Recent content by BV Brothchild

Quick question about the sapphire dish: on CH’s website under the thermal shock disclaimer it says something along the lines of “do not use any metal without pre warming them”. What does this mean? Am I supposed to pre-warm the metal dabber and carb cap before it makes contact with the hot dish?

What’s the best way to clean the sic dish? Can I just soak it in alconox like I would a quartz banger? I’ve noticed that if you twist the carb cap while it’s on the sic dish it leaves a black powder on the edge of the dish and the area of the carb cap that touches the dish. I saw a previous...

Is it still possible to buy a reverse V-Rod for the auber coil, or do we now need to buy a regular one and the reverse top in addition to it?

Wait so these are exactly the same as the original double weave in terms of the mesh size / permeability? For some reason I thought the new ones allowed more material to pass through. If they are exactly the same but cheaper then that is good news. Why were people wanting the old ones back?

I remember them being around $5 a piece at one point

Thanks! I saw that but $8.75 per screen is waaay too brutal. At that priced I’d be more inclined to try to find a sheet of the mesh and a circular punch and just make a bunch of them myself.

The fact that they no longer sell double weave screens is a huge bummer. Does anyone know any other source for double weave screens?

I think my issue is that I keep ruining the double weave screens by trying to trim them perfectly so that they fit into the glass bowl without falling out when I empty the bowl. I’ve only been able to do this successfully on 2 of my bowls, and I just leave those screens in and they seem to be...

I think I remember reading somewhere on this thread that someone found a wholesale supplier for the Ti screens. I can’t find the post but I would also be interested in a less expensive source to buy multiple double weave screens.

Is it possible to damage my glass with PBW? I’ve heard it’s affective but also heard about someone who left it in too long and stained their glass or something. I have some nice colored glass pieces and I’m extremely hesitant to use anything that could risk them. Thanks for the advice! I...

Hello. Does anyone notice tiny colorless particles that stick to the inner walls of your glass after using the FP regularly for a long time? I’m talking about particles that are stuck there despite using only distilled water and daily cleaning with iso. Acetone has no affect on them. A long...