Making of a
Tube ©
1997
This page deals a little with glass
blowing in general and presents a brief description of how one of the
many types of Rife plasma tubes that we make is fabricated. In this
case we will show the process of how a bubble tube is formed. Our
tubes are used in a wide variety of Rife machines like the Rife Bare
device and the EMEM 2 and 3 systems. Our most popular tube, the
Phanotron (Phanatron) is fabricated in much the same way.
Scientific glass blowing is a
combination of technical knowledge and artistic talent and skills. It
seems that most glass blowers of this caliber are European trained,
with teaching and apprenticeship going on for several years. The
equipment required to do this work is extensive and expensive. A
typical glass blowing lathe, for example, can cost upwards of
$40,000. The range of oxy-gas torches used in the formation of glass
objects can be upwards of a dozen different types, as well as other
"tools" of the trade including high temperature ovens, sand blasting
equipment, vacuum pumps and so on. You will see some of these items
in the pictures following.
We first see here a length of 32
mm Pyrex glass tubing which is the basis of our bubble tube, mounted
in a glass blowers lathe.
As the center of the tube is heated
and becomes soft, the ends of the tube are slowly brought closer
together while the glass blower carefully applies positive air
pressure to the inside of the tube. This causes a bubble to start to
form in the central heated area.
As the bubble continues to form, more
heat is applied to maintain the process.
The process is now well underway. It
is here where the glass blower's extensive skills come into full
play. The bubble must be formed in a way such that the glass wall
thickness of the bubble is the same as that as the rest of the tube.
This insures that the mechanical strength of the completed tube is
the same throughout and that the bubble is not a weak
spot.
Below, we see one of the ends of
the tube being finished off.
Here is the completed bubble tube
still mounted in the lathe.
After the tube cools enough to
handle, it is placed in a kiln for several hours at a temperature of
550 degrees C. This is to anneal (stress relieve) the glass. As well,
any carbon based contaminants are burned away. The final step is then
to put the tube on a vacuum pump for several more hours to bring the
interior to a near absolute vacuum. At this point, the tube is
carefully filled with the required gas to the desired pressure, which
is usually in the 6 to 10 mm of mercury range. Many don't realize
that this "pressure" range is in reality, still at a near
vacuum.
Finally, we have this same tube,
filled with an Argon gas mixture and energized with a Rife/Bare
experimental frequency device.
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