Cheap High Quality Bubbler

[Bob Loblaw]

same shop has the micro circ i'm gettin' from pv for
123 euros = 158.9775 US dollars http://verdampftnochmal.de/products/en/all-of-glass-vaporizer-adapter/waterfilter-deluxe.html

got my micro circ from planetvape.ca today at the $170 mark w/free shipping.
will get video up later, but it hits gorgeously. this pic has a different diffuser than mine.
mine is disk style, but a little chubby. took that first hit and ya know how you get that tickle in the back of the throat that tells you to stop? no tickle, exhaled a cloud to fill the room. light cough which should have been a coughing fit for how much i blew out. fuck yea! will try to get some vid up on monday w/ some good pics as well. gonna go for a walk and enjoy the sun!

 

[Frederick McGuire]

Disc style?
That would make it a completely different piece
I'd love to see some pics, because I think I'm mistaken about what you mean by disc style...

Glad to hear it hits well though

 

[Bob Loblaw]

here are some pics, but i swear.... no video for at least a day. chilled it for a few ticks and
omfg....

"Black Leaf's diminutive “Smoke Shower” Micro Circ's star feature is its circular, multi-slit showerhead disc diffuser, offering steady bubbling in every direction in even just an inch of water." - from the item description on pv's site

 

[Frederick McGuire]

Ahh, ok, cool.
I've only known disc diffuser to mean a disc that covers the entire tube, that causes the diffusion.
That's why I was a little confused
It's a nice looking piece.
How does the quality I the glass feel to you?
It looks pretty damn solid (and a reinforced perc is always a plus

 

[Abysmal Vapor]

looks like toro's micro circ IMO. .

 

[Frederick McGuire]

According to pv, it's actually a re-badged toro piece
(they were told so by black leaf, waiting on JP to confirm)

 

[Bob Loblaw]

Ahh, ok, cool.
I've only known disc diffuser to mean a disc that covers the entire tube, that causes the diffusion.
That's why I was a little confused
It's a nice looking piece.
How does the quality I the glass feel to you?
It looks pretty damn solid (and a reinforced perc is always a plus

it feels really solid and definitely a step up from the other black leaf piece i have.
am definitely impressed w/ the quality

 

[sessnet]

I think that's awesome, and thinking of getting one, but looking at it again I am wondering about leaving anything heavy on the downstem thingy.

For instance - the Solo stuck into that - would it tip it over, or break that from the stress eventually?

Bob, I know you don't have a Solo (in your sig) but what do you think it can hold? I guess you can do a test by putting it one a scale, and seeing how much you can stack on it, til it almost falls over or something. Unless, that test itself is risky, and shouldn't be done....

EDIT: I can't weigh my Solo since my scale only goes to 100G. It feels like about a pound however...

 

[Bob Loblaw]

I think that's awesome, and thinking of getting one, but looking at it again I am wondering about leaving anything heavy on the downstem thingy.

For instance - the Solo stuck into that - would it tip it over, or break that from the stress eventually?

Bob, I know you don't have a Solo (in your sig) but what do you think it can hold? I guess you can do a test by putting it one a scale, and seeing how much you can stack on it, til it almost falls over or something. Unless, that test itself is risky, and shouldn't be done....

EDIT: I can't weigh my Solo since my scale only goes to 100G. It feels like about a pound however...

sorry it took so long, spaced...
yea, it will take the weight, i believe. i put it on my kitchen scale, tared it, and it wasn't 'til over a pound and a half of pressure b4 it started tipping. you should be good either way with a GonG adapter, methinks. i like the combust bowl that comes w/ it too. will go on another piece, but still.

 

[BigDaddyVapor]

I gotta admit. That Black Leaf is a real nice piece.

Btw, I think you missed one, Abysmal. This goes over my preferred size... but damn... 17" and perc'd like that. Niiiiiiice. I bet Frederick might even overlook his 10-12" limit for this.

HIGHEND 17" 12 arm stemless w/ 6-arm downtube - $129.00 (marked down $20)


One thing I don't understand, is why the Hell put ice pinches, 5" below the mouthpiece? Please...

Plus, I just really don't get it. I've tried ice in pretty much everything. SO its cold and the smoke/vapor is cooler. Eh... I'm going to get the desired effect, using the room temperature water, I typically have in my piece. Heck, I even refill them, with room temp water. Maybe its for looks. I have to admit, I like the look of it. Especially, circular ones, like in MiO's and other brands.

 

[Bob Loblaw]

One thing I don't understand, is why the Hell put ice pinches, 5" below the mouthpiece? Please...

Plus, I just really don't get it. I've tried ice in pretty much everything. SO its cold and the smoke/vapor is cooler. Eh... I'm going to get the desired effect, using the room temperature water, I typically have in my piece. Heck, I even refill them, with room temp water. Maybe its for looks. I have to admit, I like the look of it. Especially, circular ones, like in MiO's and other brands.

nice piece!

the reason the ice pinches are so low is so that you can stack more in there.
personally i have no use for water filtration w/ out cold. water filters all the goods out of flowers and little tar. so the only reason for water to me is for cooling the smoke. the heat of the smoke tends to both irritate the throat as well as the lungs. thc on a chemical level causes the lungs to stop in-taking at a certain point i believe as well so the easier we can make it on the system the better. just as a better showerhead or tree arm helps break up that hot smoke to have more contact to cool it, the ice does the same. when vaping or doing oil, it will do a better job at filtering leftover solvents or residues from cheaper oils as well as the fact that we can reclaim that the water concentrates, unlike with a bong (no one wants that shiiiit.) my 2 cents.

 

[BigDaddyVapor]

I meant why bother having them, that high? 5" of ice with a 3-pinch? Maybe a circular, so it would be easier to use crushed, but I just can't see the purpose of a 3-pinch that high on a tube. Obviously, it can't be lower, because of the perc. I'm just asking, why bother... unless its for aesthetics?

 

[Frederick McGuire]

It can be a nice change to inhale some extra cool vapor.
It's also nice when it's hot out, it's sorta refreshing
As for the height of the ice pinches, Bob summed it up nicely, it's lower to fit more ice.
EDIT:I guess I'm not getting why they shouldnt be there? They don't lower functionality of the piece, and give the user more options...

Trees aren't exactly my thing, but that's a nice piece for the price.

 

[Bob Loblaw]

I meant why bother having them, that high? 5" of ice with a 3-pinch? Maybe a circular, so it would be easier to use crushed, but I just can't see the purpose of a 3-pinch that high on a tube. Obviously, it can't be lower, because of the perc. I'm just asking, why bother... unless its for aesthetics?

so ur saying it is too high and that you can't get a decent amount of ice in there?
i have only a few inches in mine and have bong ice trays i use for such thing, but i hear ya, it's definitely not universal. can understand. plus it's an easy to add feature and probably helps with catching the water. i seriously have no idea as to specific validity or non-validity from a scientific standpoint, just playing devils advocate.

 

[BigDaddyVapor]

so ur saying it is too high and that you can't get a decent amount of ice in there?
i have only a few inches in mine and have bong ice trays i use for such thing, but i hear ya, it's definitely not universal. can understand. plus it's an easy to add feature and probably helps with catching the water. i seriously have no idea as to specific validity or non-validity from a scientific standpoint, just playing devils advocate.

I get it, when you can pack a TUBE with some ice. Trust me, guys. Especially, on one of those hot days... or if, in my case my lungs are irritated. Funny thing is, the vapor actually clears my breathing up. Helps loosen up crap, I've found. We live in an agriculture area and its been good to my lungs.

 

[Bob Loblaw]

I get it, when you can pack a TUBE with some ice. Trust me, guys. Especially, on one of those hot days... or if, in my case my lungs are irritated. Funny thing is, the vapor actually clears my breathing up. Helps loosen up crap, I've found. We live in an agriculture area and its been good to my lungs.

put of curiousity do you have a pic of ur custom oregon showerhead? is it made from quartz perchance?

 

[BigDaddyVapor]

Oh no, its just an Oregon Glass blower on iOffer. I asked for a specific length, that he made for me, instead of pulling out of his inventory. Custom Oregon Glass, sounds better than Some Dude in Oregon Blew My Downstem.... uhm, I mean Some Random Guy...

Whatever. I bought the damn thing off iOffer from some glass blower in Oregon, OK? Get off my nuts!

EDIT: Added pics

 

[Bob Loblaw]

Oh no, its just an Oregon Glass blower on iOffer. I asked for a specific length, that he made for me, instead of pulling out of his inventory. Custom Oregon Glass, sounds better than Some Dude in Oregon Blew My Downstem.... uhm, I mean Some Random Guy...

Whatever. I bought the damn thing off iOffer from some glass blower in Oregon, OK? Get off my nuts!

nice pic!, not too shabby for "some dude in OR" lol just curious as i know a few blowers up here, lol.

 

[BigDaddyVapor]

I'm going to be buying more from him. I bought the piece early Saturday morning, he contacted me late that same morning, asked for the exact measurements I wanted and said he was going to blow it on Sunday. Monday morning, had a tracking number, Wednesday it was in my box.

 

[Bob Loblaw]

I'm going to be buying more from him. I bought the piece early Saturday morning, he contacted me late that same morning, asked for the exact measurements I wanted and said he was going to blow it on Sunday. Monday morning, had a tracking number, Wednesday it was in my box.

post a link?

 

[BigDaddyVapor]

Here's his "shop"

Better one.

 

[NewSchoolExplorer]

This one is my personal favorite
http://smoketower.ca/store/glass-bongs/HIGHEND-12-8-Arms-Switchback-Reversal-with-Showerhead-Stem

http://smoketower.ca/store/glass-bongs/15-Arms-Rasta-Bubbler

http://smoketower.ca/store/glass-bongs/ShowerHead-Ashcatcher-Base

http://smoketower.ca/store/glass-bongs/HIGHEND-17-12-Arms-Stemless-with-6-Arms-Downtube

 

[BigDaddyVapor]

They do have some nice pieces, eh NewSchool? I have dedicated myself to getting a Leviathan next (esp if he makes a bubbler)... but I've found many choices in this thread, that either are close to, or do rival the HQ glass blowers. You could buy an A+ collection, just courtesy of the Broke Bastards Glass Consortium!

 

[thefiddler]

How does that $40 bubbler from pipesdaddy.com work with the Solo? Do you need to attach a whip to the Solo and then connect that to the adapter on top or can you just use the Solo upside down with the stem in place of the bowl?

 

[stickstones]

yeah newschool...your fave there is a great deal!