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LesPlenty

LesPlenty

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My Rattle Can is still my favorite, I just got my 12" straight fab today and it is nice but a bit restrictive compared to my RC.
I dropped mt RC from about 3 feet onto concrete and it broke a chunk off the base but was still usable., I doubt the 710 would have made it.
I purchased another RC but find I am still using the broken one (I ground off the sharp edges).
The FC Rattle Can is better to use sitting back in a chair where the 710 would be better to 'lean over' on a coffee table or similar, the same as my new Straight Fab, I will use this standing at my workbench/bar.:tup:
 
Madri-Gal

Madri-Gal

Child Of The Revolution
tepictoton said:
The rattle can has one very big setback to me personaly: it puts the nail very close to your face...

Thats why I went back to the Fc-710 ...
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That's a good point, @tepictoton. I always tie my hair back to vape. I'm afraid it will swing forward and catch fire. I use a drop down or other adapter to move the nail further out if I can. It does seem some rattle cans do put a nail close to the face, and I don't care for it when that is the case.
 
arb

arb

Semi shaved ape
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I have never done a dab per se.............but the quartz dabber doohickey should be here soonish and I am going to try one to see if I like it.
I wasn't sure how big the bowl is so I made a lil extra.
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virtualpurple

virtualpurple

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Guys I have a few questions that might be silly but I dwell on glass purchases.

1. Does the size of a bubbler can/base play a big role in draw restriction or is percolator design more responsible?

2. In a build-a-bong style, can mouthpieces or other middle-
Piece sections with sections make a huge impact on the experience as well? Like I see middle-sections or necks with pinches or other types of percolators.

For example, I’d love to purchase a beaker or a globe base (like the orbiter or the sneaky Pete bubbler), but for ease of cleaning and just my love of tinkering with configurations I want to be able to swap out different perks and to swap between whip and mouthpiece.

I also like the idea of having both necks be the same size so that I could have the perc inserted on the top or kinda sideways like a standard beaker bong. I’ll have moods where I’m more keen to bring the bubbler over to me and hold it while I rip, while other times I just want to keep it on a table (like when I’m having people over and we’re circled at the kitchen table or if I’m on the couch) and just draw off a whip.

Trying to find a base to start with has been a challenge because most of the build-a-bong styles I’ve seen are not quite as customizable. They usually have 1 neck larger than the other, which kinda forces your build a little.

Anyone here fiddled with configurations and have some tips or resources to pass along?

I’d love to hire a glass artist to design a base that would these sorts of needs but I can’t seem to enter in the right combo of words to do so. If anyone has an artist they’ve worked with before that they can suggest I am all ears!

Thanks guys.
 
pxl_jockey

pxl_jockey

Just a dude
virtualpurple said:
Guys I have a few questions that might be silly but I dwell on glass purchases.

1. Does the size of a bubbler can/base play a big role in draw restriction or is percolator design more responsible?

2. In a build-a-bong style, can mouthpieces or other middle-
Piece sections with sections make a huge impact on the experience as well? Like I see middle-sections or necks with pinches or other types of percolators.

For example, I’d love to purchase a beaker or a globe base (like the orbiter or the sneaky Pete bubbler), but for ease of cleaning and just my love of tinkering with configurations I want to be able to swap out different perks and to swap between whip and mouthpiece.

I also like the idea of having both necks be the same size so that I could have the perc inserted on the top or kinda sideways like a standard beaker bong. I’ll have moods where I’m more keen to bring the bubbler over to me and hold it while I rip, while other times I just want to keep it on a table (like when I’m having people over and we’re circled at the kitchen table or if I’m on the couch) and just draw off a whip.

Trying to find a base to start with has been a challenge because most of the build-a-bong styles I’ve seen are not quite as customizable. They usually have 1 neck larger than the other, which kinda forces your build a little.

Anyone here fiddled with configurations and have some tips or resources to pass along?

I’d love to hire a glass artist to design a base that would these sorts of needs but I can’t seem to enter in the right combo of words to do so. If anyone has an artist they’ve worked with before that they can suggest I am all ears!

Thanks guys.
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Any laboratory glass house will have a 2-neck boiling flask in flat- or round-bottomed. They’re available in different sized joints and volume. So a SP or orbiter size flask would be 250ml with two 14.4mm necks.

Hey @virtualpurple one thing I forgot about is the majority of downstems I see out there* are the 18(or 19)/14mm type. This is why most of the modular/transformer/FC-MODstyle bubblers will have an 18mm joint for the downstem & a 14mm for the MP. The EHLE AKW** has two 18mm joints so the downstem can go in either joint and the 14mm MP uses an 18/14 low-pro reducer. So there’s something else to consider when thinking about what you want.

* I have been looking at & (sadly) acquiring downstems a lot lately but I’m no expert. I have seen some that are 14/10mm & 29/18mm, but not that often and not in a variety of lengths ime.

** the AKW (or ACW in English) is a modestly priced modular bubbler made exclusively by Ehle for the Berlin vaporiser shop, Verdampftnochmal and here’s a link for the bubbler in English.
 
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LesPlenty

LesPlenty

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tepictoton said:
it puts the nail very close to your face.
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I would use another rig for dabbing, the Rattle Can is very free-flowing so is great with dry herb vapes, my main thing. I use my SheldoBlack knock off or 12"straight Fab for dabbing.:tup:

virtualpurple said:
1. Does the size of a bubbler can/base play a big role in draw restriction or is percolator design more responsible?
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I believe it is more Perc design.:tup:

virtualpurple said:
. In a build-a-bong style, can mouthpieces or other middle-
Piece sections with sections make a huge impact on the experience as well?
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It can, the tyre perc in my FC-Mod is a lot less restictive than the Matrix perc and I like to swap mouthpieces for a different experience.
 
Ramahs

Ramahs

Fucking Combustion (mostly) Since February 2017
arb said:
I have found I enjoy using them all for different reasons with different vapes and all can and have been my"favorite" often on the same day.
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Variety is important to me as well. I like all my vaporizers for different reasons. And I often use two or three of them on the same day. Glass is the same way.

arb said:
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I have never done a dab per se.............but the quartz dabber doohickey should be here soonish and I am going to try one to see if I like it.
I wasn't sure how big the bowl is so I made a lil extra.
:razz:
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Yup, I came :smug:
 
Skunkport

Skunkport

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Got a couple of new pieces after trawling through here a bit, FC-710 and the Sheldon Black Sixshooter copy.

Do not like the 710 with the Flowerpot, nail is too close to my forehead and while I've seen dropdowns, I don't like the idea with a hunk of metal sat on it, even mostly titanium. Too little diffusion too for me, really hit my throat doing bowls.
Using it right now with a vapcap on a ddave wand though and it's great flavor and work's perfectly imo with this.

6-shooter works perfectly with the FP, smooths it out just enough I can fill the bowl and clear it in 2 hits to medium brown without coughing, not sure how much is in a FP bowl but it's quite a bit.

Another 2 nice bits, thanks for the reviews :D
 
ataxian

ataxian

PALE BLUE DOT
LesPlenty said:
My Rattle Can is still my favorite, I just got my 12" straight fab today and it is nice but a bit restrictive compared to my RC.
I dropped mt RC from about 3 feet onto concrete and it broke a chunk off the base but was still usable., I doubt the 710 would have made it.
I purchased another RC but find I am still using the broken one (I ground off the sharp edges).
The FC Rattle Can is better to use sitting back in a chair where the 710 would be better to 'lean over' on a coffee table or similar, the same as my new Straight Fab, I will use this standing at my workbench/bar.:tup:
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I need 2 own the FC RATTLE CAN 2 B CIVILIZED
2 much GRANDDADDY PURPLE ROSIN (sorry can’t feel my face?)
 
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