I have absolutely no experience with glass blowing. You probably don't want me in your forums, but I cracked my head open last week and got a major concussion and all that good stuff, and now I can't surf or skate or do anything fun for 6 weeks. So, I've decided ill learn to make glass pipes. I don't have the money for a kiln or anything, and I realize that with the type of cheap torch ill be forced to get, the pipes may not turn out so well, but I'm fine with that.
My questions are, a)what kind of torch should I get for blowing glass pipes? Recommender temperature, type of gas, etc? B) what other tools will I need (i.e. tongs, shaping tools and what not). C) what kind of glass tubes should I get for the pipes, and what kind of glass should I get for coloring/designing them?
Any advice will be appreciated. Thanks, Cruz