this post was submitted on 27 Feb 2026
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Being a hobby glassblower is a bit different from being capable of the specialized and delicate work it takes to make parts for scientific instruments. You need specialized training and it probably doesn't pay off given the fact the profession is endangered.
Also are people really keeping high temperature kilns in sheds?
You'd genuinely be surprised. I mean obviously you're not going to be making this stuff after like a week, but a lot of really impressive work is done by hobbyists.
Edit: But also im not saying that every hobbyist should be making scientific equipment, its just interesting that a traditional craft intersects with modern science, and that commodity fetishism means that a lot of us (Including myself) don't consider stuff like that
Literally yes
Well, I stand corrected.