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vape_n00b

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Hi everyone,

Long time lurker, first time poster. Thanks everyone for all the reviews, questions, answers, and videos that have kept me informed during the past 150 pages or so.

So far I've collected the GB-187 from Lamin/Yingmin5, Double Barrel knockoff from BTOC before Kathy listed it for $15 cheaper, and the Kathy Toro knock off/TKO, and the D020 from Sunshinestore,

The GB-187 is my go-to piece and it's great! I just got the double barrel and I like it just as much as the GB-187. The D020 will be given to a friend and the TKO is just collecting dust. I occasionally use my Volcano out of these, but I am looking into an E-Nano or a Solo.

Does anyone have video of the D020--2-W in action? Here's the piece. http://www.dhgate.com/product/d020-...two/193620248.html#myaccount_favorites-7-null
 
snackmaster

snackmaster

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vape_n00b said:
Does anyone have video of the D020--2-W in action? Here's the piece. http://www.dhgate.com/product/d020-...two/193620248.html#myaccount_favorites-7-null
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hanfhead said:
Got this today.

Here is a quick comparison with a d020 gb188 and the little inline rig I forget which model.

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Happy that the can size is smaller than I expected. Slightly larger than the d020. It is less volume than the 188. Much easier to take dabs than the 188. From the pictures I was expecting the same diameter and taller, but it is about the same height and more narrow.


And this thing vortexes plenty for my liking. Even drawing through an infiniTi.

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blankrider

blankrider

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@pigfoot that is a cute little sidecar rig.

In the link the first picture has open downstem with horizontal slits. The rest of the pictures look like the one you posted. That raises some concerns of what you actually will receive.

Either way I believe that the water lever would be just above the highest slit. Which is pretty much the bottom of the mouth piece. That being said you are most likely going to be getting some water. Even if you don't get a big splash the bubble can stack up to neck and will eventually reach your mouth.

I have had a couple pieces like this and the only way to keep the bubbles from hitting your lips is to take brief pauses during the inhale to let the bubbles drop back down the neck
 
BoogerMan

BoogerMan

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blankrider said:
@pigfoot that is a cute little sidecar rig.

In the link the first picture has open downstem with horizontal slits. The rest of the pictures look like the one you posted. That raises some concerns of what you actually will receive.

Either way I believe that the water lever would be just above the highest slit. Which is pretty much the bottom of the mouth piece. That being said you are most likely going to be getting some water. Even if you don't get a big splash the bubble can stack up to neck and will eventually reach your mouth.

I have had a couple pieces like this and the only way to keep the bubbles from hitting your lips is to take brief pauses during the inhale to let the bubbles drop back down the neck
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I agree with @blankrider. You will definitely be getting water in your mouth unless you barely pull. However, if the nail/vape you are using has an insane amount of restriction then the bubbles won't stack much so in that case you may not get water in your mouth.

I bought a few pieces from oshwn0 on ioffer. He is a good seller, reasonable prices, and has fast shipping. He will even cut you a good deal if you order multiple pieces. Most of the stuff they sell is hand blow by people in their garage or from glass blowers in china. Some of the stuff they sell I have seen on DHgate so make sure not to spend too much because the items I purchased were about the same quality as DHgate.
 
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pigfoot

pigfoot

Dabs are vapor too!
blankrider said:
@pigfoot that is a cute little sidecar rig.

In the link the first picture has open downstem with horizontal slits. The rest of the pictures look like the one you posted. That raises some concerns of what you actually will receive.

Either way I believe that the water lever would be just above the highest slit. Which is pretty much the bottom of the mouth piece. That being said you are most likely going to be getting some water. Even if you don't get a big splash the bubble can stack up to neck and will eventually reach your mouth.

I have had a couple pieces like this and the only way to keep the bubbles from hitting your lips is to take brief pauses during the inhale to let the bubbles drop back down the neck
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BoogerMan said:
I agree with @blankrider. You will definitely be getting water in your mouth unless you barely pull. However, if the nail/vape you are using has an insane amount of restriction then the bubbles won't stack much so in that case you may not get water in your mouth.

I bought a few pieces from oshwn0 on ioffer. He is a good seller, reasonable prices, and has fast shipping. He will even cut you a good deal if you order multiple pieces. Most of the stuff they sell is hand blow by people in their garage or from glass blowers in china. Some of the stuff they sell I have seen on DHgate so make sure not to spend too much because the items I purchased were about the same quality as DHgate.
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I was afraid of that. Thanks guys!
 
ataxian

ataxian

PALE BLUE DOT
pigfoot said:
I was afraid of that. Thanks guys!
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I just had the best WAKE & VAKE session with the best low income cheap set up that would make your head spin like a 70's horror film!

A NANO (water pipe pairing)
SNOOP DOGG PURPLE KUSH
ASH COLLECT 14mm (tornado action)
14mm SHERLOCK (JHOOK)
LEVEL 6.5

Forgot my camera.
You get the picture?
 
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Dangus

Dangus

Yeah, well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
Dangus said:
^^^
The piece came yesterday. So 10 days total. Not bad!

BUT! The piece, unfortunately is bad. The quality is good, but the design is off from the picture.

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It doesn't recycle since it's an uphill battle to the funnel. Much more drastic than I anticipated, water really doesn't even get in there.

But the main problem and part of the previous problem is where the water is supposed to re-enter the can - it's too low:
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So to even get enough water in there to get the perk to fire, you end up just sucking up water...

Kinda bummed but that's the gamble in this thing...

So overall I don't recommend the piece above.

EDIT: playing with water levels and will check back in...perhaps pilot error?
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Anonymouse said:
Low is good for the return line. It should enter below the perk height. If it was higher perc action would go up both lines and there'd be no cycling.

It sounds like you need to play with water levels a bit. Try putting the level around the bottom of the taper in the whirlpool chamber, so it blocks gas flow up the return line, and also reduces the volume in the main chamber that has to fill with froth. You need more water and possibly lower gas flow. The pics you showed look, to me at least, like it should work just fine, as long as you put enough water in there and get the draw speed right.
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Checking back in. @Anonymouse was correct, I needed more water, and needed play with the levels a bit more.

Was a bit rushed initially, so sorry for that...*what a dangus!*

This rig is still pretty finicky with the water level, but it does recycle. Overall pretty good quality, but I find the nail just a tad close to my face for my liking...so I think I prefer the first one I nabbed up. It's a viable piece though, and fun to hit...though if I did it over again, I'd probably go with the style that Jam picked up (nail out front).

Cheers!
 
arrr

arrr

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Yingman5 is sold out of the gb-187. I asked Kathy if he would supply this piece and she said

"Yes,if you need buy after 1 week,more items we not put now.thank you."

I the quality is just as good as yingman5.
 
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Lezi

Lezi

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arrr said:
Yingman5 is sold out of the gb-187. I asked Kathy if he would supply this piece and she said

"Yes,if you need buy after 1 week,more items we not put now.thank you."

I the quality is just as good as yingman5.
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that's good news for europeans...the price of each piece will be higher but with the shippment cost the total amount will be less than YingMin....thank you @arrr
 
jambandphan03

jambandphan03

in flavor country
OK got the cyclone bub D20-Q. I have to say it's pretty well made, welds seem done well, can't find any noticeable cracks, just a scuff or two. Downstem is pretty close to the can though, my lotus just barely fits on there. I played around with water level, brief observation, I think a lower water level creates less churn/chug after you get a full draw going, and maintains more of a cyclone effect, also easier to start the draw with less lift. Hieght of the piece is just under 10" on mine. Definitely more fine tuning on water needed, but it's pretty good for the vid.The perc is basically 4 angled slits suspended in the center like a showercap, likely to get some blow back with the water slowly returning back to the bottom chamber with this one....oh and it's 18mm female.

Pics and vids :freak:

D020 side by side with D20-Q

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Mister G

Mister G

Deceptively Old Fart
The following is on MassDrop right now. I would never buy this myself and I don't think it's the best thing for vaporizers, but I just find the concept very cool and if I was still a combuster, I'd be intrigued. The price (<$80) makes it qualify for this thread, but the material does not. Imagine how disgusting the ice would get as you smoke out of it and the mess it would make as it melts in the summertime.

Yup, it's a mold that makes a bong out of ice!!!

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pigfoot

pigfoot

Dabs are vapor too!
Ordered my Kathy recycler on the 6th, got it on the 14th, not bad considering the Chinese had a holiday in there. Packed like sunshinestore – bombproof.

It’s 7 ¼” tall, can about 3 ¼” and weighs 5 ozs. 14mm male, direct inject to 3 hole diffy. This is only my 2nd China piece, but it’s much better than my D020. No spots, scuffs or scratches, no leaks or cracks. Overall alignment is very nice, but not perfect. Joints are smooth and solid, but a couple have a visible “joint” in the weld.

Mouthpiece is comfortable, but your lips go around it, rather than against, as you might think before you try it. I spent some time trying to get it to vortex –just for fun, and it actually does, kind of intermittently. I had the water just under the bulb for this. The water level is to high this way IMHO. If the water is just above the swell at the base, it seems to hit best, but the recycler doesn’t get very full this way. The drag is just about right however, and no chance of water in the mouth due to the recycler. The nail is a good distance from the face, especially with this DI nail, it sits pretty low.

These smaller pieces are really popular for oil rigs, the theory being smaller chamber, less condensation, less diffusion, more taste. I was using the D020 as my dab rig previously, so this one is smaller, but not a huge difference. I would say taste is improved somewhat. The downside to this rig is the tubes are small diameter, so cleaning is different. ISO swish might be better for this one.

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x7Deadlysins

New Member
well.. just received my 187, although a bit smaller then I'd imagined *2 1/2 lighters stacked tall* /not mouthpiece, it had a nice weight, looked nice aside one defect... and the fact it looked like it was cleaned with salt with some weird leftover residue out the box, one weird tiny piece still remains* took 8 days from china to california, I think where I get upset is where I went extensively out of my way to get one that didnt have a rice sized chunk missing aside the edge of the main flower joint 'dwarr joint?' , it doesn't affect function, but I am positive with enough pressure I could draw blood, now understanding these china pieces; I asked multiple times for it to be double checked as I had a bit of anxiety ordering out of country, especially with it being advertised as flawless, as far as im concerned with how the picture was advertised, and how I would be getting a special one picked personally from Lamin. I figured with the popularity, not everyone would get a perfect one. I didn't ask for a replacement especially considering they are now sold out anyway, but I would be a liar if I said I didnt want one especially after pics sent. Will post soon, always have issues with links on this site. Just irritating when your told one thing and sent another
 
PoopMachine

PoopMachine

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Got my Tornado and BTOC double barrel recycler. BTOC actually shipped a few days later than the tornado but they both showed up today.

The Tornado is made really well. It takes some effort to get it going but its a very well made piece. The double barrel is a lot smaller than I expected. Im not sure Ill keep it. Its made really well and works nice, its just a tad small for my liking. The Tornado is about as small as I like my pieces.
 
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