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| 7221 BLACKSMITHS, HAMMER-SMITHS AND FORGING-PRESS WORKERS
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Blacksmiths, hammer-smiths and forging-press workers draw
wire, hammer and forge bars, rods, ingots and plates of iron,
steel or other metals to make and repair various kinds of tools,
metal articles, pieces of equipment, agricultural and related
implements.
Tasks include -
(a) heating metal in forge furnace and manufacturing and
repairing articles by drawing, bending, cutting, hammering
metal on an anvil, punching, shearing, joining and hardening
or tempering;
(b) shaping heated metal into forgings on power hammer equipped
with open dies;
(c) operating closed-die drop hammer to forge metal articles;
(d) operating a power-press machine equipped with closed dies
to
forge metal articles;
(e) drawing wire;
(f) performing related tasks;
(g) supervising other workers.
Examples of the occupations classified here:
- Blacksmith
- Drop-hammer worker
- Forging-press worker
- Hammer-smith
Some related occupations classified elsewhere:
- Machine-operator, casting/metal - 8122
- Machine-operator, machine-tool - 8211
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