| Job Title |
Coppersmith |
| Job Description |
Lays Out, Cuts, Bends, And Assembles Pipe Sections,
Pipefittings, And Other Parts From Copper, Brass, And Other
Nonferrous Metals: Lays Out Full-scale Floor Drawings Or Makes
Templates, Following Blueprints Of Pipe Assemblies. Builds
Framework On Bending Slab To Use As Guide For Bending, Shaping,
And Joining Assemblies. Cuts Pipe, Using Handtools Or Shop
Machinery, And Packs It With Sand, Rosin, Or Other Material To
Prevent Flattening During Bending. Heats Bend Area With Gas
Torch To Soften Metal And Bends Pipe, Allowing For Stretch At
Outside Radius And Compression At Inside Radius, Using
Pipe-bending Machines. Reheats And Hammers Pipe To Eliminate
Wrinkles Resulting From Bending. Solders Or Brazes Flanges On
End Of Pipe. Flares Or Bells Pipe Mouths, Using Belling And
Flaring Tools And Mallet. Bends Tubing To Form Coils For Parts,
Such As Feed Water Or Oil Heater. Lays Out Patterns And
Templates On Sheet Stock, Using Knowledge Of Geometry. Bends,
Hammers, Bumps, Razes, And Planishes Sheet Stock To Fabricate
Such Parts As Expansion Joints, Tanks, Heads, Cowls, And Air
Chambers, Using Handtools, Gas Torches, And Shop Machinery.
Sweats, Rivets, Solders, Or Brazes Seams To Obtain Finished
Part. Coats Parts By Dipping Them In Mixture Of Molten Tin And
Lead To Prevent Erosion, Galvanic, And Electrolytic Action.
Conducts Hydrostatic Tests To Detect Leaks In Fabricated Pipe.
May Install Piping Aboard Ship.
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