WORK PROCESS
MOLDER
O*NET/SOC CODE: 51-4071.00 RAPIDS CODE: 0349
APPROXIMATE HOURS
A. CLEANING ROOM
300
1. Cleaning Castings by grinding, tumbling or sand blasting
2. Eye inspection for sand hole
3. Diversified Cleaning Work
B. SAND MIXING
250
1. Mixing, treatment and blending of sand
C. CUPOLA AND FURNACE
600
1. Mixing and charging the load
2. Heating and melting load and tapping
3. Lining cupola and use and lining of ladle
D. PATTERN SHOP
500
1. Delivery and storage of patterns
2. Repair and assemble patterns
3. Inspection of patterns
E. CORE ROOM
800
1. Preparing core mix
2. Pasting and dressing cores
3. Making small cores
4. Baking cores
F. FLOOR MOLDING
2,400
1. Small casting with simple cores
2. Large castings with intricate and multiple cores
3. Gating, Venting and risering
G. BENCH MOLDING
1,800
1. Making Molds
2. Gating and Venting
H. MACHINE MOLDING
600
1. Squeezer Machine
I. GENERAL FOUNDRY EXPERIENCE
750
TOTAL HOURS
8,000
RELATED THEORETICAL TRAINING
The following related training outline identifies subject matter which must be mastered by
the apprentice in order to successfully complete the program:
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