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Job Description
Analyze specifications, lay out metal stock, set up and operate machine tools, and fit and assemble parts to make and repair dies, cutting tools, jigs, fixtures, gauges, and machinists' hand tools.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 51-4111.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 51,610.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 24.00
- Currently, there are 72,210 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Tool and Die Makers”.
Also Known As…
- Tool and Die Makers
- Trim Die Maker
- Toolmaker
- Tool Repairer
- Tool and Die Maker
- Tool and Die Machinist
- Jig and Fixture Repairer
- Jig and Fixture Builder
- Die Maker
- Carbide Tool Die Maker
- Aircraft Tool Maker
- Wire Drawing Die Maker
- Toolsmith
- Toolmaker Grade Three
- Toolmaker A
- Tool/Die Maker
- Tool Trouble Shooter
- Tool Setter Apprentice
- Tool Salvage Worker
- Tool Mechanic
- Tool Maker Apprentice
- Tool Liaison
- Tool and Die Technician
- Tool and Die Repair
- Tool and Die Maker/Designer
- Tool and Die Maker Level Five
- Tool and Die Maker Apprentice
- Tool and Die Assembler
- Template Layout Worker
- Tap and Die Maker Technician
- Stamping Die Try-Out Worker
- Stamping Die Maker
- Stamping Bench Die Maker
- Sawsmith
- Saw Maker
- Plastic Tool Maker
- Plastic Fixture Builder
- Plastic Die Maker Apprentice
- Metal Gauge Maker
- Metal Die Finisher
- Lead Man Over All Dies in Pattern Shop
- Keller Machine Operator
- Journeyman Tool and Die Maker
- Jigman
- Jig Maker
- Jig Bore Tool Maker
- Jig and Fixture Builder Apprentice
- Jig
- Hub Cutter
- Hard Die Mill Set-Up Technician-Tool Design
- Gauge Maker Apprentice
- Gage Maker
- Forcer Maker
- Fixture Maker
- Electronic Die Maker
- Edger
- Die-Casting and Plastic Molding Mold Maker
- Die Try Out Worker
- Die Trouble Shooter
- Die Sinker Apprentice
- Die Sinker
- Die Set Up Worker
- Die Repair Machinist
- Die Mechanic
- Die Maker Apprentice
- Die Maintenance
- Die Finisher
- Die Cutter Apprentice
- Die Cutter
- Die Baker
- Die Assembler
- Carbide Operator
- Cam Maker
- Broach Setter
- Bench Tool Maker
Tasks for “Carbide Tool Maker”
- Verify dimensions, alignments, and clearances of finished parts for conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments such as calipers, gauge blocks, micrometers, and dial indicators.
- Conduct test runs with completed tools or dies to ensure that parts meet specifications, making adjustments as necessary.
- Measure, mark, and scribe metal or plastic stock to lay out machining, using instruments such as protractors, micrometers, scribes, and rulers.
- Cut, shape, and trim blanks or blocks to specified lengths or shapes, using power saws, power shears, rules, and hand tools.
- File, grind, shim, and adjust different parts to properly fit them together.
- Fit and assemble parts to make, repair, or modify dies, jigs, gauges, and tools, using machine tools and hand tools.
- Set up and operate drill presses to drill and tap holes in parts for assembly.
- Design jigs, fixtures, and templates for use as work aids in the fabrication of parts or products.
- Lift, position, and secure machined parts on surface plates or worktables, using hoists, vises, v-blocks, or angle plates.
- Study blueprints, sketches, models, or specifications to plan sequences of operations for fabricating tools, dies, or assemblies.
- Visualize and compute dimensions, sizes, shapes, and tolerances of assemblies, based on specifications.
- Set pyrometer controls of heat-treating furnaces and feed or place parts, tools, or assemblies into furnaces to harden.
- Inspect finished dies for smoothness, contour conformity, and defects.
- Smooth and polish flat and contoured surfaces of parts or tools, using scrapers, abrasive stones, files, emery cloths, or power grinders.
- Develop and design new tools and dies, using computer-aided design software.
- Set up and operate conventional or computer numerically controlled machine tools such as lathes, milling machines, and grinders to cut, bore, grind, or otherwise shape parts to prescribed dimensions and finishes.
- Select metals to be used from a range of metals and alloys, based on properties such as hardness and heat tolerance.
Related Technology & Tools
- Air-powered sandblasters
- Gauge blocks
- Desktop computers
- Workshop cranes
- Bearing pullers
- Hand clamps
- Ear plugs
- Grit blasting cabinets
- Laser scanner coordinate capturing equipment
- Toolmaker's microscopes
- Safety glasses
- Metal inert gas MIG welders
- Thread gauges
- Angle gauge blocks
- Bench grinders
- Workshop bench vises
- Portable drills
- Plasma arc welding equipment
- Stamping presses
- Riveting tools
- Dust collectors
- Honing machines
- Telescoping measuring rods
- Dividers
- Surface grinding machines
- Claw hammers
- Vernier protractors
- Optical flats
- Combination squares
- Vertical belt sanders
- Telescoping gauges
- Computerized numerical control CNC turning centers
- Vernier calipers
- Wire brushes
- Jig bores
- Radius gauges
- Hand jacks
- Laptop computers
- Die maker's squares
- Grease guns
- Precision files
- Brazing equipment
- Tensile testers
- Power press brakes
- Power shears
- Hydraulic pressing equipment
- Countersinks
- Gap lathes
- Angle plates
- Loupes
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Rotary surface grinders
- Turret lathes
- Broachers
- Metal markers
- Radial drill presses
- Steel rules
- Disc grinders
- Dial calipers
- Safety goggles
- Furnace ladles
- Punch sets
- Handheld refractometers
- Grinding wheel dressing sticks
- Drill presses
- Shielded arc welding tools
- Layout squares
- Precision tapered reamers
- Surface gauges
- Optical comparators
- Flat blade screwdrivers
- Protective face shields
- Metal scribers
- Band saws
- Bridge cranes
- Die grinders
- Die spotting presses
- Vibratory tumblers
- Profile grinders
- Chuck keys
- Knurling tools
- Dust masks
- Air grinders
- Heat treatment furnaces
- Precision rulers
- Plug gauges
- Electrical Discharge Machining EDM machines
- Air compressors
- Digital micrometers
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Hoisting equipment
- Tap extractors
- Allen wrenches
- Protractors
- Horizontal boring mills
- Oil dispensing cans
- Feeler gauges
- Deburring tools
- Welders
- Abrasive cutoff saws
- Stick welders
- Precision levels
- Turning tools
- Thread ring gauges
- T-style tap wrenches
- Forklifts
- Oxyacetylene welding equipment
- Arbor presses
- Honing stones
- Ultrasonic testing equipment
- Cold chisels
- Laser cutters
- Diamond dressers
- Height micrometers
- Depth gauges
- Hardness testing devices
- Vertical bandsaws
- Power drills
- Drill point gauges
- Tongs
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- V blocks
- Surface finish comparators
- Hermaphrodite calipers
- Power grinders
- Deburring machines
- Counterbores
- Cutoff saws
- Hacksaws
- Coordinate measuring machines CMM
- Dial indicators
- Grinding wheels
- Tin snips
- Bore gauges
- Digital plotters
- Hand reamers
- Tube benders
- Compound sine bars
- Rasps
- Magnifying glasses
- Vertical milling machines
- Turret punch presses
- Boring bars
- Magnetic drill presses
- Combination milling machines
- Mallets
- 1-2-3 blocks
- Measuring tapes
- Wire electrical discharge machines
- Knee mills
- Gear lathes
- Portable welders
- Acetylene torches
- Tap sets
- Engraving machines
- Vernier height gauges
- Creo Parametric Pro/ENGINEER
- MAKER CAD/CAM Services DIEMAKER
- Microsoft Office
- Striker Systems SS-Strip Design
- data M Software COPRA MetalBender
- Striker Systems SS-Die Design
- Dassault Systems SOLIDWORKS
- OPEN MIND Technologies hyperMILL
- Autodesk Inventor
- Virtual Gibbs CADD/CAM
- Logopress
- Striker Systems SS-Draw Form
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Bentley Microstation
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- DP Technology ESPRIT
- Dassault Systemes CATIA
- Vero International VISI-Mold
- Microsoft Project
- CNC Mastercam
- 1CadCam Unigraphics
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- JobPack MES Scheduler
- Kubotek USA KeyCreator
- VX Corporation VX Mold & Die
- CimatronE Master