Small glass beads. Why are glass beads needed? Making decorative balls
Children's treasures. Colored glass balls with a diameter of about two centimeters. Blue, green and brown balls were considered the most valuable. When falling, the balls did not break, pieces only broke off from them.
One of the main advantages of the balls was the mystery of their origin.
Balls were either found or accepted as a gift. There were several versions of the "official" purpose and origin of the balls:
1. The balls were in aerosol cans, from where they were removed by craftsmen;
2. Balls were a way to transport glass in containers, in particular for rail transport.
Glass marbles served as children's currency in exchange relations. They were also worn as talismans and, of course, used for games.
There were no special rules of the game, as in the West. You just had to successfully click your fingers on your ball so that it knocked the opponent's ball off the “field”.
Glass balls were also used by adults: at chemical institutes (to displace air from test tubes), for interior decoration (the balls were “soldered” into the walls), to decorate aquariums.
We had an airfield nearby and they said, and there was such a legend of their origin: when the plane takes off, the friction of the chassis on the asphalt and the enormous temperature melt the asphalt and all kinds of dust and dirt on it, and then turn glassy.
And my older brother brought these balls from the glass factory - he and his friends climbed over the fence and filled their pockets full of them. They said that there are a dime a dozen of these balls, lying around everywhere. I had a lot of greens, one red and my favorite - blue.
I remember the whole yard went out to the railroad to search for these balls. They were quite rare and with great joy.
And for us, such balls were "freely convertible currency" ... and there were exchange rates ... Colorless - the cheapest, dark green - 1 piece \u003d 10 colorless, blue and milky white - at least 20 transparent pieces. We rolled these balls into the holes. Who is the most accurate - he takes all the wealth
we had the following theory of the appearance of these balls - at the film studio during the filming they used especially sparkling treasures to depict treasures, and then, of course, they ended up in our yard somehow ...
And the police came to our school and asked us to hand over glass balls, supposedly they were poisonous. Just like that, I think no one would have driven the police to talk in every class. Of course, no one passed .... But maybe radioactive waste was transported like that? We found them on railway, colors of all shades of blue and green.
The main and originally intended purpose of these glass beads is TUMBLING. Rather, the balls themselves are tumbling bodies.
Tumbling bodies are used in the processing of measuring, medical and fitter's tools; parts of cars, motorcycles, bicycles, watches; cutlery; turbine blades; propellers; gears; hardware; hardware; ferrites; porcelain insulators; sanitary fittings; chains; cutlery; buttons; details of prostheses; furniture, footwear, etc. metal fittings and much more.
Tumbling bodies are used as a filler in the processing of parts to remove burrs, rust, scale, dull edges, reduce roughness, surface hardening:
in rotating drums various types(rotary, cantilever, sealed, perforated, planetary, etc.);
in vibratory containers, where instead of rotation, vibration action in 2 or 3 directions is used, which ensures that fragile and small parts are processed without damage.
Glass beads are molded spherical products made by boiling quartz sand, fluorspar, limestone, alumina, boric acid, etc. in a glass furnace at high temperature.
Glass beads are made with a diameter of 22 ± 1 mm. They include boron oxide (B2O3), the mass percentage of which is at least 7%.
According to physical and chemical properties, glass balls are not toxic, explosive, combustible. These neutral characteristics allow glass beads to be used quite widely.
Glass balls are a semi-finished product, the starting material for the production of glass fibers for various purposes, the production of woven and non-woven fibers. Also, glass beads are used for the dispersion of solid and liquid bodies (especially often in bead mills).
As packaging for glass beads, Big-Bag soft containers are used, designed for transportation and storage of bulk cargo.
Children's treasures. Colored glass balls with a diameter of about two centimeters. Blue, green and brown balls were considered the most valuable. When falling, the balls did not break, pieces only broke off from them.
One of the main advantages of the balls was the mystery of their origin.
Balls were either found or accepted as a gift. There were several versions of the "official" purpose and origin of the balls:
1. The balls were in aerosol cans, from where they were removed by craftsmen;
2. Balls were a way to transport glass in containers, in particular for rail transport.
Glass marbles served as children's currency in exchange relations. They were also worn as talismans and, of course, used for games. There were no special rules of the game, as in the West. You just had to successfully click your fingers on your ball so that it knocked the opponent's ball off the “field”.
Glass balls were also used by adults: at chemical institutes (to displace air from test tubes), for interior decoration (the balls were “soldered” into the walls), to decorate aquariums.
The main and originally intended purpose of these glass beads is TUMBLING. Rather, the balls themselves are tumbling bodies.
Tumbling bodies are used in the processing of measuring, medical and fitter's tools; parts of cars, motorcycles, bicycles, watches; cutlery; turbine blades; propellers; gears; hardware; hardware; ferrites; porcelain insulators; sanitary fittings; chains; cutlery; buttons; details of prostheses; furniture, footwear, etc. metal fittings and much more.
Tumbling bodies are used as a filler in the processing of parts to remove burrs, rust, scale, dull edges, reduce roughness, surface hardening:
in rotating drums of various types (rotary, cantilever, sealed, perforated, planetary, etc.); in vibratory containers, where instead of rotation, vibration action in 2 or 3 directions is used, which ensures that fragile and small parts are processed without damage.
Glass beads are molded spherical products made by boiling quartz sand, fluorspar, limestone, alumina, boric acid, etc. in a glass furnace at high temperature. Glass beads are made with a diameter of 22 ± 1 mm. They include boron oxide (B2O3), the mass percentage of which is at least 7%. According to physical and chemical properties, glass balls are not toxic, explosive, combustible.
These neutral characteristics allow glass beads to be used quite widely. Glass balls are a semi-finished product, the starting material for the production of glass fibers for various purposes, the production of woven and non-woven fibers. Also, glass beads are used for the dispersion of solid and liquid bodies (especially often in bead mills). As packaging for glass beads, Big-Bag soft containers are used, designed for transportation and storage of bulk cargo.
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Here's what I found ... Finally, they revealed the secret of the origin of magic glass balls from my (apparently not only my:) childhood. I never believed in their alien origin, although I remember that sometimes they were called with a hint - "moon balls". I found them in a completely incomprehensible way in the country in the grass, by the road. This puzzled me a little and the balls in my eyes turned into a real treasure. I came across only white ones, always with a crack, but strong. It was great to twist them in my hands, try to see what was inside or look through them at the sun, or show them to each other (I was not the only one who was so lucky), and just store them in a box :)). Everything seemed to have some miraculous properties, but these properties simply for some reason have not yet manifested themselves. Somewhere in my house there is one (the rest, I think, were stolen by envious people, I once saved up as many as 3 pieces).
In general, here is an article (already old) about them. Taken from here.
Remember colored glass balls with a diameter of about two centimeters?
Blue, green and brown balls were considered the most valuable. When falling, the balls did not break, pieces only broke off from them.
One of the main advantages of the balls was the mystery of their origin. Balls were either found or accepted as a gift. There were several versions of the "official" purpose and origin of the balls:
1. The balls were in aerosol cans, from where they were removed by craftsmen;
2. Balls were a way to transport glass in containers, in particular for rail transport.
Glass marbles served as children's currency in exchange relations. They were also worn as talismans and, of course, used for games.
Glass balls were also used by adults: in the research institute of chemical orientation (to displace air from test tubes), for interior decoration (the balls were “soldered” into the walls), to decorate aquariums.
The purpose of the balls remained a mystery to me until 1999.
Everything was put in place by field practice with a visit to the Novopolotsk fiberglass plant.
Glass beads are molded spherical products made by boiling quartz sand, fluorspar, limestone, alumina, boric acid, etc. in a glass furnace at high temperature.
Glass beads are made with a diameter of 22 ± 1 mm. They include boron oxide (B2O3), the mass percentage of which is at least 7%.
According to physical and chemical properties, glass balls are not toxic, explosive, combustible. These neutral characteristics allow glass beads to be used quite widely.
Glass balls are a semi-finished product, the starting material for the production of glass fibers for various purposes, the production of woven and non-woven fibers. Also, glass beads are used for the dispersion of solid and liquid bodies (especially often in bead mills).
As packaging for glass beads, Big-Bag soft containers are used, designed for transportation and storage of bulk cargo.
That's it, childhood is over.
Our people have a military secret - this is from "Malchish-Kibalchish". And there is a peaceful secret - this is the Great Mystery of Glass Balls. Yes, yes, those same heavy, transparent, about two-centimeter ones, which we cherished in childhood no less than scarce toys.
Nowadays, similar balls - already of different sizes and literally all colors and shades - are used for design. He poured it into a vase - he decorated the shelf. And now you can buy them at every step - as much as you want, at least a ton. Well, it’s completely uninteresting, no intrigue! Whether business ours, trushnye. With them, it was not so easy at all! ..
What is a glass ball - no need to explain to any Soviet child. This is the most valuable movable property. Like diamonds, only much cooler. Because sheer pleasure for all senses!
The touch of the ball pleases with the fact that it has a wonderfully pleasant - as adults would say - texture. It combines magical transparency and powerful heaviness. And the smooth surface resembles a lollipop. But how massive and strong they are, these lollipops! The experiments of young researchers to determine the level of the fortress of the ball showed: if you drop it from a height, it will not seem enough ... The surface on which you drop it. And the ball itself at the same time - at least henna. Though it is made of glass, and not some glass for you! Well, the maximum will break away from him a little.
Vision is also not left out. You look into such a thing, into the mysterious bubbles and cracks inside - and some lunar craters, Martian geysers and, in general, whole fantastic worlds are drawn before your eyes ... But the balls are not only completely transparent, but also a little colored. Most often greenish, but there are also blue and other shades. The rarer, the more valuable, of course. Looking at the white light through them is especially cool!
Children's hearing "folk diamonds" also delight. Because when they collide, they bang with a cool sound: boom. And they ride on the parquet with this: trrrrr. Do you remember the sacred question that made many residents of panel houses rack their brains: what are these strange sounds from the neighbors from above, as if something heavy is being rolled across the floor? Maybe it was they, darlings!
Why a glass ball is needed is also not a secret, well, except for slow-witted adults.
Firstly, to keep them at home, to examine, feel, smell and roll - this is pure disinterested joy, see above.
Secondly, they can be played in every possible way. For example, for accuracy, roll into a hole. Or, again, knock against each other on the floor or on the windowsill. You can change to other interesting things. And to feel like a real millionaire when you win or change so much that your pockets hang down irrevocably, and you have to pull off your T-shirt to transport your wealth. This is called "weighty, rude, visible"!
And finally, they attract, like everything incomprehensible. More on that below.
The question "where do the marbles come from" is an even more interesting and intriguing topic. This is where opinions begin to diverge.
"I pulled them out of aerosol cans!" - say one. “Well, what size and weight should the balloon be, if there is such a ball ...” - skeptical interlocutors think.
"Very simple: they are collected on the railroad tracks!" - Others say. - On the rails and around them - that's where this stuff is scattered.
"And we found these at construction sites!" - say the third.
"And we are in the forest! .." - the fourth ones themselves are perplexed ...
Near the airfield, near the film studio, around various enterprises - yes, it's easier to say in which places they were NOT found!
Of course, a logical question arises: in what way and for what purposes did glass marbles come into being at all? It is unlikely that adults produced them and scattered them solely to please us children ...
Proponents of the concept of aerosol cans believed that "they were put in there so that the contents would not thicken."
Proponents of the "railway" theory believed that any glass that had to be transported from point A to point B was given a spherical shape, because it was more convenient to transport it: there were no sharp corners that could damage and cut everything around.
The children's mind has generated more than one interesting version. For example: that the balls are part of the train's braking system, and they are thrown out when the train slows down. The fantasy of a child may not come up with such a thing, yeah. And they are also sent by aliens to Earth as presents.
Those former ball-lovers and ball-collectors, who in adulthood retained an inquisitive mind, decided to approach the issue seriously, according to science. And this is what the studies conducted at the enterprises for the production of fiberglass showed ...
"Glass balls are molded spherical products made by boiling quartz sand, fluorspar, limestone, alumina, boric acid, etc. in a glass melting furnace at high temperature ... Glass balls are a semi-finished product, the starting material for the production of glass fibers for various purposes, the production of woven and nonwoven fibers.
So they were rolled back and forth by rail for a reason, but as a valuable raw material! They were taken to production, to produce fibers. So, just imagine. As some disappointed with this explanation write, "well, childhood is over."
But no, it didn't end at all! Because raw materials are raw materials, fiberglass is fiberglass, transportation is transportation - and that's why these spherical semi-finished products were found by the children's population in the most diverse and most unexpected places of our vast Motherland - from construction site to the forest edge? Here scientific interpretations recede, embarrassed and disgraced - and we again joyfully enter the world of mystery. Maybe these things really have an extraterrestrial origin, huh? We won't be surprised!
Original glass marbles are popular all over the world. The online store "Patiboom" has a large selection of decorative beads and glass balls, which you can buy for entertaining games, creativity and crafts.
- used to decorate interior items: mirrors, upholstered furniture, paintings, flower bowls, aquariums;
- to create a unique design and creative compositions: mosaic panels, film stained-glass windows, floral ensembles;
- for child development at an early age - balls have a positive effect on fine motor skills of the hands;
- girls love glass balls - for them it's jewelry or treasures!
Making decorative balls
Glass balls are made in special factories from silicate material, which, under the influence of high temperature, turns into a hot glass mass. Then dyes are added, the glass acquires fantastic stains, haze or shine. The blanks are given the shape of a ball.
On the website of the online store "Patiboom" you can pick up original marbles made of glass, unusual decorations and various elements decor. You can buy products at an attractive price, we will send the goods to any region of Russia. Free delivery across Moscow is possible.
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