4125-11 Metal Casting Tradesperson
Forms sand moulds and cores for the production of metal castings.
Skill Level:
The entry requirement for this occupation is an AQF Certificate III or higher qualification. Registration or licensing may be required.
Tasks Include:
- makes full-size section drawings on layout boards to assist in planning for construction and moulding of patterns
- makes core boxes for sand cores, and fits and fastens parts to form patterns or sections
- applies parting agents to patterns and positions vents to allow gases to escape
- fills boxes with sand and packs it in place using hand ramming tools or pneumatic hammers
- sets lower half of pattern on moulding boards and encloses with frame of lower half of moulding boxes
- turns moulding boxes over and secures top half of pattern, and fixes top half of moulding box and repeats moulding operation
- pours molten metal into moulds
- separates moulding boxes, removes patterns, and trims, smooths and shapes surfaces of castings
- repairs or rebuilds worn or broken patterns and mould surfaces
- finishes patterns by applying shellac, lacquer, paint or other finish
- may carry out sweep moulding by rotating templates to scrape moulds to circular shapes
Specialisations:
Coremaker
Metal Moulder
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