How do they match: Tool and Die Makers

  • Tool and Die Makers

  • Bench Tool Maker
  • Cam Maker
  • Carbide Tool Maker
  • Die Maker
  • Die Maker Apprentice
  • Die-Casting and Plastic Molding Mold Maker
  • Electronic Die Maker
  • Fixture Maker
  • Forcer Maker
  • Gage Maker
  • Gauge Maker Apprentice
  • Jig Maker
  • Jig Bore Tool Maker
  • Journeyman Tool and Die Maker
  • Metal Gauge Maker
  • Mold Maker
  • Plastic Die Maker Apprentice
  • Plastic Tool Maker
  • Saw Maker
  • Stamping Bench Die Maker
  • Stamping Die Maker
  • Tap and Die Maker Technician
  • Tool Maker
  • Tool Maker Apprentice
  • Tool and Die Maker
  • Tool and Die Maker Apprentice
  • Trim Die Maker
  • Wire Drawing Die Maker

  • 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.

  • 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, hand tools, or welders.
  • Lift, position, and secure machined parts on surface plates or worktables, using hoists, vises, v-blocks, or angle plates.
  • Select metals to be used from a range of metals and alloys, based on properties such as hardness or heat tolerance.
  • Set pyrometer controls of heat-treating furnaces and feed or place parts, tools, or assemblies into furnaces to harden.
  • Smooth and polish flat and contoured surfaces of parts or tools, using scrapers, abrasive stones, files, emery cloths, or power grinders.

  • Smooth metal surfaces or edges.