Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators
Laminate layers of fiberglass on molds to form boat decks and hulls, bodies for golf carts, automobiles, or other products.
- Tasks
- 16 tasks8 core, 8 supplemental
- Family
- ProductionOne of its 114 occupations
- Code
- 51-2051.00SOC 2018: 51-2051
What the work is made of
8 core tasks and 8 supplemental, each quoted as published, with the survey it came from.
Core: central to the jobSupplemental: done by some, not all
- Task 1. Release air bubbles and smooth seams, using rollers.Core taskTask 13970Rated by 64 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 2. Spray chopped fiberglass, resins, and catalysts onto prepared molds or dies using pneumatic spray guns with chopper attachments.Core taskTask 13971Rated by 63 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 3. Mix catalysts into resins, and saturate cloth and mats with mixtures, using brushes.Core taskTask 13974Rated by 63 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 4. Check completed products for conformance to specifications and for defects by measuring with rulers or micrometers, by checking them visually, or by tapping them to detect bubbles or dead spots.Core taskTask 13976Rated by 62 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 5. Pat or press layers of saturated mat or cloth into place on molds, using brushes or hands, and smooth out wrinkles and air bubbles with hands or squeegees.Core taskTask 13973Rated by 63 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 6. Select precut fiberglass mats, cloth, and wood-bracing materials as required by projects being assembled.Core taskTask 13972Rated by 64 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 7. Bond wood reinforcing strips to decks and cabin structures of watercraft, using resin-saturated fiberglass.Core taskTask 13975Rated by 63 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 8. Trim excess materials from molds, using hand shears or trimming knives.Core taskTask 13977Rated by 62 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 9. Apply layers of plastic resin to mold surfaces prior to placement of fiberglass mats, repeating layers until products have the desired thicknesses and plastics have jelled.Supplemental taskTask 13980Rated by 63 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 10. Inspect, clean, and assemble molds before beginning work.Supplemental taskTask 13984Rated by 64 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 11. Cure materials by letting them set at room temperature, placing them under heat lamps, or baking them in ovens.Supplemental taskTask 13979Rated by 63 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 12. Apply lacquers and waxes to mold surfaces to facilitate assembly and removal of laminated parts.Supplemental taskTask 13982Rated by 64 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 13. Repair or modify damaged or defective glass-fiber parts, checking thicknesses, densities, and contours to ensure a close fit after repair.Supplemental taskTask 13978Rated by 64 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 14. Mask off mold areas not to be laminated, using cellophane, wax paper, masking tape, or special sprays containing mold-release substances.Supplemental taskTask 13981Rated by 64 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 15. Check all dies, templates, and cutout patterns to be used in the manufacturing process to ensure that they conform to dimensional data, photographs, blueprints, samples, or customer specifications.Supplemental taskTask 13983Rated by 63 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 16. Trim cured materials by sawing them with diamond-impregnated cutoff wheels.Supplemental taskTask 13985Rated by 64 people who do the job, August 2020
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How we copy and credit sources- Published byO*NET 29.0, U.S. Department of LaborEmployment and Training Administration
- ClassificationStandard Occupational Classification 2018, 51-2051
- LicenseCC BY 4.0Free to copy and reuse, with credit
- Changed by usNothing.
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