Work Within Minimal Variations

• A basic toolmaker skill is to develop an ability to perform with high levels of accuracy. Tool making happens over a number of stages. The tool maker is expected to carefully read and decipher engineering drawings, use cutting machines for making the desired shapes, and size out of the raw material -- thus, manufacture the components. In the process, there is no scope for variations or mistakes. The machinery tools produced have strict machining standards and, within size, the maximum variation a toolmaker can afford in a millimeter is equivalent to few hundredths or thousandths.
  
  

Handling Skills

• A toolmaker to perform the task of component manufacturing and assembling works with high-end machines. These machines are technically advanced and expensive. To deliver the needed accuracy, such modernized facilities are required. These can be manual or CNC-controlled. When a tool maker works with these machines, a basic tool making skill is to ensure zero possibility of damage to the machine. This can only happen if, prior to working, attention is paid to the machine's operability. A supervisor should not be required to constantly monitor progress and safeguard the crafting equipments.
  
  

Coordination

• Tool making requires dedicated attention, and the tasks involved often mandate split-second reactions. A toolmaker, therefore, must develop eye-to-hand coordination. Especially because, the number of equipments used for crafting purposes is often high and each could require customized adjustments, in a matter of a few minutes. Lack of coordination can certainly impact the needed accuracy in the product. Coordination skills can be worked on by practicing and learning from mistakes.
  
  

Education

• During the various stages of tool making, a toolmaker is required to measure and calculate. Mathematical and computing skills are helpful. Likewise, to work on the tooling components, the engineering drawings must be studied. A tool maker with a mechanical bent must comprehend the designs. Interest in technical advancements and science subjects is an attribute.