Mouth Blown VS Lathe Blown Glass: Which One to Choose?

Since ancient times, glass blowing has been known as the art of creating decorative glass by manipulating molten glass. It was first developed in the Middle East around 300 BC. Since then, glass-blown products have become an important part of everyday life, and with them have come numerous innovations and art forms.

There are two types of glassblowing: one is very commonly used around the world to make decorative and utilitarian objects called spouts, and the other is less commonly used in the glass art world, but mainly for laboratory or scientific glass production. Recently, however, the process has gained momentum in the design world as ready-made glass hollow tubes can be easily produced by glass lathe machines, known as quartz scientific glass blowing techniques.

What is the mouth-blowing method?

It is the most basic and oldest method in glass design. It is also considered to be the original method that helped in the use of glass.

In this technique, the artist places a heated and melted glass at the end of a blowpipe. This end of the blowpipe is known to many professionals as the "gather". The blowpipe is then carefully rotated and inflated. This is done while maintaining the proper temperature of the aggregate and introducing air into the glass. This allows the glass to acquire the desired shape.

Now the glass needs to be removed. Use an iron bar to release the container from the blowpipe. Once the process is complete, the container is heated again and the shape and form are further clarified.

Handblown glass is also one of the most creative processes in glassware. This craft can be used for everything from beautiful tableware to all kinds of glass artwork. This process requires professional technicians with many years of experience to use molten glass to complete the entire production process through glass molds or blow pipes.

What is the lathe blowing glass method?

It is a complex technique that allows for the manufacture of some of the most reliable, durable and accurate scientific apparatus. Lathe glassware can be found in almost every laboratory. The most important job of the lathe is to grip and rotate the glass tube or rod during the glass making process.

To make ultra-efficient lathe-blown glass, glass blowers start with molten glass balls in the furnace and mould them into containers and artworks. For the manufacture of scientific instruments, glass blowing machines start with existing specialist glass equipment and modify it to the desired shape.

Differences Between Mouth Blown And Lathe Blown Glass

Material Used

Compared to the normal globe of glass used in mouth blowing, lathe blowing uses a special kind of glass known as borosilicate glass.

Technique

In the case of mouth-blown glass, the artist shapes the glass by blowing into a tube while rotating the glass to shape it. Depending on the artist's creation, he may need to collect more molten glass to add to his creation. Once formed and shaped, the artist trims the glass and removes it from the blown tube.

Now unlike mouth-blowing, lathe-blowing uses a machine to create it and moulds the glass using a hand-held or machine-guided flame.

Applications

Decorative mouth-blown glass products for the bedroom or living room come from a technique that requires one to remove a piece of molten glass and use a glass mould or blowpipe.

Lathe-blowing, on the other hand, is a newer and more precise method used to make strong laboratory and scientific glass products.

Today, modern mass production methods are more of a combination of molded or blown glass. In our factory, there are more than 100 professional technicians who are distributed in various glass production processes. They are skilled and proficient in glass technology, mouth-blown and lathe-blown glass, machine-pressed glass, electroplating glass and so on.

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