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