Services offered
Design and creation of custom research equipment.
Manufacturing and repair of borosilicate and quartz laboratory apparatus - including condensers, distillation units, quartz dewars, and complete vacuum systems.
Consultation on the design, manufacturing or purchase of laboratory glassware.
Materials available
- Borosilicate and quartz glass tubing of various sizes
 - Ground glass joints, tapers, sockets and balls
 - Stopcocks, needle valves, high vac valves
 - Round and flat bottom flasks, Erlenmeyer flasks and volumetric flasks of various volumes
 - Fritted ware of various porosity
 - Special order materials upon request
 
Contact
Department of Chemistry, Glassblowing
Science A Room 09   
2500 University Drive NW
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
T2N 1N4
Mark Toonen
Telephone: (403) 220-5578 
E-mail: toonen@ucalgary.ca
Hours of Operation
Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm