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How do they match:
Gem and Diamond Workers
2
Alternate Occupation Titles
Diamond
Driller
Diamond Die
Driller
1
O*NET-SOC Description
Fabricate, finish, or evaluate
the
quality
of
gems and diamonds
used
in jewelry or industrial tools.
15
Tasks
Advise customers and others on
the
best
use
of
gems
to
create attractive jewelry items.
Examine gem surfaces and internal structures,
using
polariscopes, refractometers, microscopes, and other optical instruments,
to
differentiate between stones,
to
identify rare specimens, or
to
detect flaws, defects, or peculiarities affecting gem values.
Examine gems during processing
to
ensure accuracy
of
angles and positions
of
cuts or bores,
using
magnifying glasses, loupes, or shadowgraphs.
Hold stones, gems, dies, or styluses against rotating plates, wheels, saws, or slitters
to
cut, shape, slit, grind, or polish
them.
Identify and document stones' clarity characteristics,
using
plot diagrams.
Lap girdles on rough diamonds,
using
diamond girdling lathes.
Locate and mark
drilling
or cutting positions on stones or dies,
using
diamond chips and power hand tools.
Measure sizes
of
stones' bore holes and cuts
to
ensure adherence
to
specifications,
using
precision measuring instruments.
Place stones in clamps on polishing machines and polish facets
of
stones,
using
felt-covered or
canvas
-covered polishing wheels and polishing compounds such as tripoli and rouge.
Regrind
drill
points, and advance
drill
cutting points according
to
specifications for channel depths and shapes.
Regulate
the
speed
of
revolutions and reciprocating actions
of
drilling
mechanisms.
Replace, true, and sharpen blades,
drills
, and plates.
Secure gems or diamonds in holders, chucks, dops, lapidary sticks, or blocks for cutting, polishing, grinding,
drilling
, or shaping.
Secure stones in metal mountings,
using
solder.
Split gems along pre-marked lines
to
remove imperfections,
using
blades and jewelers' hammers.
2
Detailed Work Activities
Drill
holes in parts, equipment, or materials.
Draw guide lines or markings on materials or workpieces
using
patterns or other references.
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