MAY, 1949
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NEATNESS AND EFFICIENCY AT THE GLASS-BLOWING TABLE 1. W. BOYLE and C. H. SECOY O a k Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
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glass-blowing bench, a necessary adjunct of most research laboratories, often represents the ultimate in disorder and untidiness. An array of shapers, carbons, tongs, and other paraphernalia scattered over the table top with fragments of glass not only presents an unpleasant picture but is not cond~~cive to good workmanship. Furthermore, in the more common procedures in glass vorking, an assortment of solid corks and corks fitted with a glass tube for blorving are rcquired. More often than not a cork of the required size is not at hand and the work must be interrupted. The authors have found that a plywood board such as is shown in the accompanying photograph alleviates these di5culties to a great extent. A piece of a/s-in. plywood, 20 X 38 inches, is mounted on the wall behind the glass-blowing table. The board is fitted with hooks to accommodate shapers, carbons, files, tongs, swivels, calipers, tinted spectacles, gas lighter, iron gauze, torch tips, and cork gage. It also contains two Board For Glass Blowing Tool. holes for each cork size from one to 26 and a four-compartment tray for smaller corks. In this manner all tools are instantly available, and delays in preparing will wish to modify the board according to their own corks and in changing torch tips are eliminated. The personal fancy. Also, the shape and size of the h a r d layout details will not be given since most individuals may be limited hy the arailnhle \\.all space.
