Profession enameller

Enamellers embellish metals such as gold, silver, copper, steel, cast iron or platinum by painting it. The enamel they apply, consists of coloured powdered glass.

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Personality Type

• Realistic / Conventional

Knowledge

• Coating substances

  Have knowledge of various types of coating, providing a workpiece with one or more finishing layers of resins, sugars, powders, inactive and insoluable fillers, waxes, gums, plasticisers, colouring materials, lacquer, and others.

• Metal coating technologies

  The various processes and technologies used for to coating and painting fabricated metal workpieces.

• Metal smoothing technologies

  The various technologies used for the smoothening, polishing and buffing of fabricated metal workpieces.

• Health and safety in the workplace

  The body of rules, procdeures and regulations related to safety, health and welfare of people in their workplace. 

Skills

• Check quality of enamel

  Use a needle to check the enamel. If defective, remove it and repeat the entire enamel process.

• Prepare surface for enamelling

  Remove any grease, oil grime or dust from the surface and make the enamelling area of even thickness in order to achieve even colour distribution while firing.

• Perform enamelling

  Apply enamel paint on surface using brushes.

• Fire the surface

  Use stainless steel mesh and place the painted piece in the kiln, oven or furnace in order to melt the colour and let it flow.

• Ensure equipment availability

  Ensure that the necessary equipment is provided, ready and available for use before start of procedures.

• Operate metal polishing equipment

  Operate equipment designed to buff and polish metal workpieces, such as diamond solutions, silicon-made polishing pads, or working wheels with a leather polishing strop, and others.

• Prepare the enamel

  Create the enamel by crushing enamel lumps and grind into powder using mortar and pestel. Use the required quantities and colours and make sure there aren't any impurities.

• Detect product defects

  Report in case the product arrives with a defect from previous processes. Understand the type of defect and send it to the right person.

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB