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Cheap High Quality Bubbler
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throwawaytre3s
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No problem man!
Ever worked with Soda-Lime glass? From what I understand it's much cheaper and easier to work with than Boro, and I suspect a majority of the pieces listed on Dhgate uses SL glass, not true Boro.
throwawaytre3s
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No doubt a lot of china glass isn't boro. I've worked with soda-lime glass a lot, since I make beads and stuff as a lampworker, as a hobby mostly. Yeah, it's fairly easy to work with, you just have to anneal it properly, and make sure you don't heat it up too fast. Otherwise it'll crack and or explode on you from the thermal stress. Soft glass (soda-lime), is dirt cheap, too, $7 a pound where I buy it. It's easier in the sense that you can sometimes get away with not annealing, or using a thermal blanket for beads and small stuff. It's also easier in the sense that you can work it with a simple hothead propane torch, versus dealing with really expensive torches, regulators, different gas mixes, and all the other stuff that boro work entails.
In the chem lab, no, I've never worked with any soft glass beakers or tubes or anything. It's all boro for scientific work. It's been a semester or so since my last chem course, but the only soft glass we had was sometimes chemical storage containers, because those are needed to be cheap and easily replaceable. I'm talking about the brown/green bottles and stuff. That probably wasn't boro. There are a few reasons boro is used in scientific work, and with the type of glassware we use. The main ones being higher melting point and better properties. They absorb shock better, among other things. Here's an awesome resource: http://www.ilpi.com/glassblowing/ .
@Ratchett
I just found out there's a really easy way to identify borosilicate, all you need is glass to test and some canola oil.
The trick is that canola oil has about the same index of refractivity as borosilicate, so real borosilicate will disappear when submerged in the oil. I attached the video below for reference- it shows both borosilicate and soda lime glass under oil.
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I just heard that CCG plans to release all three Can designs next week! Thanks again to everyone who sent a message and helped make these happen!
I just found out there's a really easy way to identify borosilicate, all you need is glass to test and some canola oil.
The trick is that canola oil has about the same index of refractivity as borosilicate, so real borosilicate will disappear when submerged in the oil. I attached the video below for reference- it shows both borosilicate and soda lime glass under oil.
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I just heard that CCG plans to release all three Can designs next week! Thanks again to everyone who sent a message and helped make these happen!
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That's awesome, thank you @shark sandwich, I'm going to have to conduct some testing now on my various american and dhgate glass!
PoopMachine
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@Cannabis Connoisseur, You got a link to that triple uptake piece? I think I need to own one.
We're still using the reject Doughboy double recycler @BoogerMan sent back.. havent bought a new piece in months.
We're still using the reject Doughboy double recycler @BoogerMan sent back.. havent bought a new piece in months.
Cannabis Connoisseur
I LOVE LIFE
You want the American or Chinese version Bro?
Tehmongoose
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I ordered my peyote pillar perc of dh gate. Big fan! Even if it's not true boro it's some quality glass. Me and all my friends prefer it to my mobius matrix and rokman double chamber.
demonscars
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I was unhappy enough with my gline to imperial (just more of a combustion piece all around) so I'm gonna try to sell that locally and I ordered a FTK from Steven. Hopefully it arrives. Intact.
virtualpurple
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I'm looking to pick up some new glass.
I have a FC-UFO from Steven, and I really like that piece! However, I kinda would like something a tad smaller.
I really dig the removable mouthpiece deal and fairly often use a whip mouthpiece so that I can keep seated on the couch or watch my bubbler fog out!
In addition I am looking for a hydratube that I can use with my EVO, ascent, and Herbalizer (using @Ratchett's Herbie song!).
I would love to find a piece that accommodates some of those features.
I have a FC-UFO from Steven, and I really like that piece! However, I kinda would like something a tad smaller.
I really dig the removable mouthpiece deal and fairly often use a whip mouthpiece so that I can keep seated on the couch or watch my bubbler fog out!
In addition I am looking for a hydratube that I can use with my EVO, ascent, and Herbalizer (using @Ratchett's Herbie song!).
I would love to find a piece that accommodates some of those features.
alltoreup
Damn you, party liquor
Just a quick FYI. I did the canola oil test on the FC-710. Forgive the water bubbles from the second time I turned it up. I forgot to snap a pic the first time and then rinsed the piece out and said I shoulda took a picture...went to do it again and dumped water in the oil. 
Oh well.
If you believe the science in the video above, and for some silly reason I do
, the FC-710 is boro glass 
Here is the neck of the FC-710 dunked into some water tainted oil but you get the idea... The whole end of the mouthpiece disappears. Pretty cool actually.
Oh well.
If you believe the science in the video above, and for some silly reason I do
, the FC-710 is boro glass Here is the neck of the FC-710 dunked into some water tainted oil but you get the idea... The whole end of the mouthpiece disappears. Pretty cool actually.
@virtualpurple
The Cobra Can, due out soon, will work natively with a hydratube, whip, or regular mouthpiece. The only one of your criteria it doesn't meet is being very small- it will be about 8 inches wide and 5 inches tall. The upside is that it will be super stable and able to support the evo without a problem.
@alltoreup
Thank you for being the first to carry out the experiment, and share results!
The Cobra Can, due out soon, will work natively with a hydratube, whip, or regular mouthpiece. The only one of your criteria it doesn't meet is being very small- it will be about 8 inches wide and 5 inches tall. The upside is that it will be super stable and able to support the evo without a problem.
@alltoreup
Thank you for being the first to carry out the experiment, and share results!
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Just a quick FYI. I did the canola oil test on the FC-710. Forgive the water bubbles from the second time I turned it up. I forgot to snap a pic the first time and then rinsed the piece out and said I shoulda took a picture...went to do it again and dumped water in the oil.
Oh well.
If you believe the science in the video above, and for some silly reason I do
Here is the neck of the FC-710 dunked into some water tainted oil but you get the idea... The whole end of the mouthpiece disappears. Pretty cool actually.
Nice! Thanks for testing!!
Shit Snacks
Milaana. Lana. LANA. LANAAAA! (TM2/TP80/BAK/FW9)
Hey man,
I got the FC-Mod without the ashcatch from Steven for under $40 bc I wanted a circ perc showerhead that I could put my HydraTree on. It also came with a dry 18mm female mouthpiece, perfect for Evo Lily and other vapes Im sure. Anyway the perc and the can are much smaller than the UFO, though it is actually a bit tall and narrow. Treating me very well so far... He also has Matrix percs
CameraNerd
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Steven still isnt shipping the FTK (+15days)
"stevenlmz79 - already was shipped from my factory.when it arrive shipper warehouse and we will get a trackingNo. - jane"
"stevenlmz79 - already was shipped from my factory.when it arrive shipper warehouse and we will get a trackingNo. - jane"
PuffNStuff
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I think new glass takes a lot longer, they might not even be done with all the pieces. I ordered the FC-201 and the FC-205 on the 19th and 20th and I have tracking for both, it also says "despatched" from sorting center lol that was on the 21st.
DontBurnStuff
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Anyone have experience with the QG-13 Mothership Tornado Recycler from sunshinestore on DHGate? Does the cone swirl water smoothly like a toilet, or is it like taking roundhouse kicks to the mouth from Chug Norris? Any comments on taste? I am looking to pair it with an EpicVape E-nano.
MinnBobber
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I think Can vapes were also called rattle cans, where a ball/chamber rattles when used.
Is the Cobra Can a rattle can?
I'm hoping not as I really don't want to advertise to my wife that I'm vaping
I'm sure you'll post pics when it's out--thank ahead of time.
Will Cobra Can be a flavor chaser piece, minimal diffusion or ??
virtualpurple
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Would you mind posting up a pic? What you're describing sounds pretty sweet!
DirtD1V3R
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I actually just got this in on the 21st. It only took 11 days to get to the Midwest. It does vortex well. The draw is pretty smooth. The finish is good. Some tiny bubbles in the base of the piece nbd. The neck is somewhat off center but it is negligible and really not that bad, it gives it character. The taste is pretty good. I don't have a whole lot of glass and I bought this to use with my-hopefully- soon to come grasshopper. I like this piece a lot. I don't have a lot of experience with glass reviewing i.e. lingo and I don't have a lot of pieces to compare it to, but if anyone has any specific questions I failed to answer I would be happy to try and answer them. I don't have videos or pics either. Sorry.
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Shit Snacks
Milaana. Lana. LANA. LANAAAA! (TM2/TP80/BAK/FW9)
Sure dude, it is really really nice (only downside is without the wide can like the UFO, you can't see the hit as well, so it can often be bigger than intended! Clearing ELBs too quickly lol). I did post a page or two back the set up with Evo and a glass dome rigged to the whip and Evo, since my actual 18mm female whip adapter didn't come til the next day. I plan to post a new pic with the adapter and all my glass at some point though... Let me know if you can't find that pic or if you'd like to see it another way!