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