WORK PROCESS
TOOL AND DIE MAKER
O*NET/SOC CODE: 51-4111.00 RAPIDS CODE: 0586
APPROXIMATE HOURS
I Lathe Work
1,600
Knowledge of tooling selection set up methods and procedures to perform various machining operations.
A. Tooling
1. Materials
a. High speed steels, carbide type styles and cutting geometries
b. Speeds, feeds, finishes, offhand grinding and tool post grinder
B. Set Up
1. Three jaws, four jaws and collect chucks, face plate,
and between centers
2. Use of fixed and traveling steady
C. Machining Operations
1. Parallel turning I.D. and O.D.
2. Turning to a shoulder I.D. and O.D.
3. Taper turning I.D. and O.D. using tailstock
a. Compound slide and taper turning attachment
D. Thread cutting
1. Veer, square, acme and multi-start threads
2. Eccentric turning
3. Boring
4. Drilling
5. Reaming
6. Tapping
7. Polishing and deburring
8. Safety and general care of tooling, equipment
and machines
II Milling
1,600
Knowledge of tool selection set up methods and procedures to
perform various machining operations on a variety of milling machines
A. Tooling
1. Material
a. High speed steel
b. Cobalt
c. T-15
d. Carbide
2. Type and style
a. End mill
b. Face mill
c. Plain mill
d. Slotting
e. Staggered tooth
f. R.E. and O.H. helix
g. R.H. L.H. cutters
h. Boring heads
3. Speeds, feeds, climb or conventional milling
B. Set Up
1. Rotary table
2. Dividing head
3. Type of vises
4. V-blocks
5. Angle plates
6. Collect type holding devices
7. Edge finder, dial indicators, and digital readouts
C. Machining Operations
1. Straight milling horizontal and vertical
2. Slot milling
a. horizontal
b. vertical
3. Boring
4. Profile milling
5. Spiral milling
6. Safety and general care of tooling, equipment
and machines
III Surface Grinding
1,600
Knowledge of wheel selection and set up procedures to perform
various grinding operations
A. Tooling
1. Wheel type and style
a. Borazon
b. Diamond and abrasive trueing
c. Dressing
d. Balancing
e. Mounting
B. Set Up
1. Vices
2. Fixtures
3. V-Blocks
4. Angle plate
5. Sine plate
C. Machining Operations
1. Flat and parallel grinding
2. Squaring
3. Side, slot and shoulder grinding
4. Form grinding
5. Distorted plate grinding
6. Safety and proper care of tools, equipment and machines
IV Cylindrical Grinding
480
Knowledge of wheel selection set up methods and procedures to perform
various grinding operations
A. Tooling
1. Wheel type and style
2. Speeds, feeds and finish
3. Trueing, dressing, balancing and mounting
B. Set Up
1. Between centers and face plate
2. Use of steady rest
C. Machining Operations
1. Parallel O.D. and I.D. grinding
2. Slot and groove grinding
3. Form grinding
4. Tapers O.D. and I.D. grinding
5. Safety and care of tooling equipment and machines
V Jig Grinding
360
Knowledge of wheel selection set up methods and procedures to perform various
machining operations on jig grinder
A. Tooling
1. Wheel selection
2. Treeing
3. Dressing
4. Speeds
5. Feeds
6. Finishes
B. Set Up
1. A blocks
2. Sine plate
3. Indexing heads
C. Machining
1. Grinding parallel and tapered holes
2. Grinding forms and profiles
3. Use of coordinate dimensions to position work
4. Safety and proper care of tooling, equipment and machines
VI Drilling Machines
480
A. Speeds and feeds
B. Layout
C. Jigs, fixtures, table set up, vise and v-block
D. Drills
1. Types
2. Geometry
E. Counter boring and spot facing
F. Taps and tapping heads and class of internal threads
G. Quick change tooling
H. Drill sharpening
VII Band Saw
80
A. Speeds, feeds and set up
B. Layout
C. Blade welding
D. Cutting applications
1. Internal
2. External
VIII Honing
80
A. Mandrel and stone selection
B. Speeds, feeds and finish
C. Set up
D. Straightening and sizing of holes
IX Bench Work
800
A. Deburring
B. Filing
1. Hand
2. Machine
C. Hand sewing
D. Layout work for dies, fixtures and gages
E. Assembly of jigs
1. Fixtures
2. Dies
3. Gages
F. Troubleshooting tools and dies
X Precision Measurement and Inspection
480
A. Use and care of measuring instruments
B. Micrometers
1. Internal
2. External
3. Depth
C. Height gages
1. Cadillac
2. Vernier
D. Gage blocks
E. Indicators
F. Optical comparators
1. Conventional
2. Digital
G. Surface plates
H. Sine plates
I. Set up inspection procedures and techniques
XI Welding
80
A. Oxy-Acetylene safety
B. Brazing
C. Soldering
D. Cutting
E. Gas welding
XII Tool and Cutter Grinding
280
To become knowledgeable in tool geometries and resharpening
methods for:
A. Plain
B. Face
C. Shell milling cutters
D. Hobs
E. Form tools
F. Drills and reamers
G. Develop skills of carbide and H.S.S.
H. Bore and rifling broaching tools
XIII Punch Press
80
A. Set up
B. Die mechanisms
C. Die setting
D. Auxiliary equipment
E. Attachments
F. Operations
TOTAL HOURS
8,000
The following related training outline identifies subject matter which must be mastered by the apprentice in order to successfully complete the program:
MATH
- Applied Math
- Algebra
- Trigonometry
SCIENCE
- Physics
- Strengths of Materials
GRAPHICS
- Blueprint Reading
COMMUNICATIONS
- Communications
- Metal
TRADE-THEORY
- Basic Tool and Cutter Grinding
- Machine Technology
- Removal Technology
- Numerical Control
