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Job Description
Shape molten glass according to patterns.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 51-9195.04
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers”.
Also Known As…
- Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers
- Press Operator
- Neon Tube Bender
- Neon Glass Bender
- Machine Operator
- Glassblower
- Glass Tube Bender
- Glass Lathe Operator
- Glass Blower
- Glass Bender
- Gaffer
- Ware Finisher
- Tube Bender
- Scientific Glass Blower
- Relief Operator
- Presser
- Neon Pumper
- Neon Glass Blower
- Molder
- Laboratory Apparatus Glass Blower
- Glassware Finisher
- Glass Worker
- Glass Forming Engineer
- Glass Blowing Lathe Operator
- Glass Blowing Instructor
- Glass Block Installer
- Glass Block Bender
- Fiber Glass Worker
- Bottle Blower
- Blow Molder
- Bender
- Artificial Glass Eye Maker
Tasks for “Glass Blower”
- Strike necks of finished articles to separate articles from blowpipes.
- Inspect, weigh, and measure products to verify conformance to specifications, using instruments such as micrometers, calipers, magnifiers, or rulers.
- Cut lengths of tubing to specified sizes, using files or cutting wheels.
- Set up and adjust machine press stroke lengths and pressures and regulate oven temperatures, according to glass types to be processed.
- Place electrodes in tube ends and heat them with glass burners to fuse them into place.
- Design and create glass objects, using blowpipes and artisans' hand tools and equipment.
- Record manufacturing information, such as quantities, sizes, or types of goods produced.
- Determine types and quantities of glass required to fabricate products.
- Place rubber hoses on ends of tubing and charge tubing with gas.
- Operate and maintain finishing machines to grind, drill, sand, bevel, decorate, wash, or polish glass or glass products.
- Shape, bend, or join sections of glass, using paddles, pressing and flattening hand tools, or cork.
- Develop sketches of glass products into blueprint specifications, applying knowledge of glass technology and glass blowing.
- Spray or swab molds with oil solutions to prevent adhesion of glass.
- Operate electric kilns that heat and mold glass sheets to the shape and curve of metal jigs.
- Heat glass to pliable stage, using gas flames or ovens and rotating glass to heat it uniformly.
- Repair broken scrolls by replacing them with new sections of tubing.
- Place glass into dies or molds of presses and control presses to form products, such as glassware components or optical blanks.
- Superimpose bent tubing on asbestos patterns to ensure accuracy.
- 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.
Related Technology & Tools
- Polishing wheels
- Precision rulers
- Annealing ovens
- Personal computers
- Hand held magnifiers
- Induction heaters
- Grinders
- Glass blowing pipes
- Dial calipers
- Air compressors
- Safety goggles
- Precision files
- Holding clamps
- Meeker burners
- Safety glasses
- Glass knives
- Protective respirators
- Drill presses
- Engine lathes
- Vacuum pumps
- Glass lathes
- Spot welders
- Safety gloves
- Sandblasters
- Tweezers
- Glass tongs
- Electric kilns
- Vacuum ovens
- Glass saws
- Laptop computers
- Cutting wheels
- Shears
- Propane torches
- Digital micrometers
- Lapping wheels
- Polariscopes
- Microsoft Outlook
- Inventory control software
- Microsoft Excel
- Billing software