S.L. 594.8 · Manufacture Of Jewellery And Gold And (S.L. 594.8)
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Employers engaging apprentices under this scheme shall undertake to teach them and to grant them facilities to learn the following processes by hand:
(1) Jeweller
(a) Polishing;
(b) Use of files, saw frame, blow pipes, drills and other tools;
(c) The use of rules, dividers and scribers, and tracing designs on metals;
(d) Rol1ing and wire drawing;
(e) Use and treatment of alloys and solder;
(f) Forming simple and fancy shapes in metal;
(g) Making of brooch and earring fittings, joints, catches, shanks, rail claws and spring parts; soldering; doming and shaping; making of simple and fancy galleries;
(h) Adjusting metal to suit precious stones;
(i) Forming, moulding and casting of rings; making of simple stone and cluster rings, brooches, earrings, and bracelets (except work); chenier
(j) Safety precautions in the workshop.
(2) Jewel Setter S.L.594.08 SILVER WARE SCHEME- SCHEME NO. 10
(a) Use of drills, scrapers and other tools;
(b) Adjusting metals to suit gems;
(c) Setting of gems on mount using claw, flush millegrain or cup type of setting;
(d) Safety precautions in the workshop.
(3) Goldsmith
(a) Polishing;
(b) The use of files, sawframe, blow-pipes, drills and other tools;
(c) The use of rules, dividers and scribers, and tracing designs on metals;
(d) Rolling and wire drawing;
(e) Making cheniers;
(f) Forming simple and fancy shapes in metal;
(g) Use and treatment of alloys and solder;
(h) Making of brooch and earring fittings, joints, catches, shanks, rail claws spring parts and clip frames; soldering, doming shaping; making of simple and fancy galleries;
(i) Forming, moulding and casting of gold objects, making of rings, brooches, earrings and bracelets;
(j) Finishing and colour processing;
(k) Safety precautions in the workshop;
(l) At the option of the employer the apprentice may also be instructed in silver work.
(4) Silversmith
(a) Polishing;
(b) Use of files, sawframe, blow-pipes, drills, hammers, burnishers and other tools;
(c) Use of rules, dividers and scribers, tracing designs on metals,
(d) Use and treatment of alloys and solder;
(e) Cutting out designs with piercing saw; shaping, raising, embossing and chasing;
(f) Making of articles in silver by beating or cutting out from sheet metal; assembling and soldering together cast, pressed, stamped or other parts;
(g) Safety precautions in the workshop.
(5) Filigree Worker
(a) Use of files, blow-pipes and other tools;
(b) Use of rules, dividers and gauges;
(c) Rolling, wire drawing and twisting. Forming simple and ornamental designs by metal according to different patterns; SILVER WARE SCHEME- SCHEME NO. 10 [
(d) Making of brooches, earrings, bracelets and other objects;
(e) Finishing; colour processing (if gold is used);
(f) Gilding (if such process is used by the employer);
(g) Safety precautions in the workshop.