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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”.

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Tasks for “Lead Man Over All Dies in Pattern Shop”

Fit and assemble parts to make, repair, or modify dies, jigs, gauges, and tools, using machine tools and hand tools.
Verify dimensions, alignments, and clearances of finished parts for conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments such as calipers, gauge blocks, micrometers, and dial indicators.
Select metals to be used from a range of metals and alloys, based on properties such as hardness and heat tolerance.
Cut, shape, and trim blanks or blocks to specified lengths or shapes, using power saws, power shears, rules, and hand tools.
Conduct test runs with completed tools or dies to ensure that parts meet specifications, making adjustments as necessary.
Lift, position, and secure machined parts on surface plates or worktables, using hoists, vises, v-blocks, or angle plates.
Smooth and polish flat and contoured surfaces of parts or tools, using scrapers, abrasive stones, files, emery cloths, or power grinders.
Measure, mark, and scribe metal or plastic stock to lay out machining, using instruments such as protractors, micrometers, scribes, and rulers.
Study blueprints, sketches, models, or specifications to plan sequences of operations for fabricating tools, dies, or assemblies.
Set up and operate drill presses to drill and tap holes in parts for assembly.
File, grind, shim, and adjust different parts to properly fit them together.
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.
Design jigs, fixtures, and templates for use as work aids in the fabrication of parts or products.
Inspect finished dies for smoothness, contour conformity, and defects.
Develop and design new tools and dies, using computer-aided design software.
Set pyrometer controls of heat-treating furnaces and feed or place parts, tools, or assemblies into furnaces to harden.
Visualize and compute dimensions, sizes, shapes, and tolerances of assemblies, based on specifications.

Related Technology & Tools

Plug gauges
Grinding wheel dressing sticks
1-2-3 blocks
Countersinks
Grit blasting cabinets
Drill presses
Gear lathes
Portable welders
Rasps
Claw hammers
Tensile testers
Hacksaws
Laptop computers
Compound sine bars
Bearing pullers
Mallets
Air grinders
Dial indicators
Disc grinders
Allen wrenches
Broachers
Welders
Toolmaker's microscopes
Surface gauges
Tap extractors
Safety glasses
Hermaphrodite calipers
Height micrometers
Vertical belt sanders
Workshop cranes
Cold chisels
Steel rules
Shielded arc welding tools
Grinding wheels
Combination squares
Bore gauges
Radius gauges
Precision files
Bench grinders
Knurling tools
Arbor presses
Dial calipers
Jig bores
Dividers
T-style tap wrenches
Tin snips
Coordinate measuring machines CMM
Protective face shields
Turret lathes
Portable drills
Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
Laser scanner coordinate capturing equipment
Furnace ladles
Brazing equipment
Honing machines
Layout squares
Diamond dressers
Grease guns
Protractors
Oxyacetylene welding equipment
Optical comparators
Hand clamps
Adjustable widemouth pliers
Optical flats
Plasma arc welding equipment
Workshop bench vises
Honing stones
Power press brakes
Hand reamers
Electrical Discharge Machining EDM machines
Measuring tapes
Heat treatment furnaces
Safety goggles
Angle gauge blocks
Metal markers
Flat blade screwdrivers
Computerized numerical control CNC turning centers
Power drills
Phillips head screwdrivers
Wire brushes
Thread gauges
Stamping presses
Vertical milling machines
Cutoff saws
Precision levels
Counterbores
Precision rulers
Laser cutters
Bridge cranes
Metal inert gas MIG welders
Hand jacks
Boring bars
Knee mills
Surface grinding machines
Desktop computers
Vernier calipers
Oil dispensing cans
Turning tools
Punch sets
Angle plates
Stick welders
Surface finish comparators
Chuck keys
Tap sets
Abrasive cutoff saws
Deburring tools
Handheld refractometers
Dust masks
Depth gauges
Power grinders
Digital plotters
Die maker's squares
Feeler gauges
Precision tapered reamers
Vertical bandsaws
Air compressors
Thread ring gauges
Deburring machines
Telescoping gauges
Magnifying glasses
Vernier height gauges
Ultrasonic testing equipment
Magnetic drill presses
Vernier protractors
Metal scribers
Dust collectors
Vibratory tumblers
V blocks
Air-powered sandblasters
Telescoping measuring rods
Band saws
Loupes
Gauge blocks
Engraving machines
Forklifts
Tube benders
Drill point gauges
Riveting tools
Acetylene torches
Profile grinders
Power shears
Hardness testing devices
Horizontal boring mills
Digital micrometers
Radial drill presses
Turret punch presses
Combination milling machines
Die spotting presses
Rotary surface grinders
Ear plugs
Gap lathes
Tongs
Wire electrical discharge machines
Hydraulic pressing equipment
Die grinders
Hoisting equipment

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