Thiscreates a hollowjacketthroughwhichliquidswillbepumpedtoeitherheatorcallthecontentsoftheflask.
Anotherglasstubeisthencuttolength.
Itscoredlightlyon, exposedtoflameonwatersothatitcanbeneatlybrokenalongtheetchlinethingtobeshapedinto a portfortheoutsideofthereactorjacket.
Infact, twoofthesewillbemade.
They'llservetocirculateheatingandcoolingliquids, usingthetorchtosoften a spotonthereactorjacket.
Tweezerscannowbeusedtocreate a holefortheporttobeinstalledafterinserting a ceramicholderintheporttomakeitsafertomanipulate, it's fusedtotheholeatananglewantstheseamsolidifiesthepoorwillbeanintrinsicpartofthelabreactorvessel.
Next, it's timetogrind a perfectlyroundtubethatwillbecomepartof a drainagevalve.
Therestofthedrainagevalveassemblyisthatmadeandaninternalthreatfor a plugformedaftercuttingitshorter.
Thevalveassemblyischeckedagainst a blueprintontrack.
Theseamismelted a littlemoretofullycloseitbacktothereactorvessel, andit's sincereceived a base.
Sonow a wholeisburnedintothatbaseonthedrainagevalvefusedtothereactor.
Vesselisthenplacedin a fixtureoncheckedtomakesurethatitsits.
Levelwaterisaddedinincrements, startingwith 500 milliliters, drawing a lineontheoutsideofthereactorvesseltoindicatetheamountinsidewillprovide a referencefor a fixing a scale.
Usingthemarkingsas a guide, ceramicscaleisapplied.
Thereactorheadiscompletedwithdecalstoindicatethebrandontheconnectorsize, they'llbebakedintotheglassduring a finalanddealingwithalltheotherpartsofthereactor.