About this career
Brush makers insert different types of material such as horsehair, vegetable fiber, nylon, and hog bristle into metal tubes called ferrules. They insert a wooden or aluminium plug into the bristles to form the brush head and attach the handle to the other side of the ferrule. They immerse the brush head in a protective substance to maintain their shape, finish and inspect the final product.
Essential skills
apply a protective layer
create smooth wood surface
insert bristles
manipulate plastic
manipulate wood
operate drill press
operate plastic machinery
operate wood sawing equipment
sand wood
Required knowledge
bristles
types of brushes
Additional skills
assemble plastic parts
covert slivers into thread
dye wood
finish plastic products
maintain drilling equipment
maintain plastic machinery
manipulate stainless steel
manufacture staple yarns
manufacture texturised filament yarns
operate welding equipment
prepare animal materials for brush bristles
repair plastic machinery
replace sawing blade on machine
stain wood
properties of textile materials
types of plastic
types of sawing blades
types of wood
Also known as
mop production plant operative
mop factory worker
mop factory operative
mop assembly worker
brush factory worker
brush factory operative
broom production plant operative
broom maker
broom production worker
brush production plant operative
brush assembler
mop production plant worker
broom assembler
brush production worker
broom assembly worker
brush production plant worker
broom factory worker
broom factory operative
broom production plant worker
mop assembler
mop production worker
mop maker
brush assembly worker
