Glass spiral ball,how is it made ?

**glassmax** · 10-23-2015, 01:18 AM

Hi all,

I´ve seen this balls and wonder,how they are made.
As far as I know you wrap some soft glass thread around a boro ball and this makes it crack into the spiral.
Anyone knows anything ?

Here´s a pic :

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**Jimi The Don** · 10-23-2015, 04:43 AM

hmmm. i'm fairly confident that i could pull that off with a wet saw. that's my guess.

**PyroChixRock** · 10-23-2015, 08:39 AM

Using soft glass to design cracks sounds fun haha.

This is cool, and weird. I would also guess wet saw but I like the concept of soft glass thread better. It sounds way more fun.

**istandalone24/7** · 10-23-2015, 08:43 AM

to do a "spin trail" with a soft glass gather would be easy as pie....i may need to try this!!

**istandalone24/7** · 10-23-2015, 08:44 AM

flame polish the sharp edges after of course.

**dustyg** · 10-23-2015, 08:47 AM

Call it the "wrap and break"?

**istandalone24/7** · 10-23-2015, 08:53 AM

lmao....that's pretty good!

**James Sowell** · 10-23-2015, 09:17 AM

i would saw around it to make a spiral cut then heat it evenly to let it drop slightly and polish the edges at same time

**glass charlie** · 10-23-2015, 10:04 AM

We've got a few in our studio (broke the big one two days ago whoops) almost 100% you just blow a massive bubble, super thin, then flame cut it with a high oxy flame. I'll ask the lads when I get to the shop today.

**shawnette** · 10-23-2015, 11:11 AM

Oooooh!! Challenge?

**BORO** · 10-23-2015, 11:14 AM

I know, for sure, 100% I promise promise promise,

Its made by using a small hot sharp flame, and you flame cut the hole/spiral

**istandalone24/7** · 10-23-2015, 11:15 AM

pinky swear?

**PyroChixRock** · 10-23-2015, 11:34 AM

Can you show us?

**mistahead** · 10-23-2015, 11:36 AM

it not a saw, ive seen a couple pe0ple make these, blow bubble paper thin and use an oxy flame to cut around!

**hashmasta-kut** · 10-23-2015, 01:39 PM

ditto what he said, seen it done at the great canadian glass gathering, i think gibsonglassworks.

**Deez** · 10-23-2015, 02:13 PM

yup thin bubble flame cut enjoy

**glass charlie** · 10-23-2015, 03:12 PM

Originally Posted by hashmasta-kut

ditto what he said, seen it done at the great canadian glass gathering, i think gibsonglassworks.

That's where I work

**FifDeez** · 11-05-2015, 12:17 PM

Well using oxy to blast into a thin bubble is the dumbass approach . make a proper thickness bubble and wip out the old wet saw and 5 min later BAM spiral Xmas ornament. Spend 2 min polishing sharp edges in flame and ull have a perfect finished product and not one with wavy edges like pic posted. A for effort F for fubaring a rookie project.