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