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Foundry Mold and Coremakers: reported tasks and exploration worksheet
Make or form wax or sand cores or molds used in the production of metal castings in foundries.
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This source lists 13 tasks, including 9 marked Core and 4 marked Supplemental. Labels and dates are retained below. Employers can combine or divide these responsibilities differently; explore the task itself before assuming it belongs in every version of the role.
Task source dates: 08/2023.
13 tasks shown
Core · Task 12050 · 08/2023 · Incumbent
Clean and smooth molds, cores, and core boxes, and repair surface imperfections.
Core · Task 12055 · 08/2023 · Incumbent
Sift and pack sand into mold sections, core boxes, and pattern contours, using hand or pneumatic ramming tools.
Core · Task 12053 · 08/2023 · Incumbent
Position patterns inside mold sections, and clamp sections together.
Core · Task 12054 · 08/2023 · Incumbent
Position cores into lower sections of molds, and reassemble molds for pouring.
Core · Task 12052 · 08/2023 · Incumbent
Sprinkle or spray parting agents onto patterns and mold sections to facilitate removal of patterns from molds.
Core · Task 12059 · 08/2023 · Incumbent
Form and assemble slab cores around patterns, and position wire in mold sections to reinforce molds, using hand tools and glue.
Core · Task 12051 · 08/2023 · Incumbent
Move and position workpieces, such as mold sections, patterns, and bottom boards, using cranes, or signal others to move workpieces.
Core · Task 12058 · 08/2023 · Incumbent
Lift upper mold sections from lower sections, and remove molded patterns.
Core · Task 12057 · 08/2023 · Incumbent
Cut spouts, runner holes, and sprue holes into molds.
Supplemental · Task 12056 · 08/2023 · Incumbent
Tend machines that bond cope and drag together to form completed shell molds.
Supplemental · Task 12061 · 08/2023 · Incumbent
Rotate sweep boards around spindles to make symmetrical molds for convex impressions.
Supplemental · Task 12060 · 08/2023 · Incumbent
Pour molten metal into molds, manually or with crane ladles.
Supplemental · Task 12062 · 08/2023 · Incumbent
Operate ovens or furnaces to bake cores or to melt, skim, and flux metal.
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