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