Glass pipes are of different bouncing colors and shapes. It requires a specific kind of glass pipe to smoke tobacco. It will require a high investment in materials, but the amusement of designing a glass pipe is undoubtedly best. These glass pipes are often used as collectables and antiques as they represent hookah's of the olden times. Glass pipes are often preferred by number of people as it does not affect the taste of tobacco to a high degree.
For glassblowing enthusiasts with an average compassionate of their craft, a a glass smoking pipe is a good activity to undertake. Glass pipes can be fabricated for you or and your smoking partners, or you may even adjudge to advertise them commercially.
Steps to be followed to make glass pipe:
1. Wear insulating clothing, such as jeans, work gloves and safe eye gear, before operating your torch. Tie back your hair to keep it away from the torch.
2. Turn on your anchored torch. Hold your glass pipe tubing with both hands at all ends. Accompany the tubing appear the flame, so the average comes into acquaintance with heat. Rotate the bottle for 10 seconds, alone acceptance the tubing to blow the flame, and again accompany the tubing absolutely into the flame. Continue alternating the bottle tubing bound and evenly.
3. When the glass becomes red and pliable, begin to slowly pull it apart. Make sure that a glass strand remains between the two halves. When the middle strand becomes thin, pull the glass away from the flame and allow it to cool. Continue to rotate the glass while the tubing cools.
4. Move the torch to a cutting flame. Hold the tubing closer to the center and bring the middle of the thin strand into the flame. Bend the glass to break it at the center when it becomes red hot. Allow both ends to cool.
5. Take one half of the glass tubing and hold it at both ends. Bring the glass towards the cutting flame where the thin end strand meets the thicker tubing. Heat the glass and break it when it becomes red. Allow both ends to cool.
6. Increase the stationary torch to its original flame power. Hold the complete tubing half at the thin end. Grab the thin strand you cut off in the previous step. Bring the end of the thin strand to the flame and heat until it becomes red. Place the thin strand in the middle of the thick end of the other tubing half. Hold the thin strand in place as it cools.
7. Hold the thin ends of the glass tubing, and bring it toward the flame. Work the thick tubing into a desired pipe shape by heating and pulling the glass. Glass smoking pipes are generally 4 to 8 inches long and around 1 inch in diameter. Remove the pipe from heat when you have finished, and allow it to cool.
8. Reduce the torch to a cutting flame. Bring the pipe to the flame where one thin strand meets the end that will become the bowl pack. Remove the thin strand from the pipe when it becomes red. Allow the pipe to cool.
Remember, smoking is injurious to health. However, if you must indulge in it, then smoke a glass pipe and do it in style!
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