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name: wood-router-operator
description: "Occupational skill for the role 'wood router operator' (also: wood carving machine operative, CNC wood routing machine operator, wood carving machine technician, wood routing machine operator, wood router technician, CNC wood router operative). Use when the user asks for typical wood router operator work such as: Remove workpieces from machines, and check to ensure that they conform to specifications, using measuring instruments such as microscopes, gauges, calipers, and micrometers.; Observe milling or planing machine operation, and adjust controls to ensure conformance with specified tolerances.; Position and secure workpieces on machines, using holding devices, measuring instruments, hand tools, and hoists."
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# Wood Router Operator
Wood router operators work with industrial routers to cut wood into the desired shape. Routers have a routing head that moves over the wood, going up and down to regulate the depth of the incision. Contemporary industrial wood routers usually are computer controlled for extremely fine and consistent results.
## Core workflow
1. Remove workpieces from machines, and check to ensure that they conform to specifications, using measuring instruments such as microscopes, gauges, calipers, and micrometers.
2. Observe milling or planing machine operation, and adjust controls to ensure conformance with specified tolerances.
3. Position and secure workpieces on machines, using holding devices, measuring instruments, hand tools, and hoists.
4. Study blueprints, layouts, sketches, or work orders to assess workpiece specifications and to determine tooling instructions, tools and materials needed, and sequences of operations.
5. Move controls to set cutting specifications, to position cutting tools and workpieces in relation to each other, and to start machines.
6. Compute dimensions, tolerances, and angles of workpieces or machines according to specifications and knowledge of metal properties and shop mathematics.
7. Verify alignment of workpieces on machines, using measuring instruments such as rules, gauges, or calipers.
8. Select cutting speeds, feed rates, and depths of cuts, applying knowledge of metal properties and shop mathematics.
## How to use this skill
- Read [references/profile.md](references/profile.md) for the occupation profile and scope.
- Consult [references/tasks.md](references/tasks.md) for the full task and activity inventory.
- Check [references/skills.md](references/skills.md) for essential vs. optional competences.
- Check [references/tools.md](references/tools.md) for the software commonly used in this role.
## Key competences (essential)
- adjust cut sizes
- create cutting plan
- cutting technologies
- dispose of cutting waste material
- ensure equipment availability
- manipulate wood
- operate wood router
- perform test run
- remove inadequate workpieces
- remove processed workpiece
- replace sawing blade on machine
- sawing techniques
- set up the controller of a machine
- supply machine
- troubleshoot
## Hot technologies
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Extensible markup language XML
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
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*Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/d63b95e6-cf44-479e-bea2-e93498d171d0), O*NET 30.3 (51-4035.00). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*