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Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons

District Of Columbia

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Build or repair equipment such as furnaces, kilns, cupolas, boilers, converters, ladles, soaking pits and ovens, using refractory materials.

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Typical education needed for entry: Postsecondary non-degree award

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Typical on-the-job training once you have a job in this occupation: Moderate-term on-the-job training

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Measure furnace walls to determine dimensions, then cut required number of sheets from plastic block, using saws.
Reline or repair ladles and pouring spouts with refractory clay, using trowels.
Tighten locknuts holding refractory stopper assemblies together, spread mortar on jackets to seal sleeve joints, and dry mortar in ovens.
Dry and bake new linings by placing inverted linings over burners, building fires in ladles, or by using blowtorches.
Remove worn or damaged plastic block refractory linings of furnaces, using hand tools.
Fasten stopper heads to rods with metal pins to assemble refractory stoppers used to plug pouring nozzles of steel ladles.
Chip slag from linings of ladles or remove linings when beyond repair, using hammers and chisels.
Climb scaffolding, carrying hoses, and spray surfaces of cupolas with refractory mixtures, using spray equipment.
Mix specified amounts of sand, clay, mortar powder, and water to form refractory clay or mortar, using shovels or mixing machines.
Drill holes in furnace walls, bolt overlapping layers of plastic to walls, and hammer surfaces to compress layers into solid sheets.