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"ETCHER"
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Job Description:

  • 1) Etches designs, lettering, and figures on processed plates of brass, steel, copper, zinc, magnesium, or plastic: Mixes acid solution according to formula, and pours mixture into etching tank.

  • 2) Places plate on rack in etching tank, sets tank timing controls, and starts machine that sprays plate with corrosive solution.

  • 3) Removes plate periodically, and measures depth to which metal has been etched, using gauge.

  • 4) Inspects plate to ensure that design is not undercut.

  • 5) Washes plate to remove etching powder and protective ink.

  • 6) May brush etching powder on surface of plate to prevent undercutting of reproduction.

 

 

 


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DOT:   704.684-010

Job Number: 3641