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       CODE: 772.381-010 Buy the DOT:Download/CD-ROM
TITLE(s): GLASS BENDER (fabrication, nec) alternate titles: glass blower; glass-tube bender
Heats and bends glass tubes to form scroll of electric neon signs according to pattern: Tacks
asbestos pattern onto workbench. Cuts length of tubing required to form letters, using file. Holds
tube over gas burner at point to be bent, rotating tube to heat it uniformly. Places rubber hose
over end of tubing. Blows into hose to prevent glass from collapsing and bends tube by hand.
Superimposes bent tubing on asbestos pattern to ensure accuracy. When letter or scroll has been
formed, places electrode in each end of tube and heats with gas burner to fuse in place. Paints or
tapes portions of tubing to separate letters. Repairs broken scroll by replacing with new sections
of tubing. May charge tubing with gas [NEON-TUBE PUMPER (fabrication, nec)].
GOE: 01.06.02 STRENGTH: L GED: R4 M3 L3 SVP: 8 DLU: 77
ONET CROSSWALK: 89905D Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers
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