Pewter Casters and FinishersCast 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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