Foundry Mold & Coremakers
Code: 51-4071.00
Description : Make or form wax or sand cores or molds used in the production of metal castings in foundries.
JobTitles : Core Maker, Molder, Core Machine Operator, Mold Maker, No Bake Molder, Sand Molder, Journeyman Molder, Core Stripper, Shell Core Operator, Shell Mold Operator
Tasks:
- Clean and smooth molds, cores, and core boxes, and repair surface imperfections.
- Move and position workpieces such as mold sections, patterns, and bottom boards, using cranes, or signal others to move workpieces.
- Sprinkle or spray parting agents onto patterns and mold sections to facilitate removal of patterns from molds.
- Position patterns inside mold sections and clamp sections together.
- Position cores into lower sections of molds, and reassemble molds for pouring.
- 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.
- Cut spouts, runner holes, and sprue holes into molds.
- Lift upper mold sections from lower sections and remove molded patterns.
- Form and assemble slab cores around patterns and position wire in mold sections to reinforce molds, using hand tools and glue.