Let me first say that yes, i'm an idiot.
I was lazy and decided to boil my DME for a yeast starter in my erlenmeyer on the stovetop. I planned on starting the water bath warm then cool it with ice to avoid shocking (and cracking) the glass. Sure enough, as my starter was going, i noticed a nice crack going along the bottom and up the side a bit. Nothing was leaking to the best that i could tell, and completed my starter as usual.
So my question is, has anyone succeeded in fusing a crack in glass? I have access to a lab gas source/Bunsen burner. Is this worth the effort, or should i just suck it up and buy another erlenmeyer?
I was lazy and decided to boil my DME for a yeast starter in my erlenmeyer on the stovetop. I planned on starting the water bath warm then cool it with ice to avoid shocking (and cracking) the glass. Sure enough, as my starter was going, i noticed a nice crack going along the bottom and up the side a bit. Nothing was leaking to the best that i could tell, and completed my starter as usual.
So my question is, has anyone succeeded in fusing a crack in glass? I have access to a lab gas source/Bunsen burner. Is this worth the effort, or should i just suck it up and buy another erlenmeyer?