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Glass Formers, Cutters, Grinders and Finishers  

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  • Workers in this unit group blow, mould, press and roll shapes from molten glass and cut, grind and polish glass. Their functions include: shaping molten glass by means of a blowpipe, press-moulding or blow-machine moulding, hand moulding, heating and bending; operating machines to draw flat glass, draw glass tubes and rods and roll plate glass; operating a machine to level and polish plate glass; operating float-glass bath; heating, moulding and pressing optical glass to make lens blanks; grinding and bevelling edges of glass; cutting sheet glass with hand tool and sawing prisms and other shapes to form optical glass blocks; performing related tasks.

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