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51-4034.00 — Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

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Technology Skills
Industrial control software
  • Autodesk HSMWorks
  • Computer numerical control CNC editor software
Inventory management software
  • Inventory tracking software
Object or component oriented development software
  • G-code
  • M-code
Tools Used
Adjustable wrenches
  • Crescent wrenches
Allen wrench
  • Allen wrench sets
Automatic lathe or chucking machine
  • Computer numerically controlled CNC lathes
  • Gang-tool lathes
  • Multispindle lathes
  • Swiss turning centers
  • Swiss-style lathes
Ball peen hammer
  • Ball peen hammers
Bench grinder
  • Bench grinders
Boring tool
  • Boring heads
Calipers
  • Inside digital ID calipers
  • Outside digital OD calipers
  • Vernier calipers
Chucks
  • Lathe chucks
Combination square
  • Combination square sets
Comparators
  • Profile projectors
  • Surface finish comparators
Compasses
  • Trammels
Conveyor feeders
  • Bar feeders
Coordinate measuring machines CMM
Dial indicator or dial gauge
  • Coaxial indicators
  • Dial test indicators
Drill gauge
  • Drill gauge sets
Ear plugs
  • Protective ear plugs
End mills
  • Center-cutting end mills
Facial shields
  • Face shields
Forklifts
  • Fork trucks
Gage block set
  • 1-2-3 blocks
  • Gage blocks
Go or no go gauge
  • Go/no go gauge sets
  • Plug gauges
Grease guns
  • Lubrication guns
Hacksaw
  • Mini hacksaws
Height gauges
  • Vernier height gauges
Hoists
  • Jib hoists
Hole gauge
  • Bore gauges
Horizontal turning center
  • Horizontal lathes
Insert carbide
  • Carbide cutting inserts
Lathe bit
  • Cutoff tools
  • Face/turn tools
  • Groove tools
  • Parting off tools
Micrometers
  • Digital micrometers
Milling vise
  • Precision milling vises
Oil can
  • Oil dispensing cans
Open end wrenches
  • Open end hand wrenches
Overhead crane
  • Electric overhead travelling EOT cranes
Power saws
  • Power hacksaws
Protective gloves
  • Safety gloves
Protractors
  • Bevel protractors
Radius gauge
  • Digital radius gauges
Rubber mallet
  • Rubber mallets
Rulers
  • Steel rules
Safety glasses
  • Protective safety glasses
Screwdrivers
  • Straight screwdrivers
Sine bar
  • Sine bars
Spanner wrenches
Squares
  • Steel squares
Straight edges
T handle tap wrenches
Tape measures
  • Push-pull rules
Taper gauge
  • Machinists' taper gauges
Tapping machine attachment
  • Tapping tools
Thread pitch gauge
  • Screw pitch gauge
Threading insert
  • Hand taps
Threading machine attachment
  • Threading tools
Tool holders
  • Automatic tool changers
  • Parting off tool holders
Tool template sets
  • Center finders
  • Electronic edge finders
  • Height setters
  • Mechanical edge finders
  • Tool probes
Turret lathe
  • Automatic turret lathes
  • Capstan lathes
Two way radios
  • Mobile radios
Vertical machining center
  • Vertical machining centers
Vertical turning center
  • Vertical turning centers
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