Glass products are always relevant and beautiful, and most importantly, they are durable, of course, provided that you do not abandon them. They can be made in different ways - by pressing, rolling, coloring. But the most popular way to make glass figures is by blowing.
It is necessary
- glass;
- blowing device;
- paints;
- tweezers;
- scissors
Instructions
Step 1
Usually glass is made from the following raw ingredients: sand, limestone, soda ash, potassium and others. The only thing to keep in mind is the fact that all of these materials only turn into glass when heated to 1100 degrees Celsius. And then the resulting liquid glass can be turned into any shapes. The principle of operation is the same as when children blow soap bubbles. Only instead of a plastic stick, you will need a long iron tube with a wooden tip at the end (so as not to burn your lips in the process). You need to scoop up some material with one end and inflate the glass ball.
Step 2
To manually blow a shape, you need to attach a prepared shape to the end of the tube. In which it is necessary to blow glass. You need to do this quickly enough, otherwise the glass will harden and nothing will work. Therefore, many craftsmen, with the so-called manual blowing, use units that constantly maintain the glass in a liquid state, that is, heat it. In general, it is this method of blowing glass that is used when it is necessary to obtain a thin material, and not thick one. Because only a person can properly adjust the force of exhalation so that the product is thin and perfectly transparent.
Step 3
To make a figurine from different parts connected to each other, you need to blow all of them in turn. And then, when the glass has already slightly hardened, solder them together with a heated torch.
Step 4
If you want to apply a pattern to the glass you blow, then you need to take care of additional tools. These can be scissors (regular and diamond-shaped), tweezers, forceps and much more. With the help of scissors, you can apply edges to the glass, cut out a certain pattern. Using tweezers, you can twist the product so that it becomes original and unusual. The main thing is to have time to do all this, while the glass is still straightened and amenable to alterations. Now all that remains is to paint it, and the original souvenirs are ready.
