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