Cheap High Quality Bubbler

Moogly said:

it's kind of bullshit that they would send you a cracked piece.

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Having bought several pieces from different vendors (both domestic and foreign, all Chinese made). It seems like these are made in a factory, then immediately wrapped up and tossed in a box.

I doubt anyone looks at this glass once it's been made and wrapped up. Hell, I just bought a piece from thickassglass, and it was wrapped in fresh bubblewrap, but when I dug into the box, I found the inner layer of bubblewrap was a very familiar nasty yellow bubblwrap identical to the stuff on my Sunshinestore pieces.

Moogly said:

im going to have to say that a crack is not an imperfection - if your piece is cracked, it's broken. on glass trading groups, a cracked piece is a broken piece and those guys are the true glass connesseurs. it's kind of bullshit that they would send you a cracked piece.

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Yea but even Dave Goldstein sells seconds? I know it's not he same but... i mean common... 30 bucks. Hard to be mad if it's still 100% functional especially if you know the risks of ordering this stuff beforehand.

Visa robot just called to verify DH Gate purchase and 7th floor from 3 weeks ago. NSA is not the only one watching!

ataxian said:

I have domestic ($300) and imported frits ($30).
Not overly impress regardless of were it's made!

Just my shatter dabber!

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I've had the same exact piece. It was at a local headshop for about 100 bucks. It's actually a Jedeye clone, I have both. Here's one that'll shock ya, I actually like the clone better! Granted it doesn't funnel as well as the Jedeye but it is such a smooth piece. Cools very well and as you can see there a double reinforced weld on there.

Nice pick up Ataxian!

Anytime you guy's are shopping recyclers the main thing I personally look for is how your water is brought to your funnel. If you notice with the piece that ataxian has pictured you can see the water is directly injected into the bulb. To me that was a red flag as most functional recylers come in at an angle like this:



This almost guarantees a nice funnel. With that being said I have learned to appreciate just the cooling effects and draw without the funnel. Shit, I have a few fucking expensive pieces that don't funnel either! It's because they don't have to. To be a function cycler all it has to do is exactly that - RECYCLE! lol

Don't let anyone tell you different! Doesn't matter if they funnel (or vortex), if they're doing the job than I say go for that shit!

just got my gb-187.... i am pleased to say the least. nice wide base, clean matrix perc, rasta roor logo, comfortable mouthpiece, slightly crooked.

my first order from yingmin. took about 12 days to get to me. $43? more, please.

got my (Kathy) recycler today, it is the one in the picture that I originally ordered, got here pretty quick too, even beat the 187 I ordered a few days earlier. it works quite well for the size and even fits the Lotus with a bit of silicone tubing as the adapter... The "extra" pipe they sent is a tiny dab rig (pendant) but is sooo cute. 10mm connect. I took pics right away, next to my (cloudy) D020 for size comparison. I don't know if they are still offering this exact model recycler, as the one on the same link now looks slightly different. I didn't notice any major flaws, welds look pretty good, feels like at least 3mil glass. Over all, I'm happy.



Here's a vid using the Lotus, I'd say this one puts it about as close to my face as I can stand and is very similar to the way the "infamous $40 pipesdaddy" bub works w/lotus. I like the way it recycles. I'm not getting any splash back with all this water. I used silicone tube to connect the lotus to the male joint.


Here's the Pendant rig... does work... doubt I'll ever wear it around my neck, but it's cute and a nice souvenir of the times we are in right now. Also my first 10mm mini piece






still messing around, I stuck a low-pro reducer on top of the male joint using some silicone to hold it in place, feels pretty stable. Keeps the lotus at a reasonable height for seeing the top.

Nice @jambandphan03 !

Glad to see you received the one you ordered, and thanks for taking the videos so quick! You're tempting me!

mvapes said:

I've had the same exact piece. It was at a local headshop for about 100 bucks. It's actually a Jedeye clone, I have both. Here's one that'll shock ya, I actually like the clone better! Granted it doesn't funnel as well as the Jedeye but it is such a smooth piece. Cools very well and as you can see there a double reinforced weld on there.

Nice pick up Ataxian!

Anytime you guy's are shopping recyclers the main thing I personally look for is how your water is brought to your funnel. If you notice with the piece that ataxian has pictured you can see the water is directly injected into the bulb. To me that was a red flag as most functional recylers come in at an angle like this:

This almost guarantees a nice funnel. With that being said I have learned to appreciate just the cooling effects and draw without the funnel. Shit, I have a few fucking expensive pieces that don't funnel either! It's because they don't have to. To be a function cycler all it has to do is exactly that - RECYCLE! lol

Don't let anyone tell you different! Doesn't matter if they funnel (or vortex), if they're doing the job than I say go for that shit!

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Cool!

The one coming was $21 so if I can dab a few grams of shatter before I break it.

It's all good!

My ash collectors funnel so I guess I can use them?
@mvapes I am using my cheap torch for dabbing however it works however just want a little more power without breaking out my plumbing gear out.

Was it the Blaster GT8000 I want to use with my dabbing rig?

Moogly said:

that's not bad. is that imperfection on yours a scratch or a full on crack? it's hard to tell.

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Nu11ington said:

It's a crack inside the layers of grass

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Nu11ington said:

The crack doesn't bother me too much. piece is still functional and that's all I asked for with $30

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Moogly said:

im going to have to say that a crack is not an imperfection - if your piece is cracked, it's broken. on glass trading groups, a cracked piece is a broken piece and those guys are the true glass connesseurs. it's kind of bullshit that they would send you a cracked piece.

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My D020 has an imperfection like that too. It seems to me more like a fracture one would see in a crystal, rather than a crack. To me a crack implies movement, where a fracture is stable, a defect inside the structure. Mine hasn't changed a bit. I'm no expert - just theorizing. Maybe a glass blower will comment on this.

pigfoot said:

My D020 has an imperfection like that too. It seems to me more like a fracture one would see in a crystal, rather than a crack. To me a crack implies movement, where a fracture is stable, a defect inside the structure. Mine hasn't changed a bit. I'm no expert - just theorizing. Maybe a glass blower will comment on this.

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I wonder if their careful with my orders?

This makes 6?
I have number 7 coming.

I feel bad you guys having some kind of imperfection's.

ASH COLLECTOR 14mm need to set it up!

I have some fuel fortunately!

ataxian said:

ASH COLLECTOR 14mm need to set it up!

I have some fuel fortunately!

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I have that same piece (same color) from sunshine store. At first I was disappointed with the lack of turbine action liked I'd hoped (only saw a true turbine when filling with hot water to flush clean). And I didn't see any turbine action from the side view.

But when viewed from overhead, there is a bit of turbine action of the bubbles, which also slightly (almost unnoticeable) swirls the vapor.

Sadly the lotus doesn't fit without some sort of extension (the cap is too wide). But I still like it for the price

DieHard said:

Edit: Tracking for my 186 has been stuck in Jersey City since 5/19 at 2:20AM

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Mine too. MOVE!!!

Ratchett said:

I have that same piece (same color) from sunshine store. At first I was disappointed with the lack of turbine action liked I'd hoped (only saw a true turbine when filling with hot water to flush clean). And I didn't see any turbine action from the side view.

But when viewed from overhead, there is a bit of turbine action of the bubbles, which also slightly (almost unnoticeable) swirls the vapor.

Sadly the lotus doesn't fit without some sort of extension (the cap is too wide). But I still like it for the price

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I love this with a SOLO. I'm going to use the NANO with it tomorrow.
Snoop Doggy Purple Kush taste like GRAPE Bubble Gum?

blankrider said:

@BoogerMan thank you for all the great reviews and for providing links. You are the man! I would love to see a video of that double barrel recycler in action

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pigfoot said:

Yup, great job on those reviews - thanks very much!

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Thanks for the nice comments and likes!

@blankrider I will try to get a video up tonight of the double barrel before I get to my next review!

Sorry about not getting to my second and third review yet. Work got really busy. I will try to get another review done tonight/tomorrow and the last one done over the weekend.

I have another rig coming from Btoc_Jewlery that is in the US so it should be in my hands within the next few days

My GB-189 was delivered today, (as well as my Flowermate Vapormax V, but that's for a different thread). I'll take my own pics later when I can use sunlight, but below is a vendor pic. Arrived in just under 11 days, very quick to East Coast.



When @Mr. Gweilo 420 reported it didn't function well I was prepared for it to be a lemon. Was I able to get it to vortex? Unfortunately, no. But the perc itself does function quite well, diffuses vapor well and it does spin things just slightly, but yes, no real vortex to speak of. BUT I STILL REALLY LIKE IT.

This piece screams quality. It is noticeably higher quality than my D020 and D020-D. Nice thick 5mm glass and the black trim around the base is very professional not shoddy at all, I don't even mind the fake RooR logo as it matches the black trim nicely. It just has a supremely solid feel to it, all of you with quality glass know what I mean.

The base of the piece is VERY wide, much wider than my D (~20%) so the piece is quite stable (yes, yes, I'll get comparison pics up when I can be home when there's sunshine).

I LOVE the SIDECAR MOUTHPIECE. I've always wanted a sidecar, this is my first one, I'm in love. It give such a better view of what's happening in the can. The very flat top of the 189 helps as well. The trumpeted mouthpiece is my favorite style so far of all glass, this one is much larger than the D and I just find it much easier to use.

I may be imagining things, but I'm sensing noticeably better flavor out of this piece than my others. More testing is required.

Although the turbine perc doesn't vortex, it diffuses very well, stacks bubbles as well as my D's tire perc. Plus in a mirror I can see the water swirl a little. I fill it to just barely above the perc, it does that great thing where it separates the water with the pressure of your pull and you can see both water and vapor jetting through it, I think this increases water contact and cools better by accelerating both as they pass through. So now I disagree that a turbine perc can't work without a subordinate supplemental perc.

Uh, oh, the D020-D is looking at me funny. It knows what happened to the D020-OG a month ago and it knows that there's room next to it in the cabinet. To be honest, it may have a legitimate concern.

YMMV but for me GB-189's a winner Thanks for reading.

Made a couple of upgrades to my recycler I used silicone to attach a low-pro reducer to make a 14mm female glass connection on top of the male, and also extended the mouthpiece by about 4 inches with a glass stem and a couple of silicone pieces. Makes this a much more comfortable piece to use now. Yeah, I need to burp and refill my torch lighter... click click click... still got a good hit

jambandphan03 said:

Made a couple of upgrades to my recycler I used silicone to attach a low-pro reducer to make a 14mm female glass connection on top of the male, and also extended the mouthpiece by about 4 inches with a glass stem and a couple of silicone pieces. Makes this a much more comfortable piece to use now. Yeah, I need to burp and refill my torch lighter... click click click... still got a good hit

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VERY IMPRESSIVE AND EFFECTIVE!!! BRILLIANT!!!

My 187 came in today. Looks like I got the rasta colors, which is sad but I can't complain for the price. It purrs nicely but the perc is tilted a little bit causing only one side to fire. Here's a pic and I'll try to get a vid up soon.


Edit: on a side note, I find it fascinating looking at these news papers that came not the package. Not only is this one dated 4/20, but it's looks like its about the boat that sunk with those students on it.

Mister G said:

My GB-189 was delivered today...

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Thank you for the detailed review. I'm in the same boat as you and have already accepted that this guy may not perform.. but now I am hopeful.

I'm West Coast and I think I ordered the same day as you, so hopefully tomorrow.

Regarding quality, I can't recall if you have a 187 or 186 as well. If so, how does this compare? If not, my 187 compared to my D020 sounds like what you describe regarding quality versus the two. The GB line seems a bit better thought out.. but again, I only have the two to compare.

On another note. Just had a friend up for a few days and we ran the 187 and D020 through their paces. He preferred the D020, I the 187, but just slightly. Both are pretty damn impressive.

Hey all! Just placed an order for the gb187 after exchanging a couple of messages with yingmin5. Very prompt with his responses. I was inquiring if they had any left without logos and they said they had a few left, so I put a note in at checkout to send me one without. We'll see how it goes. So a heads up for any on the fence, they may still have some without the logo. Wonder how möbius feels about having roors name on the knockoff of their piece?
@HSIHP sorry to see that perc lean, but it still looks like a solid piece other than that. Don't know what you are hitting it with but I overcome my Chinese glass perc flaws with massive Cloud+ rips. You can't hit that thing too fast


Isn't there a picture of a d020 and a gb187 side by side somewhere in this thread? I can't find it now. Search feature doesn't like "gb187"

I also just messaged yingmin about a 187 without logo and he got back to me in literally one minute saying I could get one and just include a note. I just placed my order

@blankrider I also just messaged Yingmin5 got a response within a minute! I ordered the 187 without the logo (I think we got some of the last ones without the logo) and the 194 (double tree perc). I have to eat some grub then I am going to upload that video

Here is that video. Sorry the quality isn't great!

I like the rasta logo, must resist!

grokit said:

I like the rasta logo, must resist!

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The first thing I thought of when I opened mine, besides sweet, was I wonder if everyone who got in on the massdrop for the roor tech recycler are gonna wonder if the color they choose is available.

HSIHP said:

My 187 came in today. Looks like I got the rasta colors, which is sad but I can't complain for the price. It purrs nicely but the perc is tilted a little bit causing only one side to fire. Here's a pic and I'll try to get a vid up soon.

Edit: on a side note, I find it fascinating looking at these news papers that came not the package. Not only is this one dated 4/20, but it's looks like its about the boat that sunk with those students on it.

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Did you request a blank or just want the black logo? Sucks about the perc being slanted, you can almost tell by the pic. Hope you can work out a deal!

Edit - @BoogerMan that vid is sick!! If a picture tells a thousand words well that vid told a whole novel. Truthfully wasn't really interested in that piece. Now I must own and will search for link! Thanks for your great reviews from an awesome new member of the community for sure!!!

Ps Done and done! The GAS attack is subdued... For now at least, here is a link I got from @BoogerMan awesome review: http://www.dhgate.com/store/product/1lots-glass-pipes-glass-bubbler-glass-glass/189937548.html

Looks like someone else ordered right b4 me, another FC member I would guess Meg?!?