I've been here and watched it. Bad time to go is mid summer, no air conditioning. Can you imagine how hot all this gets, these guys don't get paid enough in the summer! They do have gorgeous glass!!
I grew up in Kokomo and did not know the glass plant was just down the street from the High School. Now 60 years later, I live in Florida, buy their glass and do stained glass art pieces.
Actually yes, it is talent. A, they are not "Random colors" They have actual designs and motifs they are making. B, they way he folds it, how much he folds it, in what direction, and where they place the colored glass are all very key to achieve the desired effect. C, even the way they have to juggle the glass in the ladles to keep it from sticking, and perfectly time their approaches, and placements are all things that take talent to perform while working towards a desired effect.
Each pot has a different color. The largest pot could be clear, then a couple different blues or greens, and perhaps a bit of red just to make the final sheet look incredible. Each sheet may be created in the same way, but each is completely unique. I have many large sheets of glass in my studio, and each is so beautiful I just love to admire them.
Yes. Each ladle has a different color of glass, and they're all mixed by the guy with the fork and by the roller. The color will show once the glass cools.
@@dragoncubes1074 You're right I'm just saying that this style of glassmaking gives it character (streaks, bubbles, distortions) and makes it period-appropriate (examples are stained glass, historical preservation buildings).
how come one guy uses a little ladle and one guy uses a big one? is the stuff in the smaller ladle a different type of glass? or can little ladle guy just not lift as much?
Probably just a stiffer color. Different coloring agents change the melt characteristics. At the same temperature, a cobalt blue may be as runny as honey, while an opaque white more like peanut butter or wall paste.
Robert Moser first of all a color can't be stiff, second it's a different texture because he's the last to run over to the pile and it hardens. That's why everyone is running.
@@BozoTheDrunkenClown No, Robert is right. Its subtle, but each color will be different to cut and grind. The last little pot of glass is a different color--the first large pot is probably clear, then a white or blue or green is added, and lastly a small pot of something which is mixed in to create truly amazing effects. You can see the darker and lighter streaks in the rolled glass; those are the colors starting to show as the glass cools.
@@mminlamesa1032 Yes. The narrator said it's water cooled so the glass doesn't fuse to it. So is the steel table on which the glass is mixed, and the guy dips the long fork in water between mixing.
The glass won't sick to the mixing fork as when they're not in use it's stored in a bucket of water, the table is cooled inside which forms a skin on the outer of the glass giving more time for mixing a small temp variation on the skin of the glass makes tonnes of difference to your working time in the long run. Fork left out on the side after prolonged use the glass would start to stick to it like toffee. Moving fast with mixing, keeping the fork cool in water plus cool outer layer of glass. Easy! Source: I am a glassblower/artist/maker and spent many years around the material.
Sure, you can have a sheet. Or part of one. Contact Bullseye in Oregon. Excellent selection of some of the most beautiful glass. I do lead light, and I have a lot of their glass in my studio.
It looks like there are 3 sizes of laddles and they switch laddles for each run, each taking turns carrying the heaving one. Probably to keep any 1 worker from getting worn out too quickly.
Why are there three sized ladles and always one substance in a different color? also why do they stretch the different colored one which is on top a bit?
@@christinavaughan8387 Yes. Each scoop had a different color of glass. First one was probably clear, then other colors and a bit of something that was cooler than the larger blobs, but it may not have been red glass. It changes color a lot when cooled.
They need to make many sheets that are similar, using the same colors, but each will be unique as controlling molten glass in this manner is very imprecise.
Several colors were added to, probably, the original lump of clear. It all looks red when that hot. The mixer stirs up the colors to create a unique, beautiful sheet of glass.
Sheets of colored glass, often with multiple colors that mix and swirl, that are then cut into smaller pieces and sold to glass artists such as myself, who then cut it into smaller shapes to make into windows, lampshades, etc.
Each scoop holds a different color. More glass needed for that sheet he's making, bigger scoop. First scoop was probably clear, then each of the others are different colors.
the fact that this video shows the process 3 times without showing the final product makes my head explode.
I've been here and watched it. Bad time to go is mid summer, no air conditioning. Can you imagine how hot all this gets, these guys don't get paid enough in the summer! They do have gorgeous glass!!
Amazing and very fascinating. Much respect to all the folks who do this labor intensive work
I don't think the furnace was far enough away from the table. It should be 4 hops, 6 skips and 5 jumps.
Seriously, and make it like American Gladiator with the Tableman trying to stop them from getting there.
Cori Roberts hahahahahahaahaha
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Molten Metals and Glass are just so mesmerising to watch.
I grew up in Kokomo and did not know the glass plant was just down the street from the High School. Now 60 years later, I live in Florida, buy their glass and do stained glass art pieces.
Astonished what a coordination ... my respects to these laborers.
Actually yes, it is talent.
A, they are not "Random colors" They have actual designs and motifs they are making.
B, they way he folds it, how much he folds it, in what direction, and where they place the colored glass are all very key to achieve the desired effect.
C, even the way they have to juggle the glass in the ladles to keep it from sticking, and perfectly time their approaches, and placements are all things that take talent to perform while working towards a desired effect.
Does KOG give classes on rolling sheet glass? i am very interested
running with molten glass seems like a bad idea
+Toke Holsting why ? you cant break it.
+Toke Holsting I think he had a pair of scissors in his pocket for good luck
+thymark What if it splashes back onto you? Or you trip and land face first in the ladle?
Best to live in the land of NOW. So much negativity in the land of IF!
...and that's how people accidentally discovered how to have complexion as smooth as glass.
1:33 what did the skinnier guy put on top of the molten glass? some sort of coloring?
Hartlock More molten glass. A smaller mass probably cools off quicker than the big scoops the other guys were putting down.
@@Renville80 Yes, just a different color. If they're doing all one color, then they would scoop the molten glass out of the same crucible.
That was awesome, i could watch that all day if there was more video.
SO cool to get to watch this. What is being added from the small pot?
oh, that makes sense. thank you!
Each pot has a different color. The largest pot could be clear, then a couple different blues or greens, and perhaps a bit of red just to make the final sheet look incredible. Each sheet may be created in the same way, but each is completely unique. I have many large sheets of glass in my studio, and each is so beautiful I just love to admire them.
Real glass sheet making video. Thanks for sharing.
It is colored glass?
Yes. Each ladle has a different color of glass, and they're all mixed by the guy with the fork and by the roller. The color will show once the glass cools.
How is glass made super smooth?
float glass is super smooth.. this is glass that is sold for its defects
@@RagedContinuum Research float glass. That's window glass. To get this colored glass smooth, I think it goes through another roller.
@@dragoncubes1074 You're right I'm just saying that this style of glassmaking gives it character (streaks, bubbles, distortions) and makes it period-appropriate (examples are stained glass, historical preservation buildings).
It's like death taffy.
Tastes like burning.
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how come one guy uses a little ladle and one guy uses a big one? is the stuff in the smaller ladle a different type of glass? or can little ladle guy just not lift as much?
What's with the last ladle full? Is it just cooler glass cause it looks different?
Probably just a stiffer color. Different coloring agents change the melt characteristics. At the same temperature, a cobalt blue may be as runny as honey, while an opaque white more like peanut butter or wall paste.
Robert Moser first of all a color can't be stiff, second it's a different texture because he's the last to run over to the pile and it hardens. That's why everyone is running.
@@BozoTheDrunkenClown No, Robert is right. Its subtle, but each color will be different to cut and grind. The last little pot of glass is a different color--the first large pot is probably clear, then a white or blue or green is added, and lastly a small pot of something which is mixed in to create truly amazing effects. You can see the darker and lighter streaks in the rolled glass; those are the colors starting to show as the glass cools.
What roller material can withstand such a high temperature for so long without forming an oxide that flakes off? Maybe it's graphite?
It's just cold rolled steel but it's either water or air colled.
it's probably stainless steel with a cooling system.. the rollers are probably replaced at intervals if they get warped or pitted
@@mminlamesa1032 Yes. The narrator said it's water cooled so the glass doesn't fuse to it. So is the steel table on which the glass is mixed, and the guy dips the long fork in water between mixing.
Arrrgh so annoying that they didn't show us what they are actually making!! :)
woow, that's nice
I completely agree! I did find the answer though. ua-cam.com/video/kMmv8ZpXsI8/v-deo.html
Can I have a sheet PLEASE!
Why doesn't it stick to his metal mixing fork?
Oh he kept it cool by dipping it into something.
Because it was cooled in that spot and sticked to the fork, but at the same time he do more agresive moves and the glass drops again and reheats again
The glass won't sick to the mixing fork as when they're not in use it's stored in a bucket of water, the table is cooled inside which forms a skin on the outer of the glass giving more time for mixing a small temp variation on the skin of the glass makes tonnes of difference to your working time in the long run. Fork left out on the side after prolonged use the glass would start to stick to it like toffee. Moving fast with mixing, keeping the fork cool in water plus cool outer layer of glass. Easy!
Source: I am a glassblower/artist/maker and spent many years around the material.
Sure, you can have a sheet. Or part of one. Contact Bullseye in Oregon. Excellent selection of some of the most beautiful glass. I do lead light, and I have a lot of their glass in my studio.
Wonder why the roller is so far away from the kilns?
What do they use for fire? Natural gas or any other things?
Natural gas, probably, piped in at the center of the circle of crucibles.
amazing! what is the liquid that was dumped by a small scooper, after adding chunk of liquid glass??
Coloring?
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I bet those guys have pretty strong arms.
It looks like there are 3 sizes of laddles and they switch laddles for each run, each taking turns carrying the heaving one. Probably to keep any 1 worker from getting worn out too quickly.
Is it just me or does this woman sound like every middle school art teacher ever?
Greetings from Poland to all hard working people from this movie.
Why are the rollers so far from the crucibles ?
Why are there three sized ladles and always one substance in a different color? also why do they stretch the different colored one which is on top a bit?
the commentator says each crucible holds a different colour...
it would be nice to see a finished product maybe.
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Who supplies this machinery/furnace etc
what was being added in the smaller portions?
Looks to be a scoop of colored glass. That's probably why he was mixing before he put it through the rollers.
@@christinavaughan8387 Yes. Each scoop had a different color of glass. First one was probably clear, then other colors and a bit of something that was cooler than the larger blobs, but it may not have been red glass. It changes color a lot when cooled.
Could you tell me the temperature of the highest how many degrees?
why not move the rolling machine closer to the ovens?
I may be wrong, but I think they are mixing two types together. I can't imagine how heavy this stuff is.
Also, one should recognize the immense radiant heat that comes off of molten glass. You can easily burn yourself without coming closer than 2 feet.
wold be nice to see result...was waiting for it but interupus
They do THE hole time the Same ?!
They need to make many sheets that are similar, using the same colors, but each will be unique as controlling molten glass in this manner is very imprecise.
The way they carry the molten glass and the distance they have to carry it seems really dangerous. I hope they're paid well!
i could look at them doing this all day...
i would love to invent gloves that would allow you to handle molten glass.
wait a little, it will be.
I want those cricubales , the rolling machines for glass urgent give your contact
I need exactly of this furnace please help me
I would be so tempted to eat it , it looks like sweets b4 there made
Does someone know what is the board that the glass stops on before it goes into the annealing?
The narrator reminded me of a 2nd grade teacher,with a hangover.
That molten glass is really doing it for me.
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what of it? Nah it's just very enthralling.
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I was... this shit is faptastic.
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Real men making actual stuff. Cool.
THAT.IS.SO.COOOOOOL
breathtaking
this looks awesome.
I found this to be very interesting
it is like molten sugar for candies - only a little bit hotter
And a lot less sweet..
@@dragoncubes1074 😆
Is that lady from SNL narrating this? Shweaty ballz lady... not Molly Shannon, the other one
I love how the biggest looking dude only dumped a tiny ladle of slag
this looks like the exact same foundry(?) that was on How its made o-O
+Yoachan You are correct, we were showcased on How It's Made for our opalescent glass production!
+kogvideo where are you located???
Kokomo, Indiana
exactly
What is the name of machine?
It's a mixing bed, a roller, and the series of crucibles are furnaces.
They probably make like 4 dollars an hour. 16 hour days.
They make more money an hour, but it depends on how much they make, what they make, and their quality.
They're all processionals. The mixer guy is very skilled, as he has to do this often.
Is there an easy way to make glass
This is the easy way to make glass for stained glass windows. Look up "float glass"--that's how large panes of clear window glass is made.
this is no job for a lad
there goes my dream of being a glass
ladle carrier
Thanks for this video, it's very interesting!
They run with the hot glass!!
I'm pretty sure the reason for the small amount of glass is because it's color, and you don't need a lot of it.
Several colors were added to, probably, the original lump of clear. It all looks red when that hot. The mixer stirs up the colors to create a unique, beautiful sheet of glass.
What is the darker glob that they mix into the glass ?
Just a different color of glass. It's darker because it's a smaller blob, but it could be any color.
What's the final output product?
Sheets of colored glass, often with multiple colors that mix and swirl, that are then cut into smaller pieces and sold to glass artists such as myself, who then cut it into smaller shapes to make into windows, lampshades, etc.
Back when I did this, no one would believe me when I told them about it.
safety and comfort of the guy rolling the glass
It's vary satisfying
+abobjenkins yeeesss
I don't even know good
This video game Me euphoria,I can't get enough of the narrators voice, the voice of an Angel.
Thanks Reddit for bringing me here.
really good video
Why some scoops bigger then others
Each scoop holds a different color. More glass needed for that sheet he's making, bigger scoop. First scoop was probably clear, then each of the others are different colors.
lol its probably lame just a sheet of glass but you should show the finished product.
that looks to epic
I was watching a queen video 2 hours ago...how did I end up here?
Kokomo?
Could be.
you could manufacture glasses
What does the finished product look like?!!!! You really should include that. 😔
K R Stained glass sheets.
Amazing..
Melted silica put where after mixing table
It's rolled out into a sheet, which is put into a kiln (oven), and slowly cooled so it doesn't crack. Then it's cooled, and sold.
shame we dint see the glass cooled
Making windows!
Wow is amazing
can i eat it?
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drop scoop melty glass on the metal sheet is looking alike a PANCAKE
I guess its easier to mix colours on the table, than filling an entire crucible with each individual colour
how does any of these peeps not get super burned or something?!
They do. Splatters are horrible, but they are careful.
@@dragoncubes1074 Finally, my question has been answered after all these years!
Awesome!
The guy running with the material. Dangerous job.
Between parts 1 and 3.
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My god, the ideal job for paul bernardo
Welcome to the glass pizzeria
we make shiny pizza
Seems like production and employee morale would increase if they didn't have to make a 100 meter dash from the kiln to the mixing table.
Ignorance = not knowing the difference between 'your' and 'you're'.
Have a nice day.
How Chuck Norris would it have been if he stopped to pick up that dab he dropped and put it back in his ladle!?! Better yet, his pocket!!
haha!
3 Men running around, with huge ladles full of molten glass... Sounds safe. lol.
They are all pros.
the glowing dough...