Occupation information for Patternmakers, Wood District Of Columbia

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Plan, lay out, and construct wooden unit or sectional patterns used in forming sand molds for castings.

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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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Read blueprints, drawings, or written specifications to determine sizes and shapes of patterns and required machine setups.
Fit, fasten, and assemble wood parts together to form patterns, models, or sections, using glue, nails, dowels, bolts, and screws.
Lay out patterns on wood stock and draw outlines of units, sectional patterns, or full-scale mock-ups of products, based on blueprint specifications and sketches, and using marking and measuring devices.
Trim, smooth, and shape surfaces, and plane, shave, file, scrape, and sand models to attain specified shapes, using hand tools.
Verify dimensions of completed patterns, using templates, straightedges, calipers, or protractors.
Divide patterns into sections according to shapes of castings to facilitate removal of patterns from molds.
Correct patterns to compensate for defects in castings.
Set up, operate, and adjust a variety of woodworking machines such as bandsaws and lathes to cut and shape sections, parts, and patterns, according to specifications.
Finish completed products or models with shellac, lacquer, wax, or paint.
Mark identifying information such as colors or codes on patterns, parts, and templates to indicate assembly methods.

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