Glassblowing for Laboratory Technicians
Including Vacuum Line Accessories and Their Applications
- 2nd Edition - January 1, 1978
- Imprint: Pergamon
- Author: R. Barbour
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 2 2 1 5 6 - 4
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 3 9 1 7 - 3
Glassblowing for Laboratory Technicians, Second Edition introduces the laboratory technician to the technique of glassblowing. Vacuum line accessories and their applications are… Read more
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Request a sales quoteGlassblowing for Laboratory Technicians, Second Edition introduces the laboratory technician to the technique of glassblowing. Vacuum line accessories and their applications are described, along with the vacuum technique and interchangeable ground-glass joints. Laboratory glassworking hazards as well as intermediate and advanced glassblowing are also considered. This book is comprised of 12 chapters and opens with an overview of glass and its composition, followed by a discussion on glass tubes and rods and how they are stored. The next chapter focuses on some obvious hazards that will be encountered in glassworking, including sharp glass edges, hot glass and tools, gas and mercury, and the glassworking flame. The reader is then introduced to the laboratory workshop for glassblowing; the process of glass annealing; glass-to-metal seals; and elementary, intermediate, and advanced glassblowing. The vacuum technique is also described, along with types of pumps, vacuum gauges, and the operation of a vacuum system. The final chapter explains how a glassblowing class should be conducted. This monograph will be a useful resource for laboratory technicians and those who may be concerned with either the training of glassblowers or with glassblowing.
Foreword
Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the First Edition
Chapter 1. Glass
The Composition of Glass
References
Chapter 2. Glass Tube and Rod
Storing Tube and Rod
Dimension Tolerances in Tubes and Rods
Precision Bore Tubing
Colored Glasses
Ordering Stock
Measuring Glass Tubing
References
Chapter 3. Laboratory Glass Working Hazards
Hazards Due to Glass
Burn Hazards
Eye Hazards
Emphysema
Mercury
Hazards Due to Repairable Glassware
Hazards Due to Gas
Cleaning Glass Tubing
Blowing
References
Chapter 4. The Workshop
Location
Lighting
Floor
Ceiling Height
Ventilation
Acoustics
The Bench
The Seat
Other Furniture
Sink Bench
Tools
Fuel Gases
References
Chapter 5. Annealing
Stress
Strain
Young's Modulus
The Thermal Strength of Glasses
Strainviewer
Chapter 6. Elementary Glass Working
Cutting Glass Sheet
Hints
Drilling Glass Sheet
Basic Operations in Soda Glass
Pulling Points
Test-Tube Ends
Blowing
Flat Ends
Blown out or Flame Cut Ends
Bends
Sharp Bends
Joining Rods
Joining Capillary Tube
Joining Tubes
Spotting
T-Joins
Y-Pieces
Joining Tubes of Different Diameter
Side Tubes and Water Tubes
Bulb Blowing
Riffled Side Tubes or Water Tubes
Ring Seals, Multiple Seals or Internal Seals
A Saliva Trap
A Constant Level Device
A Simple All-Glass Condenser
References
Chapter 7. Glass-to-Metal Seals
Sealing Platinum Wire in Soda Glass
Sealing Platinum Wire in Borosilicate Glass
Sealing Tungsten Wire to Borosilicate Glass
Joining Glasses of Different Types
References
Chapter 8. Intermediate Glass Blowing
Repairs
Burettes
Stirrers
Calcium Chloride Tube
Thistle Funnel
Hero's Fountain
Hero's Engine
Spinning a Foot
Condenser Adaptors
Making Spiral Coils
Handlamp Work
Handlamp Joins
Liebig Condenser
Efficiency
References
Chapter 9. Advanced Glass Blowing
Glassworking Lathes
Basic Operations
Cartesian Manostat
A Mercury Diffusion Pump
References
Chapter 10. Vacuum Technique
Types of Pumps
Vacuum Gauges
The Operation of a Vacuum System
References
Chapter 11. Interchangeable Ground-Glass Joints, Stopcocks
Joint Design
Making Joints
Grinding
Ball and Socket Joints
Flat Flange Joints
Stopcocks
References
Chapter 12. The Organization of Glass Blowing Classes
Elementary Classes
Handlamp Work
Classwork
Marking Examinations
Intermediate Glassblowing Classes
Advanced Glassblowing Classes
Bibliography
Appendix
Index
- Edition: 2
- Published: January 1, 1978
- Imprint: Pergamon
- No. of pages: 282
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780080221564
- eBook ISBN: 9781483139173