| Job Title |
Photoengraver |
| Job Description |
Photographs Copy, Develops Negatives, And Prepares
Photosensitized Metal Plates, Such As Copper, Zinc, Aluminum,
And Magnesium For Use In Printing, Using Photography And
Developing Equipment And Engravers' Handtools: Positions Copy On
Copy Board Of Darkroom Camera And Exposes Film To Copy. Fastens
Scoured Metal Plate To Whirling Machine Table Or Suspension
Hooks, Pours Photosensitizing Solution On Plate, And Starts
Machine Which Rotates Plate To Distribute And Dry Solution
Evenly Over Plate Surface. Exposes Negative And Plate To Bright
Light In Vacuum Type Printing Frame To Transfer Image Onto
Plate. Rolls Ink Onto Exposed Plate And Washes Unexposed And
Unfixed Emulsion From Plate, Using Running Water And Cotton Pad
To Expose Bare Metal. Places Developed Plate In Acid Bath Or
Etching Machine To Erode Unprotected Metal To Specified Depth.
Mounts Etched Plates On Wood Blocks, Using Hammer And Nails Or
On Metal Base, Using Thermosetting Adhesive To Raise Printing
Surface Type To Specified Height. Removes Excess Metal From
Nonprinting Areas Of Cut, Using Routing Machine [router (print.
& Pub.)]. Cuts Mortises In Mounted Plates, Using Power Drill And
Jigsaw, For Insertion Of Type Or Other Cuts. Modifies And
Repairs Finished Plates, Using Engravers' Handtools, Etching
Brush, And Acid. May Be Designated According To Type Of Plate
Made As Plate Maker, Zinc (print. & Pub.).
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