4:Thin & Hollow

Glass Blowing by Hand

Lampworking Glass Tube

Glass Blow and Blow Molding

Glass Press and Blow Molding

Plastic Blow Molding

Injection Blow Molding

Extrusion Blow Molding

Dip Molding

Rotational Molding

Slip Casting

Hydroforming Metal

Backward Impact Extrusion

Molding Paper Pulp

Contact Molding

Vacuum Infusion Process (VIP)

Autoclave Molding

Filament Winding

Centrifugal Casting

Electroforming

Hollow components with a thin wall section

The longest chapter in the book, this embraces all sorts of processes for forming hollow and, generally, thin-walled shapes. It discusses the many variations of blow molding, a process that has been used for several thousand years to produce priceless handblown glassware. The blow-molding principle ...

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