Engrave or etch metal, wood, rubber, or other materials for identification or decorative purposes. Includes such workers as etcher-circuit processors, pantograph engravers, and silk screen etchers.

Other names for Etchers and Engravers: Acid Etch Operator, Block Engraver, Bowling Ball Engraver, Computer Engraver, Decorative Engraver Apprentice, Die Cutter, Die Maker, Dynamic Etching Processor, Electronic Engraver Operator, Embosser, Engraver, Engraving Patternmaker, Engraving Plate Maker, Engrosser, Etched Circuit Processor, Etcher, Glass Calibrator, Glass Decorator, Glass Engraver, Glass Etcher, Hand Engraver, Hand Engraver Apprentice, Hand Etcher, Hand or Machine Precision Engraver, Hand or Machine Precision Etcher, Hand Roller Engraver, Hand Screen Printer, Hard Metals Hand Engraver, Internal Carver, Jewelry Engraver, Jewelry or Silverware Etcher, Jogger Operator, Laser Engraver, Leaf Stamper, Lens Engraver, Letterer, Liner, Machine Engraver, Mechanical Engraver Operator, Metal Engraver, Metals Engraver, Mold Engraver, Mold Stamper, Music Engraver, Optical Glass Etcher, Pantograph Engraver, Pantograph Operator, Photo Engraver, Photochemical Etcher, Picture Engraver, Plastic Engraver, Plate Cutter, Plate Maker, Printer, Proof Plate Maker, Re Etcher, Retoucher, Roller Engraver, Roller Mechanic, Roller Repairer, Rubber Engraver, Screen Making Technician, Seals Engraver, Show Card Letterer, Show Card Writer, Siderographer, Siderographist, Silk Screen Etcher, Silk Screen Processor, Sketch Maker, Soft Metals Hand Engraver, Steel Die Engraver, Steel Engraver, Stone Engraver, Textile Engraver, Transferrer, Wax Engraver, Wood Block Artist, Wood Engraver, Zinc Plate Cutter,

• Transfer image to workpiece, using contact printer, pantograph stylus, silkscreen printing device, or stamp pad.
• Sketch, trace, or scribe layout lines and designs on workpieces, plates, dies, or rollers, using compasses, scribers, gravers, or pencils.
• Guide stylus over template, causing cutting tool to duplicate design or letters on workpiece.
• Remove completed workpieces and place them in trays.
• Carve designs and letters onto metal for transfer to other surfaces.
• Remove wax or tape from etched glassware by using a stylus or knife, or by immersing ware in hot water.
• Select and insert required templates into pattern frames beneath the stylus of a machine cutting tool or router.
• Cut outlines of impressions with gravers, and remove excess material with knives.
• Fill etched characters with opaque paste to improve readability.
• Brush or wipe acid over engraving to darken or highlight inscriptions.
• Expose workpieces to acid to develop etch patterns such as designs, lettering, or figures.
• 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.
• Select and mount wheels and miters on lathes, and equip lathes with water to cool wheels and prevent dust when grinding glass.
• Prepare etching chemicals according to formulas, diluting acid with water to obtain solutions of specified concentration.
• Observe actions of cutting tools through microscopes and adjust stylus movement to ensure accurate reproduction.
• Reduce artwork to be used, using reduction cameras.
• Sandblast exposed areas of glass to cut designs in surfaces, using spray guns.
• Set reduction scales to attain specified sizes of reproduction on workpieces, and set pantograph controls for required heights, depths, and widths of cuts.
• Brush or smear abrasives on cutting wheels.
• Neutralize workpieces to remove acid, wax, or enamel, using water, solvents, brushes, or specialized machines.
• Inspect etched work for depth of etching, uniformity, and defects, using calibrated microscopes, gauges, fingers, or magnifying lenses.
• 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.
• Insert cutting tools or bits into machines and secure them with wrenches.
• Print proofs or examine designs to verify accuracy of engraving, and rework engraving as required.