"ORNAMENTAL-IRON WORKER"
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- 1) Installs prefabricated ornamental ironwork, other than structural ironwork, such as metal window and door frames, motor-driven and automatic power doors, metal trim and paneling, and aluminum curtain-wall frames: Measures and marks layout for installation, according to blueprints, using rule, template, square, and compass.
- 2) Welds brackets to lintels, sills, columns, and other structural framework.
- 3) Drills holes in metal, concrete, and masonry structure, using portable power drills, airhammer, and handtools.
- 4) Cuts, miters, and bevels metal trim and cover plates to size, using handsaws or portable power saws.
- 5) Bolts, clips, welds, or solders ironwork together and to brackets or anchors.
- 6) Verifies level and plumbness, using level or plumb bob.
- 7) Bolts newell posts, balusters, and other parts of stairways and stair rails to supports or embeds them in sockets.
- 8) Fastens cover plates and molding in place with metal screws to finish and trim work.
- 9) Installs equipment, such as motor-driven or automatic doors, following procedures provided by manufacturer.
- 10) May locate and mark reference points, dig postholes, mix concrete, and erect ornamental fences, using transit, posthole digger, and handtools.
- 11) When working with bronze, is designated Ornamental-Bronze Worker.
- 12) May fabricate frames for mounting glass in ornamental cast stonework.
- 13) May be designated according to equipment installed as Metal-Sash Setter; Ornamental-Rail Installer; Steel-Door Setter; Steel-Sash Erector.
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