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