Occupation information for Foundry Mold and Coremakers District Of Columbia

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Make or form wax or sand cores or molds used in the production of metal castings in foundries.

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Typical education needed for entry: High school diploma or equivalent

Typical work experience needed for a job in this occupation: No work experience

Typical on-the-job training once you have a job in this occupation: 1 to 12 months on-the-job training

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Clean and smooth molds, cores, and core boxes, and repair surface imperfections.
Position cores into lower sections of molds, and reassemble molds for pouring.
Position patterns inside mold sections, and clamp sections together.
Sift and pack sand into mold sections, core boxes, and pattern contours, using hand or pneumatic ramming tools.
Tend machines that bond cope and drag together to form completed shell molds.
Sprinkle or spray parting agents onto patterns and mold sections to facilitate removal of patterns from molds.
Form and assemble slab cores around patterns, and position wire in mold sections to reinforce molds, using hand tools and glue.
Rotate sweep boards around spindles to make symmetrical molds for convex impressions.
Move and position workpieces, such as mold sections, patterns, and bottom boards, using cranes, or signal others to move workpieces.
Pour molten metal into molds, manually or with crane ladles.

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