How do they match: Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers

  • Press Operator
  • Presser
  • Artificial Glass Eye Maker

  • 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.
  • Design and create glass objects, using blowpipes and artisans' hand tools and equipment.
  • Place glass into dies or molds of presses and control presses to form products, such as glassware components or optical blanks.
  • 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.
  • Spray or swab molds with oil solutions to prevent adhesion of glass.
  • Strike necks of finished articles to separate articles from blowpipes.

  • Cut industrial materials in preparation for fabrication or processing.
  • Heat material or workpieces to prepare for or complete production.
  • Melt metal, plastic, or other materials to prepare for production.