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Tours

Kansas State University Campus: James Hodgson
Kansas State University Glass Shop: James Hodgson
Yale University Campus: Darryl Smith
Yale University Glass Shop: Darryl Smith

Bench/hand work

Convert a 90 degree 1 arm stopcock to 45 degree inline using tooling rollers: James Hodgson
Coil Winding without a machine: Kyle Meyer
Hammer Welding Platinum as an alternative to spot welding when making electrodes: Tracy Drier
Brief tour of the Kansas State Glass Shop workbench – – James Hodgson

Lathe work

Precision resize the outside diameter of tubing on the lathe: Benjamin Revis
Flawless Star Crack repair in small flasks: Tracy Drier and Kyle Meyer
Seal Sapphire tubing to N51 borosilicate tubing without intermediate sealing glasses: Patrick DeFlorio

Equipment

Chucks, torches, fixtures for the lathe: James Hodgson
Make a Fire-shield hand protector to protect your hand from radiant heat when doing hot hand torch work: Tracy Drier
Wet Working Area of the Kansas State Glass Shop: James Hodgson