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