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Career Details :: Mold Makers, Hand
Description
Construct or form molds from existing forms for use in casting objects.
Experience
Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience may be helpful in these occupations, but usually is not needed. For example, a drywall installer might benefit from experience installing drywall, but an inexperienced person could still learn to be an installer with little difficulty.
Education
These occupations usually require a high school diploma and may require some vocational training or job-related course work. In some cases, an associate's or bachelor's degree could be needed.
Training
Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few months to one year of working with experienced employees.
Tasks
- Places form around model and separately immerses each half portion of model in plaster, wax, or other mold-making material.
- Melts metal pieces using torch and casts products, such as inlays and crowns, using centrifugal casting machine.
- Smoothes surfaces of mold, using scraping tool and sandpaper.
- Covers portions of model with layers of modeling or casting material treated to harden when allowed to set or dry.
- Examines mold for accuracy.
- Covers model or pattern of object from which mold is to be made with lubricant or parting agent to prevent mold from sticking to model.
- Repairs cracks and broken edges of mold, using hand tools.
- Allows mold to harden or dry in oven and repeats process until mold is complete.
- Assembles hardened molds and seals joints.
- Bores holes or cuts grates and risers in mold, using power tools.
- Mixes modeling material, such as plaster powder and water, or mud, sand, and loam, to specified formula.
- Constructs molds used for casting metal, clay, or plaster objects, using plaster, fiberglass, rubber, casting machine, patterns, and flasks.
- Separates model or pattern from mold.
- Removes excess modeling or mold material, such as plaster, wax, or rubber, using straightedge.
Related Careers
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- Electrolytic Plating and Coating Machine Setters and Set-Up Operators, Metal and Plastic
- Molding and Casting Workers
- Packers and Packagers, Hand
- Precision Mold and Pattern Casters, except Nonferrous Metals
- Solderers
- Tool and Die Makers
Important Abilities
General Work Activities
- Handling and Moving Objects
- Controlling Machines and Processes
- Monitor Processes, Material, Surroundings
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, Material
- Getting Information Needed to Do the Job
Important Skills
Frequent Work Context
- Indoors
- Consequence of Error
- Using Hands on Objects, Tools, Controls
- Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
- Importance of Being Sure All Is Done
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