ProtocolSheets 8Logged 22/09/2026
ProtocolAs of 23/09/2026
Every sheet on this bench answers one question about glass pipes and the trade that moves them: what borosilicate does under a torch, which joint a piece actually takes, how many units a case pack holds, what a carton costs once freight and breakage are counted, and how a counter sells glass without losing it to the floor. The desk reads supplier catalogues, freight schedules and the published standards, names what it read, and dates the sheet when it is checked. Four stations hold the sheets: the Bench, Forms and fittings, the Crate, and the Counter.
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How reach, rotation and wipe-down decide what a glass counter sells and how much breakage it takes during a shift. Bench routines for retailers.
1,270 words · 6 min
How a wholesale buyer builds the real unit cost of a case of glass pipes: freight class, duty, storage, and expected breakage added to the invoice price.
1,195 words · 5 min
The wipe-down, rinse and storage routine that keeps a ground joint seating properly, the rinses that damage it, and how to store glass between sales.
1,503 words · 7 min
One form at a time: what a spoon, hammer, chillum and bat do for the hand, what each costs the shop to carry, and how many belong in a first order.
1,356 words · 6 min
How 10, 14 and 18 millimetre ground joints differ, how to measure one on an assembled piece, and what to check when a bowl and downstem ship as a pair.
1,493 words · 6 min
Bowls, downstems and ash catchers wear out first on a glass pipe. Here is how many spares a counter keeps and how a shop sets its reorder point.
1,364 words · 6 min
A piece that cracks hours after cooling was not annealed through the strain point. The kiln schedule, the bench log, and how to read a result before changing a
1,337 words · 6 min
How a buyer or lampworker tells borosilicate from soda-lime before the torch is lit: flame tests, sound, wall thickness, and what the wrong glass does to a
1,222 words · 5 min
As of 23/09/2026
| Ref. | Station | Sheets | Last logged | Words per sheet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | The Bench | 2 | 1,280 | |
| FM | Forms and fittings | 3 | 1,404 | |
| CR | The Crate | 1 | 1,195 | |
| CT | The Counter | 2 | 1,387 |
Stations 4
Station BNSheets 2Logged 04/09/2026
Borosilicate, the torch, kilns and annealing, wall thickness and joints, the bench where a pipe is made and inspected, sheet by sheet.
Station FMSheets 3Logged 13/09/2026
The catalogue of shapes and hardware: spoons, hammers, chillums, bubblers, beakers, bowls, downstems, ash catchers and the ground joints that hold a piece together.
Station CRSheets 1Logged 18/09/2026
Wholesale practice: case packs and minimums, landed cost, packing glass for freight, breakage claims, terms and the paperwork a shop keeps.
Station CTSheets 2Logged 22/09/2026
The retail floor: display and merchandising, handling and cleaning, restock rhythm, local rules on smoking accessories and what sells at the register.
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