Shoot
Shoot turns up in 4 fields: thermal spray, powder coating, fiber optics, asphalt. Here is what it means to the people in each one.
Shoot in thermal spray
Booth verb for spraying a coating onto a part or coupon.
Everyday sprayer word for applying a coating: shoot the bond coat, shoot a coupon, shoot it to 0.012. It covers the whole run from light off through the final pass. Supervisors use it for scheduling too, as in what is getting shot on second shift, and a part that has been shot is coated but not yet finished.
"Shoot the coupons first, then the rods, and don't take the tape off till I check thickness."
Shoot in powder coating
To spray powder, as in shooting a part or shooting a color.
Everyday booth verb for applying powder by hand or with automatics. Sprayers shoot a load, shoot the recesses first, or shoot a test panel for color approval. The person on the gun is the one shooting, and a job may be quoted on how many parts one person can shoot per hour.
"Shoot the inside of the boxes first, then I'll run them past the autos for the outsides."
Shoot in fiber optics
To test a fiber with an OTDR, as in shoot the fiber or shoot it from both ends.
Fiber crew slang for running an OTDR test, from the idea of firing light pulses down the glass. You shoot a fiber, shoot a span, shoot it at 1310 and 1550, or shoot it bidirectionally, and the result is a shot or trace. A fiber that shot clean has no unexpected events.
"Splicing's done at the hut, I'm going to shoot all 144 from here, then we'll go shoot them back from the cabinet."
Shoot in asphalt
To take a reading with a nuclear gauge or infrared gun, as in shooting density or shooting a load's temperature.
Field slang for taking a quick instrument reading. Density techs shoot the mat with a nuclear gauge after roller passes, and inspectors shoot truck beds and the mat with an infrared thermometer. Shoot it again after a low reading usually means moving the gauge a few inches and taking another count.
"Shoot it after the third pass and again after the fifth, I want to know where it quits gaining."