How do they match: Etchers and Engravers

  • Machine Precision Engraver
  • Machine Precision Etcher

  • Prepare etching chemicals according to formulas, diluting acid with water to obtain solutions of specified concentration.
  • Prepare workpieces for etching or engraving by cutting, sanding, cleaning, polishing, or treating them with wax, acid resist, lime, etching powder, or light-sensitive enamel.
  • Carve designs and letters onto metal for transfer to other surfaces.
  • Determine machine settings, and move bars or levers to reproduce designs on rollers or plates.
  • Engrave and print patterns, designs, etchings, trademarks, or lettering onto flat or curved surfaces of a wide variety of metal, glass, plastic, or paper items, using hand tools or hand-held power tools.
  • Examine sketches, diagrams, samples, blueprints, or photographs to decide how designs are to be etched, cut, or engraved onto workpieces.
  • Expose workpieces to acid to develop etch patterns such as designs, lettering, or figures.
  • Guide stylus over template, causing cutting tool to duplicate design or letters on workpiece.
  • Measure and compute dimensions of lettering, designs, or patterns to be engraved.
  • Print proofs or examine designs to verify accuracy of engraving, and rework engraving as required.
  • Sandblast exposed areas of glass to cut designs in surfaces, using spray guns.
  • Sketch, trace, or scribe layout lines and designs on workpieces, plates, dies, or rollers, using compasses, scribers, gravers, or pencils.
  • Use computer software to design patterns for engraving.

  • Design templates or patterns.
  • Cut industrial materials in preparation for fabrication or processing.
  • Engrave designs, text, or other markings onto materials, workpieces, or products.