Beginner Glassblowing: Homemade Bench Rollers

How to make your own bench rollers for less than 20 dollars.

[@LadieslovecoolK413]

what are the rollers called? ball rollers?

[@jasmine2501]

Roller bearings, there's a few kinds, but they are mounted in a metal housing in this case. Don't get the plastic ones for obvious reasons.

[@jasonmckee2379]

That's pretty ingenious but since it's for lampwork is wood the best material to use?

[@jasmine2501]

These don't go in the flame. They don't get hot like metal ones. Wood is used a lot in this hobby.

[@andr3wb3nn3tt]

This is really awesome, thank you going to craft a couple of these for myself, thanks so much

[@katr5792]

Cool - thanks for sharing . I had bought the rollers at harbor freight & was in process of figuring what how I was going to provide . This is very helpful :)

[@jasmine2501]

Awesome! I'm glad you got something out of it. Hack the studio!

[@GardenShackGlass]

Very cool! I can’t imagine life without my rollers.

[@tokingtim_glass2349]

What are the big handle ?

[@jasmine2501]

They are just threaded knobs from Ace Hardware. I have found that I don't really adjust the height very often.

[@fairwitness7473]

What a brilliant idea! What is the roller part called? That the glass rod rests on while you're spinning?

[@jasmine2501]

Roller bearings, they are in the back in Harbor Freight, but Ace is the best bet for all these parts in one place.

[@fairwitness7473]

@@jasmine2501 thanks Jasmine! You are a divine sweetheart!

[@cmdru80]

What is that ball bearing roller thing called ? I looked at home depot and loowes but nothing like it.

[@jasmine2501]

I got it at Harbor Freight, I think they are called metal casters. They are very common, but home improvement stores aren't hardware stores.

[@NsXy]

What’s the largest diameter tube you can use on it

[@jasmine2501]

I don't use anything bigger than 30mm, but if you made the V more shallow, it would work on really big pipes. If the top of the ball sticks up, it would work for any size.