Quote Originally Posted by 2600HERTZ
You must be very careful, those torches get hot enough to burn through welding gloves.
Oh hell yes! Glass has a melting point of 2000degC I think I heard once, so yes, that is very hot and will melt your skin in less than a second.

It all depends on where the pipe is broken. If it's in a spot where it gets hot from the flame, then gluing it is something you don't want to do, as the glue will heat up, melt, and there's a good chance you'll be inhaling glue.

If it's on the like the stem part, then you can glue the little pieces back together with ease. Unless it is small shards of glass missing and not chunkc, then your only otion is to go get it fixed by a glass blower, or do it yourself.

I suggest you just your friend a new piece. I mean, you can get a basic glass spoon for $20-$50, sometimes even cheaper. I got a glass spoon the other day for $10. Nothing special, but it still has swirly colors and is glass. Glass is glass man, so I'd just buy him a new pipe.