Glass Storage - Designing a glass protector vessel and require sage advice

Hello FC

I recently broke my Evolver HydraCirc HT and am not feeling well. I'm about to send in my first piece to Sam of GBG and his holy company since it's a simple broken elbow and I hope it can be fixed. I'm generally a careful person but I live in a tiny room in a tiny apartment so accidents are too frequent for my taste. I'll be moving into another place soon but I feel like I should design a container to store my glass when not in use (preventive measures!).

I plan on using wood as an exterior and creating a chest/box. I can easily make this, but I don't know a bloody thing about how to fill and protect the glass on the inside.

Is there a specific foam material anyone recommends?
Neoprene matting on the bottom perhaps?
Partition pieces off from one another by wooden dividers?

Thank you all for your time. I'm somewhat embarrassed to ask this but my line of work is not often involved in shock protection of delicate objects.

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Also, does anyone recommend a certain way of packing a glass piece for shipping?

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ghostslinger said:

Also, does anyone recommend a certain way of packing a glass piece for shipping?

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You can purchase foam inserts that are segregated. That is to say, the foam is composed of little cubes loosely held together that can easily be removed to "perfectly" fit your glassware.

An example:http://www.amazon.com/Orion-Extra-Cubed-Pluck-Foam-Accessory/dp/B0000XMV7C

ghostslinger said:

Hello FC

I recently broke my Evolver HydraCirc HT and am not feeling well.

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Sorry to hear about that. Out of curiosity, how did you break it? I'm considering purchasing one.


I recently saw this video...


...and thought they looked pretty durable.

Some prick bumped my table that my turntables were on and it hit the side of the case I keep my decks in. It had taken a tumble from 6 inches above onto carpet several times before this though (stupid all carpet apartment... can't isolate anything from vibrations).

It's a lovely glass piece, you won't be disappointed (just be careful).
If you don't mind a personal recommendation though, I'd suggest talking to Sam (from GBD). He made me a gorgeous oversized circ that I ordered to replace the old HT. I got something I consider to be far more durable for about $100 less than buying off VapeXhale.

Disclaimer: I'm not being paid by Sam or anyone from GBD for testimony. I genuinely think I got a better piece from him because it was made to suit my needs.

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Meremoth said:

Sorry to hear about that. Out of curiosity, how did you break it? I'm considering purchasing one.


I recently saw this video...

...and thought they looked pretty durable.

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Holy shit that Sasquatch is pretty f'n clumsy!!!