Well, after the fiasco with my tube and new inline perc (and it was tragic). Finding those two almost perfect matching pieces was a match made in cheap glass Heaven. After the tube broke, they traded me for a poorly made, pretty good operational scientific perc tube... but I didn't like using the inline with it. Yesterday, I finally broke down and bought an 11-arm "Krave Glass" tree ash/perc. Thing weighs a ton (thick and reinforced). Nothing was going to hold this up, except that scientific tube, with its massive base.
Today, I'm over at my father-in-laws, picking up one of my lights (too much drama going on over there and he's not licensed... to I brought my stuff back, need it anyway). He only combusts, so I'm smoking one of my rare bowls, when I notice the beaker I gave him is HUGE and perfect for that new perc.
I get home and start messing around, setting up pieces and its staring me in the face. I switched the inline to the beaker and the tree to the tube. Holy crap, did they turn out nice and the angles for the perc slides, is PERFECT. Both sit vertical. I think the two pieces... do the Broke Bastards Glass Consortium proud! I'm actually enjoying that crooked ass tube, with that 11-arm. Low drag and even with the air volume, its still easy to get a full rip. My $$$ HQ MiO is getting jealous. I think its going to take a Leviathan to wrest this tube out of my hands.
(excuse the dirty beaker... was combusted in for 3 months)