machinists
Precision tool craftspeople
Machinists are skilled workers who operate machine tools to shape metal and other materials into precise parts.
They read blueprints, set up lathes and milling machines, and measure finished pieces to exacting tolerances.
The trade requires both technical knowledge and manual dexterity: The machinists worked overtime to fill the order.
Rotating shaping machine
- millingProcessing grain mechanically
- CNCAutomated machining via code
- toolmakerCrafter of implements
- journeymanQualified trade worker
apprentice · metalworker · shop floor · blueprint · precision · calibration · tolerances · gauge
Carbon-hardened iron alloy
- aluminumElement thirteen
- brassCopper-zinc metal mixture
- titaniumElement twenty-two
- alloyMetallic combination
stainless · carbide · cast iron · copper · bronze · chromoly · tool steel · hardened
Rotating shaping machine
- caliperTool measuring thickness or diameter
- micrometerMillionth of a meter
- chuckThrow carelessly or informally
- colletTool-clamping metal cylinder
drill bit · reamer · file · deburring · coolant · tooling · jig · fixture
Making or generating something
- factoryIndustrial production facility
- assembly lineSequential workstation manufacturing
- aerospaceAtmosphere plus outer void
- automotiveRelating to motor vehicles
parts · components · prototype · batch · quality control · inspection · specifications · OEM
lathe
Rotating shaping machine
journeyman · apprentice · metalworker · shop floor · blueprint · precision · calibration · tolerances · gauge · micrometer
steel
Carbon-hardened iron alloy
alloy · stainless · carbide · cast iron · copper · bronze · chromoly · tool steel · hardened · tempered
lathe
Rotating shaping machine
- caliperTool measuring thickness or diameter
- micrometerMillionth of a meter
- chuckThrow carelessly or informally
collet · drill bit · reamer · file · deburring · coolant · tooling · jig · fixture · vise
production
Making or generating something
- factoryIndustrial production facility
- assembly lineSequential workstation manufacturing
- aerospaceAtmosphere plus outer void
automotive · parts · components · prototype · batch · quality control · inspection · specifications · OEM · supplier
- occupationsdoctor, teacher, baker, lawyer, nurse
- workersworkers, employee, employees, laborer, laborers
- makersmakers, filmmaker, crafter, watchmaker, crafters
- blue-collar tradesmetalworkers, welders, assembly workers, factory workers, millwrights
- garment workersseamstresses, tailors, sewers, cutters, stitchers
- Industrial Historyfactories, cotton mills, coal mines, power stations, mill ponds
machinistsassemblers
Those who construct things
welders · fabricators · fitters · sheet metal workers · finishers
machinistsengineers
Technical problem solvers
designers · draftsmen · mechanical engineers · architects · planners