Good technique should waste little to none.
Yeah there was a wick sticking out of the hole in the piece of metal, not sure why they bother, seems a bit silly to think it will make a difference, but I guess it's the same as the whole absurd ''water pourer'' business.
Oh and sweetpuffs are still available but they don't sell to suss looking people(I've never been refused)
Buy a 10ml volumetric flask. It's made of pyrex so it will take a blowtorch direct without shattering. Drop in your shard. Then insert a loose fitting piece of glass pipe down the neck (glass cig holder works well.. doesnt have to be special cos it won't have any direct heat). Heat the bottom, hold the glass pipe like a straw. Clean it by leaving it in the gas hotplate flame (lab grade pyrex so it won't shatter).
Works wonders + zero loss.
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