Blacksmiths fabricate, install, and repair metal structures. They specialize in cutting, shaping, and assembling raw materials, and work in metal fabrication shops, construction companies, and city governments. They wear protective gear and follow blueprints to ensure safety. To become a blacksmith, individuals must complete a three to four-year apprenticeship.
Blacksmiths are skilled construction specialists who fabricate, install, and repair various metal structures. Professionals usually specialize in a certain type of iron, such as initially cutting, shaping and fabricating raw materials, placing rebar in concrete forms, assembling structures, or constructing non-structural or ornamental parts such as handrails. Locksmith jobs can be found at metal fabrication shops, wholesale building materials distributors, construction companies, and city governments.
Specialized fabricators carry out hardware work in private metalworking shops and large manufacturing and distribution plants. Workers cut, bend, weld and smooth construction materials from raw sheet metal and sheet iron and other metals. Large factories that mass-produce materials often hire iron workers to perform very specialized tasks, such as measuring and drilling holes or machining large quantities of nuts and bolts. Professionals often employ various hand and power tools in their work, including scissors, chainsaws, torches, and drills.
Most locksmith jobs are found in construction companies and private contractor companies, where individuals assemble and connect prefabricated materials to build the framework for different types of structures. Blacksmiths often follow blueprints and use equipment such as cranes and forklifts to place heavy iron columns on top of concrete foundations. They attach the columns with specialized screws and begin building the rest of the structure, carefully welding or bolting together the pieces in detailed steps. Hardware on tall structures or during adverse weather conditions can be very dangerous; therefore, workers often wear protective gear and attach themselves to safety lines to prevent falls.
Many professionals employed by municipalities and construction companies carry out reinforced iron work. Specialists place rebar and other structural metals in the foundations of roads, tunnels, bridges and other structures. Many reinforcement blacksmiths perform routine maintenance repairs and renovations on existing structures to ensure their safety and structural integrity.
Ornamental steelmakers are highly skilled at creating metal parts that are not directly part of a building’s structure. For example, skilled blacksmiths can build handrails, doors and frames, and sets of stairs to be installed in a finished building. Some ornamental blacksmiths even specialize in creating artistic pieces from iron, steel, and other materials.
To obtain most locksmith jobs, individuals must possess high school diplomas and complete a period of classroom and formal on-the-job training as apprentices. Most internships take three to four years to complete, during which time workers learn about the different tools, techniques, safety measures and emergency procedures involved on the job by experienced workers. Individuals who successfully complete the apprenticeship qualify to receive travel worker certification and begin applying for different railroad jobs.
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