Remove scratches and polish roll surfaces, using polishing stones and electric buffers.

“Remove scratches and polish roll surfaces, using polishing stones and electric buffers.” is a supplemental task performed by Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Among the occupation's 19 rated tasks, workers place it 3rd by importance (#17 most important). About 60% of workers say it is relevant to their job.

This is a single occupation-specific task statement from O*NET. The figures below describe how central the task is to the job and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the task will be automated.

Work activities this task rolls up to

O*NET groups concrete tasks into broader work activities shared across many occupations.

• Smooth surfaces of objects or equipment. in Handling and Moving Objects

AI exposure

The OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rates this task E0. No direct exposure — current language models give little or no time savings on this task.

Exposure measures whether a model could meaningfully speed the task up — it is an estimate of overlap with model capabilities, not a measure of whether the work will be done by software. The study's intermediate score (β) for this task is 0.00. Automation potential label: T0.

Other tasks in this occupation

• Monitor machine cycles and mill operation to detect jamming and to ensure that products conform to specifications. · importance 4.6
• Adjust and correct machine set-ups to reduce thicknesses, reshape products, and eliminate product defects. · importance 4.6
• Start operation of rolling and milling machines to flatten, temper, form, and reduce sheet metal sections and to produce steel strips. · importance 4.5
• Examine, inspect, and measure raw materials and finished products to verify conformance to specifications. · importance 4.4
• Read rolling orders, blueprints, and mill schedules to determine setup specifications, work sequences, product dimensions, and installation procedures. · importance 4.3
• Thread or feed sheets or rods through rolling mechanisms, or start and control mechanisms that automatically feed steel into rollers. · importance 4.3
• Manipulate controls and observe dial indicators to monitor, adjust, and regulate speeds of machine mechanisms. · importance 4.3
• Set distance points between rolls, guides, meters, and stops, according to specifications. · importance 4.1
• Calculate draft space and roll speed for each mill stand to plan rolling sequences and specified dimensions and tempers. · importance 4.1
• Install equipment such as guides, guards, gears, cooling equipment, and rolls, using hand tools. · importance 4.1
• Select rolls, dies, roll stands, and chucks from data charts to form specified contours and to fabricate products. · importance 4.1
• Position, align, and secure arbors, spindles, coils, mandrels, dies, and slitting knives. · importance 4.0
• Fill oil cups, adjust valves, and observe gauges to control flow of metal coolants and lubricants onto workpieces. · importance 3.9
• Signal and assist other workers to remove and position equipment, fill hoppers, and feed materials into machines. · importance 3.9

See all tasks on the Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic page.

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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  title  = {Remove scratches and polish roll surfaces, using polishing stones and electric buffers.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/tasks/task-10108}
}