Engraver

General: Inscribes letters, figures and designs on metal, glass, wood, rubber, plastic and other surfaces. Tasks Include: lays out lettering or designs on objects by sketching on paper or in powder on the objects to be engraved marks outlines of designs using scribers, mounts objects in vices and cuts designs with engraving tools cleans and polishes engraved areas may sketch original designs or copy sketches or photographs may brush powder or solutions on to surfaces of dies or plates which imprint designs may use pantographs to enlarge or reduce designs may operate engraving machines to cut standard designs