Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Key skills

A typical day

• •Verify conformance of machined work to specifications, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, micrometers, or fixed or telescoping gauges.
• •Study machining instructions, job orders, or blueprints to determine dimensional or finish specifications, sequences of operations, setups, or tooling requirements.
• •Move machine controls to lower tools to workpieces and to engage automatic feeds.
• •Verify that workpiece reference lines are parallel to the axis of table rotation, using dial indicators mounted in spindles.
• •Establish zero reference points on workpieces, such as at the intersections of two edges or over hole locations.

Fields of study

Any field