Cheap High Quality Bubbler

[blankrider]

Maybe @PhotoRider could help us out here. In my reading on the recycler thread he seemed very knowledgeable and owned a lot of glass ranging from cheaper stuff to high end with pretty unbiased opinions. Most people who have spent this much will be completely biased to the expensive stuff but photo seems very fair from what I have read

 

[Radio]

I'm going to give the dude a private message then. Thanks Blank. I know there are quite a few messiah's of vape out there!

 

[rosetta]

Got my Kathy Hu HC bubbler. This link http://www.dhgate.com/product/honey...r/183730519.html#myaccount_orderdetail-1-null

Took only 9 days to get to texas, not terrible. Its straight, everything is welded well. It looks like a classier piece than my old broken d020 IMO. Good looking piece for the money for sure. It looks very nice with my solo, a little chuggy though and less diffusion than the d020.
I am still waiting for my Kathy Hu recyclers, should be in next week.

 

[blankrider]

Got my Kathy Hu HC bubbler. This link http://www.dhgate.com/product/honey...r/183730519.html#myaccount_orderdetail-1-null

Took only 9 days to get to texas, not terrible. Its straight, everything is welded well. It looks like a classier piece than my old broken d020 IMO. Good looking piece for the money for sure. It looks very nice with my solo, a little chuggy though and less diffusion than the d020.
I am still waiting for my Kathy Hu recyclers, should be in next week.

I am dying to hear back about those recyclers!
What all did you order? Links please

 

[DieHard]

Here. My DO20 is nearly flawless. There are some tiny bubbles in the bridge to the MP and any 18mm male rocks slightly in the Dewaar joint. There is also a slight chip in one slit. All that said it works perfectly. When I watch it bubble it seems that the firing goes around the perc in the direction the tops of the slits are leaning. I just noticed this while a friend was hitting it. Not during full power clearing but when slowly milking. I love my DO20! Best $30 MJ purchase ever. I have 2 other water pieces right now the infamous Simba White Lion MaTrix(massdrop), and an old school fumed bong with a new slitted downstem. Lately I am only using the DO20. Until my 186 gets here! My lungs don't care how much the thing costs but my wallet does! I just wonder given 2 similar pieces, one $$$$ and one $ could I tell the difference with my eyes closed.?

186 UPDATE: It has arrived in NY yesterday at noon. It's all downhill now. Gotta love USPS text alerts!
Edit: all 4 of my pieces cost what you could spend on 1 "name brand" piece. I like variety.

 

[ataxian]

That was a great post, and you are totally right. I'm a big fan of reputable brands that I can trust, so ill firstly check out classifieds and then suss those glassmakers that you mentioned. May your next hit from the vape be extra potent!

Since you are determine to blow your cash raise your budget to $400 for a name brand.
$200 I've spent many times before to only have it break. Some pieces I spent over $300. Just to have it break in the first session.

So the cheap $30 pieces that functions the same as a $200 piece.

I spread my $ and don't put it into one item.

Do what makes you happy.

There is a high and a low spot with glass.

The piece I want is $2,000.
I can afford it no problem.
However it is wasteful!

For now I will get the $30 specials until I quit breaking glass.
If I keep breaking glass I always have my $30 pieces that functions just the same!

If I want volume I add a ASH COLLECTOR and CAISEN.
Or I go plain and simple. (depends on the vaporizer)


Do what you want however this is the cheap bubbler tread for a reason!

You say your a big fan for name brands?

"Put your EGO in your POCKET"!

 

[DieHard]

I prefer the look on someone's face when I tell them how LITTLE I spent on a piece rather than how MUCH I spent.

 

[Radio]

http://fuckcombustion.com/threads/ice-chamber-vapor-tamer.14084/#post-597729
I'll stop posting here. I started a new thread for it.

I've narrowed down my search to an Ice Chamber that SSV allows you to customise the colour and minor visual elements of. Seems like a nice touch at a reasonable price.
And I'm a fan of brands that I can trust. & @ataxian - You want to know that the customer service is reputable, they have a certain standard you can expect, and they are a company worth supporting. That's all I meant. I'm not exactly into designer clothing, Apple products and Coca Cola. I just dig a company that respects themselves.

Thanks again for the help and sorry for clogging up the cheap high quality bubbled thread. It may have been a nuisance but the info I got from you all was invaluable and very refreshing.

(also @ataxian what is a caisen?)

 

[blankrider]

@DieHard
Great post! So true

I have a post in the Fuck You thread about overpriced pieces but it didnt get much love so I thought I stood alone

 

[jambandphan03]

I find these low cost pieces a good way to test different perc styles to see what you like, and you can get 3-4 different kinds of bubblers sent at once to try out for the same cost of one higher end piece. If you are not sure what you like, why spend hundreds finding out the hard way like I did, when you can spend less to achieve the same goal, at least figure out what you like before dropping big bucks on something. I wasted so much money buying and later reselling and taking a loss on $200-$400 glass, and shipping adds up too. If you are unsure about what you are looking for, why not get a sampler at an affordable cost? What it comes down to is this is all glass, and it breaks...

 

[DieHard]

Claisen.

 

[ataxian]

@ataxian - You want to know that the customer service is reputable, they have a certain standard you can expect, and they are a company worth supporting. That's all I meant. I'm not exactly into designer clothing, Apple products and Coca Cola. I just dig a company that respects themselves.

Thanks again for the help and sorry for clogging up the cheap high quality bubbled thread. It may have been a nuisance but the info I got from you all was invaluable and very refreshing.

(also @ataxian what is a caisen?)

I like name brands to on certain items.

CARS, BOATS, WATCHES.
Glass doesn't fall into this category!

I have an IPHONE, ROLEX and so forth!

I joke around so forgive my attempt at humor!
The CASIEN is on the left in between the water piece and the ash collector.
The D022 $30 is on the right!
This replaced a $300 piece of the same function.
I can live without the logo!

 

[Radio]

You're all good, haha. Nice setup you have there.
and is this also yours? Otherwise someone broke into your backyard

 

[blankrider]

Claisen.

You can get a good deal on these on ebay. I got one on for under $13. Search y adapter

Modnote: edited to fix quote tags

 

[ataxian]

You're all good, haha. Nice setup you have there.
and is this also yours? Otherwise someone broke into your backyard

I met my match!

 

[Radio]

@lazylathe has turned me on to GrassCity and there is some excellent stuff here 10x cheaper than SSV and AquaLab. I can't believe I was prepared to pay $15 for a glass poker (to stir the herbs) when there are some insane looking stainless steel ones for $5 on GrassCity.

All I have to say is; fuck my $250 budget. That shit has been reduced.

 

[pigfoot]

Has anybody tried the D020 -T with the Lotus? Looks like it would fit.

 

[Caligula]

@Caligula (tagging you because i'm not sure who else has your level of knowledge yet)
I checked out those artists, amazing work. Better than most artwork i've seen all year.. But after checking it all out It made me realise that I probably want something more scientific looking. Am I wrong to believe that with vaporisation you only really need to filter the vape through water once? Twice or more is a bit overkill.
That being the case; I think a more sleek, scientific looking glass is the way to go. The elaborate decorative type isn't my thing unfortunately. What are the top brands out there for a $100-$250 one?
Edit: im actually on https://aqualabtechnologies.com/ and it's fantastic. If there are any other sites like that then someone here should let me know Otherwise I think this site is going to have something I want for sure.

edit 2: FUCK AquaLab is expensive though. It looks like $200-$300 ones are the 'cheap' ones here.. and the expensive ones are like $7,000.
For $300 this is gorgeous, but sheesh.. $300..

http://aqualabtechnologies.com/scie...s-9-glass-mini-blasted-satellite-bubbler.html

I finally understand the practically of this thread, but still tempted by some of these masterpieces at AquaLab

I'd say @mvapes @Deadshort480 and @PhotoRider are probably the biggest glass fiends here. As a matter of fact im petty sure PR'S collection is bigger than what Aqualab has in stock at any one time!

Anyway, these independent glass artists don't have to use worked glass you know. That colored stuff is more expensive/harder to use, so it would actually cost much less to get a clear , scientific style piece made.

Take these recyclers made by Cory GLASS Designs for example:

$150 USD and they are made to order. Sure price can go up if you want to add color and what not, but the function will be the same (amazing).

That's an example but you get my point.

 

[max]

But after smoking out of MANY different high end pieces in the last decade I cannot claim that they are that much better. Most people who have spent that kind of money won't admit their super expensive pieces were a rip off because it would make them feel stupid. They are all brand whores and dick riders living in denial lol.



I would love to hear some other members chime in on this

[COLOR=#808080]Here's a moderator chiming in on your choice of descriptive labels for those who choose to buy expensive glass. We don't allow flaming here, and although you dodged a warning point by flaming in general terms, this is your only break when it comes to that kind of name calling. I suggest you review the 'be nice' section of the rules page.[/COLOR]

 

[Zangano Cruel]

@Deja Vu
@blankrider
As many suggested before, research before buying.
Do not call names in your posts, like "dick riders..." or else.

And is true, "some" "really expensive glass" "sometimes" is "overpriced".
Notice I'm quoting my words.
And "some really expensive glass" is not for everybody, it's for people with the $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ to buy it.
If you don't have the $$$$$$$$$$ to have those, you don't need to call others that have it names.
I'm telling you this story because I used to think like you guys, but this forum helped me to rearrange my way of thinking and learn and keep learning a lot.
So, do your research. Try to learn to blow some HQ or heady glass and make a living, and then come back and told me your experiences.
Have fun, wish you the best in finding your best glass for the $$$$
Stay vaped...

 

[snackmaster]

My ...

I've owned A LOT of glass over the past 10 years: dirt-cheap, high-end, and everything in between. As long as the glass is durable, functional, and easy to keep clean, I can fully enjoy the cannabis, and (no matter what my GAS tells me) that's gotta be priority #1.

The online glass market has changed so much since I first got into it and (for me personally) it's REALLY nice to have options like dhgate with such reasonable prices. I can remember spending WAY MORE on thin, fragile scientific pieces. I love that I can invest a minimal amount of money and get multiple pieces with the qualities I look for. It's nice not having to worry about how much money I have tied up in glass or how much I can resell a piece for once I get tired of it. These pieces are cheap enough that I can give em away if I'm so inclined.

Anyway, dhgate pieces may not be for everyone, but I think they're great. If you've got the budget and want a super clean piece, PLEASE support individual artists, but if your priorities are similar to mine go ahead and indulge in a few of these pieces.

 

[ataxian]

Has anybody tried the D020 -T with the Lotus? Looks like it would fit.

For you I'll try it out!
I only have top shelf kush!

Is that OK?

For the record:
I'm a newbie glass person.
Just a student learning along my merry way.
I design stuff all the time.
Right now I'm only learning what I like and dislike in a glass piece.
To experient these $30 pieces including shipping are perfect for this purpose. To have a HEADY PIECE and spend 1,000's of $'s I will at some point.

@mvapes @PhotoRider are 2 people I look up to and know they are light years ahead of me.
@Frederick McGuire is the one who also had a big influence on me personally. I never liked glass before. Maybe because in the 70's when BONG's and BOB MARLEY were popular I never could use a bong? So I just kept rolling joints. Bob Marley I could handle.

For now I use this cheap glass as I learn.
When I have my dream piece design finished I will have a US Glass Artist make it.
$2000 for a piece of glass!
This will be an art piece.
My motive has been made transparent as we say in SOUTH AMERICA.

Just enjoy CANNABIS!
So please don't hate!

 

[SSVUN~YAH]

Kathy - Yingmin - Sunshine - TBD

All 3 have the capabilitity to amaze and/or dissappoint! That is all I have to say...

 

[cybrguy]

Mine just arrived from Sunshine store the bottom plate chugs nicely. But the turbine is disappointing. Not enough heigh to see an cool turbine action. Only time I get the turbine spinning motion is when running a hot water flush during cleaning!

Also note, the Lotus cap is too wide for the female mouthpiece - I will need to get a male to female extension (straight or angled, to be determined) to make it fit. Kinda dissapointed, but since I didn't spend too much, I'm not worried, I'll find a use for it sometime.

Yeah, this is what I was afraid of. Not the turbine issue, but mating it with the LOTUS. An extender will make the LOTUS head too high for good viewing.

So, it is looking like the 20-T may well be the guy. Of course, a successful delivery of the colored HC version from Kathy had to enter the mix...

But safe matters. Where is that 20-T vid we are waiting for...

EDIT:I have been corrected that this is NOT the 187 Ratchett was talking about, so we still need to hear about whether the 187 pairs OK with the LOTUS...

 

[pigfoot]

For you I'll try it out!
I only have top shelf kush!

Is that OK?

For the record:
I'm a newbie glass person.
Just a student learning along my merry way.
I design stuff all the time.
Right now I'm only learning what I like and dislike in a glass piece.
To experient these $30 pieces including shipping are perfect for this purpose. To have a HEADY PIECE and spend 1,000's of $'s I will at some point.

@mvapes @PhotoRider are 2 people I look up to and know they are light years ahead of me.
@Frederick McGuire is the one who also had a big influence on me personally. I never liked glass before. Maybe because in the 70's when BONG's and BOB MARLEY were popular I never could use a bong? So I just kept rolling joints. Bob Marley I could handle.

For now I use this cheap glass as I learn.
When I have my dream piece design finished I will have a US Glass Artist make it.
$2000 for a piece of glass!
This will be an art piece.
My motive has been made transparent as we say in SOUTH AMERICA.

Just enjoy CANNABIS!
So please don't hate!

Oops, I see this quote doesn't mention it is the GB-187...


Yeah, this is what I was afraid of. Not the turbine issue, but mating it with the LOTUS. An extender will make the LOTUS head too high for good viewing. That and the turbine compounds issues.

So, it is looking like the 20-T may well be the guy. Of course, a successful delivery of the colored HC version from Kathy had to enter the mix...

But safe matters. Where is that 20-T vid we are waiting for...

If @ataxian will let us know if it fits, and how he likes it, we will be off to a good start. And maybe someone else will shoot a video.