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CNC machined glass mouthpieces?

Author: sonicbang
Date: 2022-03-13 12:26

I have tried a couple of crystal/glass mouthpieces recently. As many others have said before, the quality control is rarely a strong point with these, because of the inherent flaws in the production process. While the material is cooling down, the important internal dimensions usually deform.

I know machining glass can be a major technological challenge, because the material is extremely brittle. But in theory, it would be possible to create glass mouthpieces with smaller internals than the target measurements and finish the bore, throat, baffle and the facing with high precision CNC. I think this concept would worth the investigation.

Is there anybody who has tried to machine glass like this? It would be interesting to hear comments from mouthpiece makers or anybody who has some engineering background.

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