Ladles
Long-handled bowls for moving molten glass: casting into molds, emptying a furnace, or glazing a crucible.
What it is
A metal bowl on a long handle. Spiral Arts’ have 4”, 6”, or 8” bowls on a 1-1/8” pipe about 60” long, with a T-handle.[1] Masters of Glass sells ladle bowls of 180 and 220 mm to weld onto your own handle.[2]
How it’s used
Ladles move molten glass: Spiral Arts lists casting into sand molds, emptying a furnace, and glazing a new crucible.[1] Mobile Glassblowing Studios makes its 6” ladle for emptying its small furnaces at the end of a session.[3]
Sources
Ladles in the archive 7
| Photo | Tool | Maker | Sellers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4" Casting LadleA 4" ladle for hot casting or scooping out the furnace. | R.R.R. Equipment | 1 | |
| 6" Casting LadleA 6" ladle for hot casting or scooping out the furnace. | R.R.R. Equipment | 1 | |
| 8" Casting LadleA 8" ladle for hot casting or scooping out the furnace. | R.R.R. Equipment | 1 | |
| Casting LadleA T-handled ladle for casting into sand molds, emptying a furnace, or glazing a new crucible. | Spiral Arts | 1 | |
| Glass Casting LadlesLadles for casting glass, in three bowl sizes. | Correll Glass Studio | 1 | |
| LadleA ladle bowl for moving molten glass, made to order. You weld or fix your own handle. | Masters of Glass | 1 | |
| LadleA 6" ladle on a 50" T-handle for emptying a small furnace at the end of a session. | Mobile Glassblowing Studios | 1 |
