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Don is preparing to join a glass tube to a reservoir.
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Here, Don is joining two pieces while they spin on the lathe.
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Don works on blowing a small hole in the reservoir to leave an opening for another tube.
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Don is heating up two pieces for preparation while spinning them on the lathe.
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In this picture, Don is honing in one of his joints to make sure it is as straight as possible.
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Don is expanding the reservoir in this project by heating the area and blowing into the piece.
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A picture of an electrochemical cell used for wet chemistry applications.
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A picture of a distilling head used for cleansing solvents.
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A picture of a week-long project of putting a condenser together.
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A picture of single manifold used for transferring gasses from individual flasks into a single reservoir.
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Here is Don's primary spinning lathe for glass projects.
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Don also has a secondary lathe for larger works that require a custom gib.
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This is an annealing oven which is used to cure the glass by heating it slowly and evenly.
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