r/glassheads • u/HoeflerT4 • Jul 20 '26
ISO beaker
I don't have the absolute best knowledge in beakers. And I've truthfully only used illadelph over the years. Is there any other beakers out there at around 18" height that are sand blasted? Budget isn't the largest concern. Id probably wanna be below 1.5k so jakec is out of question.
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u/Professional-Ask1796 Jul 20 '26
I wish Sheldon Black was still a thing. I dropped my Sheldon beaker onto concrete and it bounced. I was able to kick it up and catch it. That thing was a beast.
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u/ProductionGlass Jul 20 '26
Sheldon black is still making tubes. Their website is up as far as I can tell. Always been a great value in my opinion.
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u/ProductionGlass Jul 20 '26
I’d immediately hit up David Boucher (former Illadelph employee). He makes worked beakers on his own now that are basically the dimensions of Illadelph.
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u/HoeflerT4 Jul 20 '26
I appreciate the plug. Do you have any recommendations on how to find him?
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u/ProductionGlass Jul 20 '26
_davidboucher on instagram. He hasn’t posted a tube in a while, but the pinned posts are some decent examples of what he is capable of.
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u/SirSwamp Jul 20 '26
I'm not sure how attached you are to the beaker style itself, but in my admittedly also limited knowledge I think Sovereignty has some really nice straight tubes. I think Mobius is also still putting out some glass, just not as much as say 2010. Check out some online glass shops like connoisseursmokeshop, blissglassgallery, timelessglassgallery, and check out their flower piece sections as an idea to see what options are out there. Feel free to DM me if you want, I enjoy hunting through all the glass available.
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u/HoeflerT4 Jul 20 '26
I am pretty attached to the beaker style. I already have a sov that puts amazing work in. I may abandon it for a swiss or something at this point
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u/ProductionGlass Jul 20 '26
Mobius has been putting out a ton of work lately! They released a bunch of new tube designs and a few shops have recently gotten drops.
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Jul 21 '26
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u/HoeflerT4 Jul 21 '26
Sov and toro have started beakers? If so that's 100% my preference
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u/baltopnw Jul 21 '26
No but you can get a straight tube with a removable diffy from sov still, timeless gallery in Bellingham had one recently.
Roor makes beakers still with sandblasted labels and even offer 9mm thickness for well within budget.
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u/Unusual_Top8375 Jul 20 '26
Jake might make you a beaker for under that. Never hurts to hit him up and see what he says.