Engraver

Sandblast exposed areas of glass to cut designs in surfaces, using spray guns.

Fill etched characters with opaque paste to improve readability.

Select and insert required templates into pattern frames beneath the stylus of a machine cutting tool or router.

Expose workpieces to acid to develop etch patterns such as designs, lettering, or figures.

Examine engraving for quality of cut, burrs, rough spots, and irregular or incomplete engraving.

Insert cutting tools or bits into machines and secure them with wrenches.

Start machines and lower cutting tools to beginning points on patterns.

Guide stylus over template, causing cutting tool to duplicate design or letters on workpiece.

Observe actions of cutting tools through microscopes and adjust stylus movement to ensure accurate reproduction.

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.

Remove completed workpieces and place them in trays.

Set reduction scales to attain specified sizes of reproduction on workpieces, and set pantograph controls for required heights, depths, and widths of cuts.

Examine sketches, diagrams, samples, blueprints, or photographs to decide how designs are to be etched, cut, or engraved onto workpieces.

Adjust depths and sizes of cuts by adjusting heights of worktables, or by adjusting machine-arm gauges.

Measure and compute dimensions of lettering, designs, or patterns to be engraved.

Prepare etching chemicals according to formulas, diluting acid with water to obtain solutions of specified concentration.

Sketch, trace, or scribe layout lines and designs on workpieces, plates, dies, or rollers, using compasses, scribers, gravers, or pencils.

Determine machine settings, and move bars or levers to reproduce designs on rollers or plates.

Transfer image to workpiece, using contact printer, pantograph stylus, silkscreen printing device, or stamp pad.

Clean and polish engraved areas.

Use computer software to design patterns for engraving.

Remove wax or tape from etched glassware by using a stylus or knife, or by immersing ware in hot water.

Inspect etched work for depth of etching, uniformity, and defects, using calibrated microscopes, gauges, fingers, or magnifying lenses.

Position and clamp workpieces, plates, or rollers in holding fixtures.

Cut outlines of impressions with gravers, and remove excess material with knives.

Brush or wipe acid over engraving to darken or highlight inscriptions.

Print proofs or examine designs to verify accuracy of engraving, and rework engraving as required.

Carve designs and letters onto metal for transfer to other surfaces.

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.

Neutralize workpieces to remove acid, wax, or enamel, using water, solvents, brushes, or specialized machines.