Etchers and Engravers

Tasks Include:

• Adjust depths and sizes of cuts by adjusting heights of worktables, or by adjusting machine-arm gauges.
• 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.
• Position and clamp workpieces, plates, or rollers in holding fixtures.
• Determine machine settings, and move bars or levers to reproduce designs on rollers or plates.
• Examine engraving for quality of cut, burrs, rough spots, and irregular or incomplete engraving.
• Measure and compute dimensions of lettering, designs, or patterns to be engraved.
• Start machines and lower cutting tools to beginning points on patterns.
• Clean and polish engraved areas.
• Examine sketches, diagrams, samples, blueprints, or photographs to decide how designs are to be etched, cut, or engraved onto workpieces.