Same here! Gonna hold off for now since I have the mini pillar. I do need another 18mm female piece in my collection though so I will definitely grab it within a month or twoPiece looks sweetI'll get it towards the end of June for sure. I'm getting ready to go on vaca so need to save every penny lol
Have fun on your vay-cay man!
and this is a knockoff of this new tornado rig that Smoke Cartel has had a boner for for a few weeks now. Really glad I found a fake as this seemed like the easiest piece to copy ever. Both of these from the same seller, Ephanglassware.
http://www.dhgate.com/store/product/simple-design-with-30cm-height-hot-selling/237089784.html
Wow crazy! Smoke Cartel made it seem like this was a brandy new concept. Thanks for the info, guess I can take it out of my cart
Clear with the slits gets my vote!Here's some new stuff that Steven is working on.
He also wants to know which of the following two you guys like better?
That AC is going to have a lot of issues with water coming out of the AC and going into the bong then having to top off the AC with water after every use or every other use.BAM. Thoughts? Maybe a splashguard? Maybe make it even taller? Maybe I should just stop? I don't know! I would love to see some more creativity on our end make it into production rather than just knock off pieces. Especially because so many of us have come to understand the abilities of the glass blowers more and what is possible, rather than handing them a picture of a Fab Egg or Vertigo Pillar recycler and hoping it functions properly (and I know CCG has done a pretty great job with eggs, surprisingly).
The shorter, clear slitted version, please! I wouldn't mind some colors on the mouthpiece, though China colors are usually boringHere's some new stuff that Steven is working on.
He also wants to know which of the following two you guys like better?
EXACTLY! Is there some sort of barrier (Price, import, or something else) to Chinese glass groducers laying hands on some slyme or purple rain or other colors that we typically see in USA work? Lip wrap and a ring around the glass base are definitely subtle enough they don't make it feel too gas station headstore statusI've liked a few colored pieces from China,
I've got a black/white mini tube, a fire & ice style mini rig, and a virus rig.
And I do like the black/white lip wraps I've seen.
It's just those uninspired uses of those exact same shades of green/blue/amber that are boring to me.
Hell, I've seen plenty of cool heady pipes on dhgate, but they all have built in bowls, not GonGs...
TL/DR:
I completely agree with you
Matrix pillar had landed
Here's a couple of quick water test Gifs
Normal speed, "normal" water level:
The water level here is completely filling the lower matrix chamber, while keeping the dry chamber empty.
Seems to be perfect for getting full function with very little drag.
you wouldn't get the full pillar action with much less water, but it would definitely still function well if you wanted to drop the water level a little bit lower.
Slo-mo, higher water level:
This was with maybe 1cm of water in the dry chamber.
With this much water you get more bubbling happening out of the top of the pillars.
It adds a bit of drag as there more water to move around, but it's still pretty low drag - less drag than the mini pillar.
First impressions after a water test is that I'm goddamn impressed
The whole piece has a nice weight to it, feels similar to the FC-187 construction wise.
No imperfections have jumped out at me, I have gone weeks without noticing little alignment issues in other pieces in the past, but this one looks quite nice
I really like the size of it, I've been wanting a nice larger piece for a while now.
Can't wait to give it a test run with the lsv and sub
@MGG - you've def gotta try this one man
Awesome! Looks amazing. How does the mouthpiece feel?I've got my unicorn!
Matrix pillar bubbler has landed
Here's a couple of quick water test Gifs
Normal speed, "normal" water level:
The water level here is completely filling the lower matrix chamber, while keeping the dry chamber empty.
Seems to be perfect for getting full function with very little drag.
you wouldn't get the full pillar action with much less water, but it would definitely still function well if you wanted to drop the water level a little bit lower.
Slo-mo, higher water level:
This was with maybe 1cm of water in the dry chamber.
With this much water you get more bubbling happening out of the top of the pillars.
It adds a bit of drag as there more water to move around, but it's still pretty low drag - less drag than the mini pillar.
First impressions after a water test is that I'm goddamn impressed
The whole piece has a nice weight to it, feels similar to the FC-187 construction wise.
No imperfections have jumped out at me, I have gone weeks without noticing little alignment issues in other pieces in the past, but this one looks quite nice
I really like the size of it, I've been wanting a nice larger piece for a while now.
Can't wait to give it a test run with the lsv and sub
@MGG - you've def gotta try this one man
