 1-1/2 | 5940 38.4 | 10600 55.0 | 3340 60.0 2 | 10400 69.0 | 18400 95.0 | 5600 108.0 3 | 22800 153.0 | 40000 210.0 | -4 | 38000 276.0 | 72000 380.0 | --

*These figures use a Safty Factor of 5

Steel plate Weights

Steel Plate Weights Thickness Inches Weight Lbs/sq.ft | | Thickness Inches Weight Lbs/sq.ft

| 3/16.................7.65 | 2-1/8...............86.70 1/4.................10.20 | 2-1/4...............91.80 5/16................12.75 | 2-1/2..............102.00 3/8.................15.30 | 2-3/4..............112.20 7/16................17.85 | 3..................122.40 1/2.................20.40 | 3-1/4..............132.60 9/16................22.95 | 3-1/2..............142.80 5/8.................25.50 | 3-3/4..............153.00 11/16...............28.05 | 4..................163.20 3/4.................30.60 | 4-1/4..............173.40 13/16...............33.15 | 4-1/2..............183.60 7/8.................35.70 | 5..................204.00 1...................40.80 | 5-1/2..............224.40 1-1/8...............45.90 | 6..................244.80 1-1/4...............51.00 | 6-1/2..............265.20 1-3/8...............56.10 | 7..................285.60 1-1/2...............61.20 | 7-1/2..............306.00 1-5/8...............66.30 | 8..................326.40 1-3/4...............71.40 | 9..................367.20 1-7/8...............76.50 | 10.................408.00 2...................81.60 | --------------------------------------------------------"Rule of Thumb" 1 cu. ft. of Steel weighs 500 pounds.

Wire Rope Strength

Wire Rope (6 strand x 19 wire) Dia.| Weight | Safe Load| Break Pt.| Ins.| lb./ft. | lbs. | lbs. | ------|---------|----------|----------| 1/4| 0.10 | 675 | 4800 | 5/16| 0.16 | 1000 | 7400 | 3/8| 0.23 | 1500 | 10600 | 7/16| 0.31 | 2000 | 14400 | 1/2| 0.40 | 2400 | 18700 |

9/16| 0.51 | 3300 | 23600 | 5/8| 0.63 | 4000 | 29000 | 3/4| 0.90 | 6000 | 41400 | 7/8| 1.23 | 8000 | 56000 | 1| 1.60 | 10000 | 72800 | 1-1/8| 2.03 | 13000 | 91400 | 1-1/4| 2.50 | 16000 | 112400 | 1-3/8| 3.03 | 19000 | 135000 | 1-1/2| 3.60 | 22000 | 160000 | 1-3/4| 4.90 | 30500 | 216000 | 2| 6.40 | 40000 | 278000 | 2-1/2| 10.00 | 60000 | 424000 | ---------------------------------------

Table of Steel Chain Strength

Steel Chain Strength Dia.| Weight | Safe Load| Break Pt.| Ins.| lb./ft. | lbs. | lbs. | ------|---------|----------|----------| 1/4| 0.75 | 1200 | 5000 | 5/16| 1.00 | 1700 | 7000 | 3/8| 1.50 | 2500 | 10000 | 7/16| 2.00 | 3500 | 14000 | 1/2| 2.50 | 4500 | 18000 | 9/16| 3.25 | 5500 | 22000 | 5/8| 4.00 | 6700 | 27000 | 11/16| 5.00 | 8100 | 32500 | 3/4| 6.25 | 10000 | 40000 | 7/8| 8.00 | 12000 | 48000 | 1| 10.00 | 15200 | 61000 | 1-1/8| 13.00 | 19500 | 78000 | 1-1/4| 16.00 | 23700 | 95000 | 1-3/8| 19.00 | 28500 | 114000 | 1-1/2| 23.00 | 33500 | 134000 | 1-3/4| 31.00 | 41500 | 166000 | 2| 40.00 | 54000 | 216000 | 2-1/2| 65.00 | 84200 | 337000 | ---------------------------------------

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