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Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers
Shape molten glass according to patterns.
Other names for Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers:
Artificial Glass Eye Maker, Bottle Blower, Finisher, Forming Machine Operator, Gaffer, Glass Bender, Glass Block Bender, Glass Blower, Glass Blower Apprentice, Glass Blowing Lathe Operator, Glass Forming Press Operator, Glass Lathe Operator, Glass Presser, Glass Tube Bender, Glass Worker, Glassware Finisher, Laboratory Apparatus Glass Blower, Machine Operator, Molder, Neon Glass Bender, Neon Glass Blower, Neon Molder, Neon Pumper, Neon Tube Bender, Press Operator, Presser, Relief Operator, Scientific Glass Blower, Ware Finisher,
What do Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers do?
Inspect, weigh, and measure products to verify conformance to specifications, using instruments such as micrometers, calipers, magnifiers, and rulers.
Record manufacturing information such as quantities, sizes, and types of goods produced.
Heat glass to pliable stage, using gas flames or ovens, and rotating glass to heat it uniformly.
Blow tubing into specified shapes to prevent glass from collapsing, using compressed air or own breath, or blow and rotate gathers in molds or on boards to obtain final shapes.
Set up and adjust machine press stroke lengths and pressures, and regulate oven temperatures according to glass types to be processed.
Shape, bend, or join sections of glass, using paddles, pressing and flattening hand tools, or cork.
Dip ends of blowpipes into molten glass to collect gobs on pipe heads, or cut gobs from molten glass, using shears.
Develop sketches of glass products into blueprint specifications, applying knowledge of glass technology and glass blowing.
Determine types and quantities of glass required to fabricate products.
Place rubber hoses on ends of tubing, and charge tubing with gas.
Superimpose bent tubing on asbestos patterns to ensure accuracy.
Place electrodes in tube ends and heat them with glass burners to fuse them into place.
Operate electric kilns that heat glass sheets and molds to the shape and curve of metal jigs.
Strike necks of finished articles to separate articles from blowpipes.
Spray or swab molds with oil solutions to prevent adhesion of glass.
Cut lengths of tubing to specified sizes, using files or cutting wheels.
Place glass into dies or molds of presses, and control presses to form products such as glassware components or optical blanks.
Design and create glass objects, using blowpipes and artisans' hand tools and equipment.
Repair broken scrolls by replacing them with new sections of tubing.
Operate and maintain finishing machines to grind, drill, sand, bevel, decorate, wash, and/or polish glass or glass products.
