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