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A jig and fixture maker is under the faction of a tool and die maker/toolmaker. The standard differentiation of jigs from fixtures is that a jig guides the tool for the operation being carried out while a fixture simply secures the work. The terms are sometimes used interchangeably. A jig and fixture
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tool and die maker. Today's employment relationships often differ in name and detail from the traditional arrangement of an apprenticeship, and the terms "apprentice" and "journeyman" are not always used, but the idea of a period of years of on-the-job training leading to mastery of the field still
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29:This article
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2828:Power supply
2818:Filler metal
2772:Laser-hybrid
2699:Plasma (PAW)
2599:Steam hammer
2546:Tape measure
2536:Straightedge
2521:Radius gauge
2496:Marking blue
2486:Height gauge
2466:Feeler gauge
2446:Center gauge
2413:Rotary table
2393:Lathe center
2305:Piercing saw
2290:Hand scraper
2161:Hand scraper
2013:Steam hammer
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1762:Rotary table
1742:Lathe center
1629:Machine tool
1461:Grinding and
1206:Tube bending
1161:Hydroforming
969:Molding sand
923:Shaw process
908:Plaster mold
810:Metalworking
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308:World War II
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272:rotary tools
268:die grinders
260:jig grinders
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152:. They make
146:craftspeople
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38:Please help
33:verification
30:
2895:Fabrication
2869:Weldability
2661:Arc welding
2609:Trip hammer
2604:Swage block
2589:Hardy tools
2506:Marking out
2476:Gauge block
2363:Angle plate
2325:Tap and die
2242:Screw press
2237:Punch press
2191:Tipped tool
2146:Countersink
2141:Counterbore
2023:Trip hammer
2018:Swage block
2003:Hardy tools
1911:Silversmith
1906:Pewtersmith
1886:Coppersmith
1776:Terminology
1712:Angle plate
1639:Metal lathe
1531:Jig grinder
1441:Tap and die
1350:engineering
1265:Galvanizing
1105:Sheet metal
1095:Fabrication
1079:fabrication
993:Terminology
866:Centrifugal
668:Tap and die
485:substantive
477:, but like
464:engineering
420:Tool making
397:Terminology
295:engineering
264:power tools
193:Die casting
2951:Machinists
2915:Metallurgy
2792:Ultrasonic
2787:Spot (RSW)
2742:Exothermic
2511:Micrometer
2436:Bore gauge
2257:Hand tools
1952:Planishing
1926:Whitesmith
1881:Bladesmith
1876:Blacksmith
1654:Pantograph
1446:Tap wrench
1280:Patination
1100:Piece work
942:Components
871:Continuous
725:References
710:mold maker
689:tool maker
598:many times
573:and later
489:adjectival
402:Die making
350:journeyman
276:hand tools
129:at a lathe
66:newspapers
2910:Machining
2905:Jewellery
2813:Electrode
2806:Equipment
2340:Workbench
2275:Drift pin
2098:Miter saw
1935:Processes
1901:Locksmith
1891:Goldsmith
1818:Workpiece
1813:Tramp oil
1803:Tolerance
1634:Machining
1624:Jig borer
1609:Engraving
1584:Broaching
1571:Machining
1451:Threading
1416:Drill bit
1398:threading
1339:Machining
1295:Polishing
1260:Anodizing
1237:Soldering
1151:Extrusion
891:Lost foam
886:Full mold
859:Processes
715:moldmaker
697:die maker
693:toolmaker
654:Machinist
606:drill jig
602:only once
594:drill bit
558:machining
538:tool-crib
505:machining
497:tool-room
430:tool bits
428:(such as
378:demands.
353:applies.
286:stones).
278:(such as
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184:Divisions
127:machinist
2945:Category
2920:Smithing
2752:Friction
2594:Pritchel
2531:Sine bar
2196:Tool bit
2151:End mill
2088:Cold saw
2008:Pritchel
1921:Tinsmith
1896:Gunsmith
1862:Smithing
1604:End mill
1511:Grinding
1471:Abrasive
1431:Drilling
1406:Die head
1393:Drilling
1232:Riveting
1227:Crimping
1196:Spinning
1181:Punching
1166:Stamping
754:(2007),
701:diemaker
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1957:Raising
1942:Forging
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1727:Fixture
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2126:Broach
2103:Plasma
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1993:Fuller
1916:Tinker
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2265:Clamp
2212:Brake
2093:Laser
1988:Forge
1983:Anvil
1976:Tools
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1717:Chuck
1411:Drill
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1005:Draft
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517:sense
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280:files
166:molds
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