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Could you tell me if this sounds right?

Do you know how to work the projector?

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Hi Zara, welcome to EL&U. I'm afraid proof reading questions are off topic, as stated in the FAQ. – Matt Эллен Nov 25 '11 at 20:34
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I'll learn to work the saxophone/I'll play just what I feel [Steely Dan, Deacon Blues]

Certainly. From M-W:

work, noun. 4 : to set or keep in motion, operation, or activity [work cattle in a roundup] : cause to operate or produce [a pump worked by hand] [work a quarry] [work farmland]

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