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O*NET detailed work activityApply parting agents or other solutions to molds
Stays humanHands-on work
8 jobs9 tasks
This is physical, in-person work with real objects, tools, equipment and places that change from day to day. AI can't do it for you.
Part of Remove workpieces from production equipment, under the O*NET work activity group Handling and Moving Objects. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 0 AI-assist, 9 stays human).
Tasks built on this activity
- Sprinkle or spray parting agents onto patterns and mold sections to facilitate removal of patterns from molds.
- Apply porcelain paste or wax over prosthesis frameworks or setups, using brushes and spatulas.
- Apply layers of plastic resin to mold surfaces prior to placement of fiberglass mats, repeating layers until products have the desired thicknesses and plastics have jelled.
- Turn valves to circulate water through cores, or spray water on filled molds to cool and solidify metal.
- Brush or spray mold surfaces with parting agents or insert paper into molds to ensure smoothness and prevent sticking or seepage.
- Apply lacquers and waxes to mold surfaces to facilitate assembly and removal of laminated parts.
- Swab molds with solutions to prevent products from sticking.
- Spray, smoke, or coat molds with compounds to lubricate or insulate molds, using acetylene torches or sprayers.
- Spray or swab molds with oil solutions to prevent adhesion of glass.