Elements and Performance Criteria
- Set up equipment
- Applicable occupational health and safety (OHS), environmental, legislative and organisational requirements relevant to swaging and shaping saw blades are identified and followed
- Required swage shape and thickness are acquired from existing saws and relevant information
- Saw, swage and shaping equipment are set up in line with enterprise requirements
- Die or swage clamp/vice shape is checked against the required shape, clearances and kerf, and changed where necessary to suit
- Saw is secured in a swage clamp/vice or swager with teeth aligned to the swager or vice shape
- Anti-scuffing paste is applied to the areas of the saw that will be swaged
- Communication with others is established and maintained in line with OHS requirements
- Swage teeth
- Trial swage is completed and swaging setup checked
- Successful trial swage is included in the process and unsuccessful trial swage is dealt with in line with site procedures and environmental requirements
- Swage shape and thickness are inspected and measuring equipment is used for tangential and radial, clearance and kerf
- Swaging operation is adjusted in line with manufacturer recommendations and job specifications
- Dies are checked for wear and adjusted in line with manufacturer recommendations and site procedures
- Remaining teeth are swaged in line with job specifications
- Shape teeth
- Excess material resulting from swaging process is filed and shaped
- Trial shape is completed and tooth tolerances are checked and adjusted where necessary
- Successful trial shape is included in the process and unsuccessful trial shape is dealt with in line with site procedures and environmental requirements
- Shape is assessed and adjustments are made to meet site procedures
- Remaining teeth are shaped in line with job specifications and tooth alignment is checked
- Swaging process and equipment faults are recorded and reported to appropriate personnel