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A professional who sets up and operates die press, using demountable dies (dies with interchangeable parts) to cast motor and generator rotors. Respnsibilities include: * Stacks rotor core laminations and mounts them over keyed mandrel secured to die base of casting machine. * Verifies skew of core slots, using fixed gauge and places die shell and top plate over assembly and secures with C-clamp. * Loads aluminum bar stock into pot-type furnace. * Observes thermocouple dial and turns gas valve to regulate temperature of molten metal. * Lines cylinder pot with asbestos strips and disk to prevent chilling. * Pours specified amount of molten aluminum into cylinder, using hand ladle. * Loads die and lamination assembly into press cavity and closes door. * Pulls levers to activate die rams that force molten aluminum through and around laminations and eject cast rotor from press cylinder. * Removes and stamps rotor with identifying data.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who sets up and operates die press, using demountable dies (dies with interchangeable parts) to cast motor and generator rotors. Respnsibilities include: * Stacks rotor core laminations and mounts them over keyed mandrel secured to die base of casting machine. * Verifies skew of core slots, using fixed gauge and places die shell and top plate over assembly and secures with C-clamp. * Loads aluminum bar stock into pot-type furnace. * Observes thermocouple dial and turns gas valve to regulate temperature of molten metal. * Lines cylinder pot with asbestos strips and disk to prevent chilling. * Pours specified amount of molten aluminum into cylinder, using hand ladle. * Loads die and lamination assembly into press cavity and closes door. * Pulls levers to activate die rams that force molten aluminum through and around laminations and eject cast rotor from press cylinder. * Removes and stamps rotor with identifying data.
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A professional who taps blast furnace to fill ladles with molten metal. Respnsibilities include: * Drills taphole preparatory to tapping, using power hand drill. * Positions splasher plate in front of taphole to prevent splashing of metal when furnace is tapped. * Guides point of oxygen lance into drilled taphole to tap furnace. * Opens gates and shutters to direct flow of molten iron onto runners and into ladles. * Plugs taphole after ladles are filled, using mud gun. * Assists other workers in breaking up and removing slag from runners, relining runners with sand, clay, and refractory mixture, and drying relined runners. * Repairs or replaces defective tuyeres, blowpipes, and boshplates in furnace, using handtools.
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A professional who pours molten metal from ladles into molds to form ingots. Respnsibilities include: * Examines molds to ensure that they are clean, smooth, and coated. * Signals overhead crane operator to position pouring nozzle of ladle over molds. * Pulls lever to lift ladle stopper and allow molten steel to flow into ingot molds to specified height. * Replaces defective stoppers, using handtools, sledges, and bars. * Signals steel-pourer helper during steel pouring operation to obtain sample of steel for analysis, spray water on filled molds, and cap molds. * Removes solidified steel or slag from pouring nozzle, using long bar or oxygen burner.
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A professional who assists steel pourer in pouring molten metal into molds. Respnsibilities include: * Places equipment, such as shovels, water hose, and boards on pouring platform. * Counts molds and caps to ensure specified number for pouring operation. * Measures and marks molds to indicate specified filling heights, using tape and chalk. * Weighs specified additives, and transports additives to pouring platform, using wheelbarrow. * Shovels additives into molds to prevent metal from boiling and forming air bubbles inside ingot. * Signals overhead crane operator to position hot-tops (covers) or steel plates on filled molds to retard cooling of steel. * Pours sample of molten steel into test mold for laboratory analysis. * Sprays mold covers with water to cool covers. * Signals overhead crane operator to remove covers from molds after steel has solidified. * Removes bricks from ladles that require relining and sets stopper assemblies and nozzles in relined ladles, using bars, sledge, and handtools. * Performs other duties as described under helper master title.
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A professional who controls automatic equipment to melt and cast lead into cylindrical billets, and extrude billets into wire for making bullets and cores used in small arms ammunition. Respnsibilities include: * Starts electric furnace, observes gauges, and turns rheostat to maintain specified temperature and pressure. * Charges furnace with lead pigs and scrap of specified alloy, using conveyor and elevating platform. * Skims dross from molten lead with skimming ladle. * Turns wheel to adjust flow of molten lead into mold. * Adjusts stroke of billet extractor mechanism, installs extruding dies, and regulates ram speed and flow of water coolant, using handtools. * Threads extruded wire over pulleys into slug-forming machines or through guide pipes to be coiled in drums. * Verifies wire size with snap gauges to ensure conformity to specifications.
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A professional who sets up and operates continuous casting machine to produce tubes and rods. Respnsibilities include: * Threads graphite die into bottom of crucible that holds molten metal during casting process. * Places water jacket around die and connects waterlines. * Inserts metal bar (starting tip) through die into crucible to form weld with molten metal. * Inserts metal extension rod through driving rollers and threads rod to starting tip. * Regulates speed of rollers to draw extension rod, starting tip, and molten metal through die in continuous casting process.
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A professional who operates one or more centrifugal-casting machines to cast metal parts of costume jewelry. Respnsibilities include: * Dusts inside of rubber mold with chalkdust compound to facilitate flow of metal during casting and prevent mold from burning. * Fits halves of molds together and places them on mold setting. * Places disks under mold to adjust working pressure. * Positions metal-pressure plate on mold to level mold on machine. * Sets dial for specified pressure and speed of rotation, closes lid, and starts machine. * Pours molten metal through funnel into machine, using ladle. * Stops machine and removes mold. * Separates halves of mold to remove casting, using pliers. * May cast wax models of jewelry.
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A professional who casts lead storage battery parts, such as grids, connectors, posts, and straps. Respnsibilities include: * Installs specified type and size mold on bed of machine, using handtools. * Loads lead bars or shovels pig lead or scrap lead into melting kettle. * Ignites burner and sets controls to melt and heat lead to casting temperature. * Coats or smokes faces of mold to prevent sticking, using spray gun or acetylene torch. * Dips ladle into molten metal and pours metal into mold. * Moves lever or strikes knock-out pins with mallet to open mold and release parts. * Inspects parts for cracks, flash, or faulty molding, and adjusts temperature of kettle to correct defects. * Trims edges of parts, using hand scraper or pedal-operated power shear. * Cleans mold, using brush. * May change mold inserts and adjust knock-out pins, using handtools and depth gauge. * May position and manually hold one half of mold against other half, pour metal into mold, and separate mold parts and loosen castings, using soft mallet. * May pour lead into molds held in radial arms of machine that brings molds to worker and discharges castings onto table. * May sort and weigh parts. * May be designated according to part cast as Grid Caster.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who casts lead storage battery parts, such as grids, connectors, posts, and straps. Respnsibilities include: * Installs specified type and size mold on bed of machine, using handtools. * Loads lead bars or shovels pig lead or scrap lead into melting kettle. * Ignites burner and sets controls to melt and heat lead to casting temperature. * Coats or smokes faces of mold to prevent sticking, using spray gun or acetylene torch. * Dips ladle into molten metal and pours metal into mold. * Moves lever or strikes knock-out pins with mallet to open mold and release parts. * Inspects parts for cracks, flash, or faulty molding, and adjusts temperature of kettle to correct defects. * Trims edges of parts, using hand scraper or pedal-operated power shear. * Cleans mold, using brush. * May change mold inserts and adjust knock-out pins, using handtools and depth gauge. * May position and manually hold one half of mold against other half, pour metal into mold, and separate mold parts and loosen castings, using soft mallet. * May pour lead into molds held in radial arms of machine that brings molds to worker and discharges castings onto table. * May sort and weigh parts. * May be designated according to part cast as Grid Caster.
Industry:Professional careers