| Job Title |
Photoengraving Finisher |
| Job Description |
Blocks Out, Re-etches, Or Intensifies Designs To Refine Or
Repair Copper, Zinc, Aluminum, And Magnesium Photoengraved
Printing Plates According To Copy And Specifications, Using
Artist's Brushes And Hand Engraving And Burnishing Tools:
Applies Chalk To Engraved Surface And Examines Cut Under
Magnifying Glass To Detect Damaged Halftone Dots And Evaluate
Quality Of Etching Against Copy. Outlines Images, Cuts Border,
Blocks Out Backgrounds, And Raises Halftone Dots, Using
Engraving Tools. Burnishes High Halftone Dots To Correct Defects
In Printing Quality And Contrast Of Cut, Using Burnishing Tools.
Repairs Breaks In Type, Using Handtools. May Re-etch Or
Re-engrave Photographic Plates To Correct Color Tone Valves Or
To Intensify Designs, Using Etching Machine Or Engraver's
Handtools. May Make Proofs Of Completed Monochrome And
Multicolor Plates [proof-press Operator (print. & Pub.)].
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