I once had the pleasure of working with my university’s glass blowing department —- I was building a digital hydrometer for an undergraduate embedded systems class and needed a custom glass housing.

I remember my first visit fondly, as the glass blower helped narrow in on a more simple design using mostly “standard” tubes, and then eagerly agreed to build the one custom piece. I came back a day or two later and the result was perfect.

This was at UMich circa ~2012.