| Job Title |
Bead Maker |
| Job Description |
Makes Glass Beads And Decorative Jewelry Findings, Such As
Petals And Leaves: Melts End Of Solid Glass Rod, Using Gas
Burner. Picks Up Small Globule Of Molten Glass On End Of Metal
Wire And Twirls Wire Until Sphere Is Formed To Make Solid Bead,
Or Rolls Globule Of Glass In Groove Of Block Of Hard Wood To
Form Bead Of Correct Diameter And Contour. To Make Solid
Decorative Findings, Flattens Globule Into Disk With Spatula,
And Shapes Disk By Twisting And Elongating It With Pliers, Or
Shapes Disk In Specially Setup Embossing Dies In Handpress. To
Make Hollow Glass Articles, Picks Up Globule Of Molten Glass
With Blowpipe And Inflates It To Size Of Sample Article By
Blowing Into Pipe Or Inflates Globule To Half-size Of Finished
Article And Places It In Metal Mold, Inflating It Fully So That
Glass Will Assume Shape Of Mold Cavity. Cools And Solidifies
Glass Article By Holding It Over Jet Of Compressed Air, Or Dips
Article Into Water To Cool And Solidify Glass. May Shape Heated
Rods Into Novelty Items, Such As Fish, Boats, And Pins, And Be
Designated Glass-novelty Maker (glass Prod.).
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