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Engraver
Engravers cut letters, figures and designs on metal, glass,
wood, rubber, plastic and other surfaces.
Engravers may perform a variety of tasks depending on their
area of specialisation:
Hand Engraver and
Jewellery Engraver who may perform the following
tasks:
- engrave many different types of objects including
silverware, jewellery, plates, glass, glassware and trophies
according to sketches, diagrams, photographs or sample
workpieces
- work from original sketches and blueprints or reproduce
existing patterns, reducing or enlarging these according to
the size of the article to be engraved
- mark or inscribe layout lines on the workpiece, position
the workpiece in a vice and cut the design onto its surface
- use an acid corrosion process to produce plates for
printing
- clean and polish the engraved area.
Industrial/Architectural Engraver and
Sign-Making Engraver who may perform the following
tasks:
- engrave objects using a pantograph machine, which has an
electric needle or cutter that inscribes the design from a
template
- operate computer-aided engraving machines and
mechanically-operated machines.
The use of computerised machinery has greatly increased the
capacity of engravers to produce a wide variety of specialised
work.
Engravers usually work in the retail or manufacturing
industries.
Required Skills - Engraver
- enjoy artistic and creative work
- able to do accurate and detailed work
- good eyesight
- good hand-eye coordination
- aptitude for working with computers
- good at spelling
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