Specification of Borosilicate Pyrex Glass Electrical Insulator
Isolator Pyrex glass is a type of borosilicate glass insulator that is usually used in the installation of electric poles, towers amateur radio, navigation radio tower, tower television station, radio station towers AM - FM, tower triangle, Etc. Pyrex name is a trademark of Corning Incorporated introduced by 1915, pyrex glass content consisting of boron, sodium, aluminum, oxygen, silicon and potassium. The mixture is formed glass having insulating properties, hard at room temperature, but pliable when given the heat at high temperature. 'Origins word "Pyrex" was adopted from the name of the products sold by the company Corning Incorporated, namely Pie Plate (cake plate). As the consistency of its products are always given the name suffix "ex", then the product is made of glass plate which was named Pie + r + ex = pyrex.
The tools necessary to make souvenirs made of pyrex include pyrex glass rods, welding burner with an oxygen tank, and sunglasses. Burned to the manufacturing techniques of welding at temperatures above 700 ° C and then with the help of a piece of metal, glass materials that have been bending the desired shape, such as horse statue stands, the human form, pagodas, and so the quality of products like crystal glass.
Number of pyrex glass craftsmen in Indonesia is still a little bit there. One of these efforts are already menajalani Andi Rifansyah which has a workshop called Netha Art & Craft Pyrex. The craft are pretty much booked by businessmen and state officials as souvenirs and decorate the employment office. The price of a range of glass crafts 20ribu to over two million rupiah depending on the size and level of complexity.
