Job Description:

• 1) Engraves characters and designs in surface of die according to customers' copy or specification, and casts corresponding male die for use in seals, such as corporate or notary seals: Marks vertical centerline on blank or prestamped dies, using compass.

• 2) Selects style and size of characters and visually spaces characters from centerline to obtain symmetry.

• 3) Engraves characters in surface of die, using hand stamps and mallet, and restamps closed or distorted characters.

• 4) Cleans die, using wire brush.

• 5) Installs finished female die in device used to impress die in molten seal metal to form male die.

• 6) Melts metal in gas-fired crucible and ladles metal onto aluminum foil sheet placed on base of splash.

• 7) Drops die into metal and allows it to cool.

• 8) Removes dies from splash, files notch in both to ensure alignment in seal press, and trims excess metal from counter, using knife.

• 9) Oils faces of dies to prevent sticking.

• 10) Applies adhesive fabric to base and ram of press and aligns and mounts dies.

• 11) Imprints seal on purchase order to verify copy.