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Job Description

Fabricate and repair jewelry articles. Make models or molds to create jewelry items.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 51-9071.01

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Jewelers”.

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Tasks for “Jewelry Mold Maker”

Chase decorative designs on silver blanks that are to be used as models for steel production dies.
Remove mold castings from metal or jewelry workpieces, and place workpieces in water or on trays to cool.
Plate articles such as jewelry pieces and watch dials, using silver, gold, nickel, or other metals.
Examine gemstone surfaces and internal structures to evaluate genuineness, quality, and value, using polariscopes, refractometers, and other optical instruments.
Assemble and secure mold sections used to cast metal articles and pieces.
Write or modify design specifications such as the metal contents and weights of items.
Fabricate, modify, or repair jigs, fixtures, and hand tools such as scrapers, cutters, gougers, and shapers.
Mark and drill holes in jewelry mountings in order to center stones according to design specifications.
Compute costs of labor and materials in order to determine production costs of products and articles.
Buy and sell jewelry, or serve as agents between buyers and sellers.
Mark, engrave, or emboss designs on metal pieces such as castings, wire, or jewelry, following specifications.
Press models into clay, and build up clay around exposed parts of models to retain plaster.
Create jewelry from materials such as gold, silver, platinum, and precious or semiprecious stones.
Examine assembled or finished products to ensure conformance to specifications, using magnifying glasses or precision measuring instruments.
Record the weights and processing times of finished pieces.
Place metal samples in frames, pack raw rubber around samples, and clamp samples, frames, and rubber into vulcanizing machines.
Smooth soldered joints and rough spots, using hand files and emery paper, and polish smoothed areas with polishing wheels or buffing wire.
Cut, shape, and smooth gemstones, pearls, and metal pieces, using abrasives, grinding stones, and power and hand tools.
Grade stones based on their color, perfection, and quality of cut.
Cut designs in molds or other materials to be used as models in the fabrication of metal and jewelry products.
Clean and polish metal items and jewelry pieces, using jewelers' tools, polishing wheels, and chemical baths.
Design and fabricate molds, models, and machine accessories, and modify hand tools used to cast metal and jewelry pieces.
Burn grooves or crevices in molds in order to correct defects, using soldering guns.
Construct preliminary models of wax, metal, clay, or plaster, and form sample castings in molds.
Lay out designs on metal stock, and cut along markings to fabricate pieces used to cast metal molds.
Alter existing jewelry mountings in order to reposition jewels or to adjust mountings.
Determine appraised values of diamonds and other gemstones based on price guides, market fluctuations, and stone grades and rarity.
Research and analyze reference materials, and consult with interested parties in order to develop new products or modify existing designs.
Immerse gemstones in chemical solutions to determine specific gravity and other key properties necessary for identification and appraisal.
Build sand molds in flasks, following patterns and heat flasks to dry and harden molds, using furnaces or torches.
Make repairs, such as enlarging or reducing ring sizes, soldering pieces of jewelry together, and replacing broken clasps and mountings.
Melt and roll out metal into sheets or bars, and stamp out jewelry such as gold and silver chains, using presses or dies.
Weigh, mix, and melt metal alloys or materials needed for jewelry models.
Soften metal to be used in designs by heating it with a gas torch and shape it, using hammers and dies.
Remove molds from cast articles, clean them, and apply shellac and powder to preserve them for reuse.
Select and acquire metals and gems for designs.
Position stones and metal pieces, and set, mount, and secure items in place, using setting and hand tools.
Create new jewelry designs and modify existing designs, using computers as necessary.
Rotate molds in order to distribute molten material and prevent formation of air pockets.
Pour molten metal alloys or other materials into molds in order to cast models of jewelry.

Related Technology & Tools

Bench refractometers
Draw tongs
Gem tweezers
Flux brushes
Sable brushes
Round nose pliers
Belt sanders
Pocket crimpers
Plastic coated tweezers
Jewelry scissors
Wire cutting tools
Light boxes
Gemological microscopes
Parallel pliers
Milgrain tools
Cross locking tweezers
Curved nose pliers
Specialty forming pliers
Fretz hammers
Wire twisting pliers
Ring sizing sets
Diamond testers
Digital scales
Dapping tools
Precision rulers
Dial gauges
Mini bench vises
Nylon pliers
Bench top polishers
Ultrasonic cleaners
Hand files
Utility tweezers
Blow torches
Mini tweezers
Gem gauges
Banding pliers
Micro pliers
Stone setting pliers
Split ring pliers
Ring cutters
Oblique end cutters
Bent chain nose pliers
Jewelers' chain-nose pliers
Watch hand removers
Bristle brushes
Ring rollers
Soldering tweezers
Jewelry mandrels
Embossing hammers
Air compressors
Beading tools
Laser welders
Ball peen hammers
Solder cutting pliers
Flush cutters
Wire brushes
Fume hoods
Bench knives
Pneumatic gravers
Bead reamers
Casting torches
Tweezer nose pliers
Polariscopes
Electric hot plates
Flat nose pliers
Chasing tools
Diagonal cutters
Vacuum pumps
Loop closing pliers
Milgrain machines
Hole punch pliers
Mallets
Drill presses
Beading tweezers
Digital gauges
Engraving blocks
Wire looping pliers
Rosary pliers
Bail pliers
Soldering guns
Battery testers
Metal stamping dies
Rolling mills
Side cutters
Texture hammers
Awl sets
Handheld magnifiers
Eye protection
Precision screwdriver sets
Polishing wheels
Chasing hammers
Polishing units
Cordless power drills
Jump ring makers
Burnishing tools
Jeweler's loupes
Steam cleaners
Ring looping pliers
Magnetic tumblers
Grinding stones
Gem holders
Scratch brushes
Bow opening pliers
Pattern tweezers
Bending pliers
Ring stretcher/reducers
Ring holding pliers
Mini shears
Engraving tools
Respirators
Pen platers
Micro bevel cutters
Case presses
Digital calipers
Bow closing pliers

Web browser software
Computer assisted jewelry design CAD software
Jewelry store point of sale POS software
Inventory tracking software
Retail management software
Customer information databases
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