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| Domain | Definition |
Occupations | Operates machine to cut out parts of specified size and shape from materials, such as cardboard, cloth, leather, mica, paper, plastic, or rubber: Places single or multiple layers of material on bed of machine. Turns handwheel to raise or lower head of machine (ram) according to thickness of material or depth of die. Positions one or more cutting dies on material or clamps dies to head of machine and positions material under dies to ensure maximum utilization of material. Depresses pedal or moves lever to activate ram that forces die through material. Removes cut parts from die or bed of machine. Measures parts with rule or compares parts with standard to verify conformance to specifications. Stacks parts in storage area according to size and shape. May sharpen cutting edges of dies, using file or hone. When operating machine to trim hat brims, is designated Rounding-Machine Operator (hat & cap). May be designated according to type of die used as Adjustable-Die Cutter (paper goods); Solid-Die Cutter (paper goods); or according to part cut as Sole-Leather-Cutting-Machine Operator (boot & shoe); Toppiece Cutter (boot & shoe); Trimming Cutter (garment). May be designated: Beam-Press Operator (rubber goods); Box-Toe Cutter (boot & shoe); Brim Cutter (hat & cap); Buckram Cutter (boot & shoe; hat & cap; leather prod.); Cap-Parts Cutter (hat & cap); Double Cutter (boot & shoe); Glove-Parts Cutter (glove & mit.); Handbag-Parts Cutter (leather prod.); Hat-Parts Cutter (leather prod.); Heel-Lift-Beam Cutter (boot & shoe); Helmet-Hat-Brim Cutter (hat & cap); Insole Cutter, Machine (boot & shoe); Label Cutter (garment); Leather-Novelty-Parts Cutter (leather prod.); Lining Cutter, Machine (boot & shoe); Outsole Cutter, Machine (boot & shoe); Shoe-Parts Cutter (boot & shoe); Silk-Lining Cutter, Machine (boot & shoe; hat & cap; leather prod.); Single-Beam Clicker (boot & shoe; hat & cap; leather prod.); Sole-Cutting-Machine Operator (boot & shoe); Top-Lift Cutter (boot & shoe); Trimming Cutter, Machine (boot & shoe); Twin-Beam Clicker (boot & shoe; hat & cap; leather prod.); Upper Cutter, Machine (boot & shoe). (references) |
| Engraves designs onto steel dies used to produce textile printing rollers, using engravers' handtools and machines: Measures dimensions of pattern to be engraved in die, using ruler. Operates engine lathe to turn steel roller down to size according to dimensions of pattern and copper printing roller. Sketches design on steel roller (die) utilizing one of following alternate methods: (1) Lays out reference points on design according to location of one complete pattern repeat, using ruler, dividers, and pencil. Covers design with transparent film and transfers reference points to film, using scriber and magnifying lens. Sketches design colors onto separate sheets of film, using brushes and ink. Examines design to detect errors in scribing and color quality and corrects or alters design, employing knowledge of colors, fabrics to be printed, and engraving and printing techniques. Immerses steel roller in electroplating solution to coat roller with copper. Wraps film around roller, allowing ink in design to react with copper coating to transfer design from film to roller. (2) Computes machine settings required to reproduce straight-line designs on roller, using mathematical tables and formulas. Plots machine settings on graph paper. Mounts steel roller in index-dividing machine and adjusts tracing carriage of machine according to computations on graph paper. Lowers tracing-carriage scriber to surface of roller and moves levers of machine to sketch vertical and horizontal lines on roller. Mounts sketched rollers in fixture on worktable and engraves outline of design following sketch lines, using gravers' tools. Cuts or stipples in ground lines as specified, using gravers' and stippling tools. Prints proof print of engraved design on wax paper to verify accuracy of etchings on roller. Removes scratches from and polishes roller die, using polishing lathe. Punches indentations into edges of die to facilitate transfer of design from die to $T3mill,$T1 using hammer and punch. Controls furnace to harden and temper dies. (references) | |
| Fabricates set of dies for use in forming and shaping metal jewelry blanks, following drawings or blueprints and using variety of metalworking machines and engraver's handtools: Brushes blue dye on surface of steel block workpiece. Measures, locates, and marks center of block with cross-lines, using divider and drafter's pencil. Copies design, freehand, from sample drawing or blueprint, maintaining size specifications. Scribes along drawn line, using scribe. Measures finished design for conformance to specifications, using calipers and gauges. Positions workpiece in vise and cuts out lines of design. Chips and cuts away excess metal to complete design, using metalworking machines and handtools. Verifies dimensions of workpiece, using calipers and gauges. Hardens and tempers steel block and drives it into another block of soft steel or plastic to form sunken design, using press, or sends it to machine shop for processing. Engraves other half of die by pounding thin sheets of metal into completed half. May engrave lettering and designs into dies, using pantograph machine. May cut out, shape, and harden upper steel die (forcer) used to stamp out jewelry articles and be known as Forcer Maker (jewelry-silver.). (references) | |
| Operates automatic die-cutting machine to cut various specified shapes from roll of felt: Positions dies into machine, and aligns upper cutting die with surfaces of bed. Inserts shims between die and bed to set specified gap, and locks dies into position, using wrenches. Places rolls of felt in feed holders, turns knobs to synchronize action of feed rolls with ram, and threads end of felt through feed rolls and die bed to takeoff conveyor. Starts machine and inspects sample cuts to determine conformity to specifications. May sew or glue together ends of rolls to form continuous feed. When cutting specified shapes from rolls of foam rubber, may be designated Die-Cutting-Machine Operator, Automatic (rubber goods). (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: DIE CUTTER |
| Specialty definitions using "DIE CUTTER": BOW MAKER, CUSTOM. (references) |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
die cutter | 76 |
photo die cutter | 10 |
paper die cutter | 5 |
rotary die cutter | 5 |
die cutter machine | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: certitude, rectitude. | |
| Words within the letters "c-d-e-e-i-r-t-t-u" | |
-1 letter: curetted, deuteric. | |
-2 letters: curette, eructed, erudite, eucrite, recited, tierced, uttered. | |
-3 letters: cerite, credit, curite, cutter, deceit, deicer, detect, dieter, direct, recite, reduce, reedit, retied, retted, rutted, tercet, tierce, tiered, triced, truced, ureide, uretic. | |
-4 letters: ceder, cered, cider, cited, citer, creed, cried, crude, cruet, cured, curet, curie, cuter, cutie, deice, deter, deuce, dicer, edict, educe. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-d-e-e-i-r-t-t-u" | |
+1 letter: certitudes, rectitudes. | |
+2 letters: destructive, incertitude, reticulated. | |
+3 letters: correctitude, destructible, incertitudes, recultivated, resuscitated, unrestricted. | |
+4 letters: correctitudes, counterfeited, destructively, rearticulated, recapitulated, reconstituted, trinucleotide. | |
+5 letters: counterpointed, counterstained, deconstructive, hypereutectoid, indestructible, multielectrode, nondestructive, trinucleotides. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)44 49 45 43 55 54 54 45 52 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000100 01001001 01000101 00100000 01000011 01010101 01010100 01010100 01000101 01010010 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)D I E   C U T T E R |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0044 0049 0045 0043 0055 0054 0054 0045 0052 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3843392375554543952 |
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