Journeyman Toolmaker, Hawthorne, Ca

[mkd]

I'm the guy, who knows a guy, that is looking for this position.
 Stable billion dollar outfit that looks good on a Resume'

[RobertELee]

Kali? I'm out! 

Gotta be SpaceX

[gcode]

Journeyman Toolmaker

extinct species, they don't make them anymore

we had a really good tool maker in his late 60's
he killed himself merging his Harley onto the 60E
last year.
It took us 6 months to find a replacement.
He's in his mid 70's and came back to work cause he was bored.
There were a half dozen younger men who applied but none were even remotely
qualified to fill the job.... all though it's not even closed to a real toolmaker position

[CADCAM396]

I have had enough jobs in my life to be called a journeyman.
current gig I make tools too.
so what say you lol.

[Brad St]

Off topic but wanted to add to G's comments. A wise friend and former employer of mine once said to always hold the title of Toolmaker in my title. To this day I'll state I'm a Toolmaker first then Cnc Specialist / 5 axis programmer.
Yes they are hard to find let alone try and hire one.

[JakeL]

Dumb question... what exactly is a "toolmaker"

I'm assuming it's someone who makes tools (duh).

I'm also assuming it's someone who makes endmills and drills and such? Is this done manually, or in a CNC machine? Because wouldn't making an endmill in a CNC machine just be like making a part? Someone programs it and a guy loads stock and presses the green button? 

I'm positive I'm missing something here...

[JParis]

Toolmakers will know how to mill, turn, grind, jig bore, edm(wire & orbital), heat treat and more. A decent understanding of material properties, tolerancing and again, more still

[Here's Johnny!]

what exactly is a "toolmaker"

When I started out in the early 80's we built dies (progressive stamping dies, deep draw dies, blanking dies, horn dies) and tooling for whatever job require jigs/ fixtures to make or assemble parts.

Now everything is made off shore, very little actual toolmaking.

I transferred into research R&D situation in the mid 90's. Started using CNC's in late 2005.

I am one of the few people still in the trades that have poured and hand scraped babbit bearings. It is still done in some shops but they aren't hand scraping.

[Incogneeto]

Dumb question... what exactly is a "toolmaker"

I'm assuming it's someone who makes tools (duh).

I'm also assuming it's someone who makes endmills and drills and such? Is this done manually, or in a CNC machine? Because wouldn't making an endmill in a CNC machine just be like making a part? Someone programs it and a guy loads stock and presses the green button? 

I'm positive I'm missing something here...

Adding to JP.

Brazing ,Welding. Fixturing , Assembly, also Tool and Die Applications , Mold making Applications .

Also the Classes vary per employer.

A Solid Trade employer, It's Apprentice (4 Years) Journeyman (6 Years) Master (8 years)

Others its Trainee (Apprentice) Class "B" (Journeyman) Class "A" (Master)

Old School Apprenticeships  you had to have 400 hours on the saw , 1200 hours on the Lathe 1200 hours on the Mill and

Such your employer had to sign off on the time.


Mil Specs ,Iso. Q.C.- SPC. and of Course DOD Clearance is Helpful.

Familiarity with Progression Dies and Venting Molds.

Plastics, Alloys , Super Alloys, Rubbers.

[mkd]

Kali? I'm out! 

Gotta be SpaceX