Pewter Casters and Finishers

Cast and finish pewter alloy to form parts for goblets, candlesticks, and other pewterware.

Job Task

• Fills casting mold to form parts.
• Engraves decorative lines on item, using engraving tool.
• Positions and aligns auxiliary part in jig and joins parts, using solder and blowtorch.
• Strikes mold to separate dried casting from mold.
• Researches reference materials, analyzes production data, and consults with interested parties to develop ideas for new products.
• Carries castings or finished item to storage area or next workstation.
• Designs, drafts, and fabricates models of new casting molds and chipping and turning tools used to finish surface of products.
• Weighs completed item to determine deviation from specified weight and records weight.
• Determines placement of auxiliary parts, such as handle and spout and marks locations of parts.
• Sands inside of mold parts, applies glaze to inside surface of mold, and assembles mold.
• Routes out location of part and solder path where part is joined to item, using routing machine.
• Weighs and mixes alloy ingredients.
• Secures molded item in chuck of lathe, activates lathe, and finishes inner and outer surfaces of item.
• Rotates mold to distribute alloy in mold and to prevent formation of air pockets.
• Heats ingots or alloy mixture and skims off impurities.

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