Cheap High Quality Bubbler

ovrez

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Thanks, I'm going to strike the JH018 off my list. I need to reduce my Gas anyways so I'm looking for easy excuses. :evil:

Was anyone able to wrangle a hitman knockoff funnel recycler away from Btoc?

i don't know if i would not get one based off of the one i got, as the next to get one could be different.
it could be the workmanship of this one piece, i think we have seen different workmanship in the same model of glass, they are not all the same

edit; i messaged btoc and asked if he could see if the hole where the water drains back down to be made larger
 
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rgrig

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Here's the shower cap I picked up from my LHS for fairly cheap. I love the detachable mouthpiece, and the fact that it sits low and stable. I want to say this looks very similar to the one's available on ioffer. Overall very nice piece for the price!

I also picked this up at an LHS for 75 bucks! I'd love to find the source for this! It's about 10 -11 inches from base to top of the can and is really heavy! I'll take some pics- but in the mean time here's a video!

 
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Mister G

Deceptively Old Fart
Here's the shower cap I picked up from my LHS for fairly cheap. I love the detachable mouthpiece, and the fact that it sits low and stable. I want to say this looks very similar to the one's available on ioffer. Overall very nice piece for the price!

I also picked this up at an LHS for 75 bucks! I'd love to find the source for this! It's about 10 -11 inches from base to top of the can and is really heavy! I'll take some pics- but in the mean time here's a video!


Nice pickup. Was it cheap?
 
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Anonymouse

Sith I care
Here's the shower cap I picked up from my LHS for fairly cheap. I love the detachable mouthpiece, and the fact that it sits low and stable. I want to say this looks very similar to the one's available on ioffer. Overall very nice piece for the price!

I also picked this up at an LHS for 75 bucks! I'd love to find the source for this! It's about 10 -11 inches from base to top of the can and is really heavy! I'll take some pics- but in the mean time here's a video!


I've been eyeing this little double inverted showerhead at Kathy's for a while. Just wish it was female input.
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Price is great, though, at US$34 delivered to Australia. Kathy seems to have redone a lot of her pricing so the rates to Australia now use China Air Post and as a result we apparently now get the "Free Shipping" offers the US has always enjoyed from her.
 

rgrig

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Relatively! Not as cheap as my d-020:\ But relatively cheap @100 bucks.



Also- a crappy vid of my tornado! This is a seriously nice piece of glass! Too much water I believe, but if you want that giant tornado, ya do what you have to! Takes some lungs to clear that hollow foot.
 

snackmaster

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Here's the shower cap I picked up from my LHS for fairly cheap. I love the detachable mouthpiece, and the fact that it sits low and stable. I want to say this looks very similar to the one's available on ioffer. Overall very nice piece for the price!

That looks sweet! I was actually thinking about picking that up on ioffer; however, it appears they only offer it with an additional piece here. I never bothered to ask, but I'm guessing it'd be $140-160 for the base and mouthpiece. Edit- whoa you only paid $100?!
 

rgrig

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That looks sweet! I was actually thinking about picking that up on ioffer; however, it appears they only offer it with an additional piece here. I never bothered to ask, but I'm guessing it'd be $140-160 for the base and mouthpiece.

I wish my LHS had some more of this style- must have been a fluke! I see they have a gridded stemline in the same style can- I must resist!
 

SunnyHours

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Hey guys!
I'm new to the thread but I read a couple dozen pages. What's your take on cheap glass?
Are there any blowers that do nice work on the cheap? By nice work I mean clean, flame polished and all?

I was looking at jhanpixel and it looks really clean, any comments or other recommendations?
What do you guys think of Bent Glass, Cheech Glass and the likes?
 
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ou812?

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Oh happy day!! things have changed since the beginning days of AE/DH... It used to take 30+ days to get your rigs from the folks in China in FL, got news that mine are in the state of FL. along with that is my new Solo, old one still going strong,wanted back up and figure all my glass is set up for Solo vaping, so might as well keep the tradition of GAS & VAS .......following the FC way of life.........buying glass and making clouds, one day at a time:cheers:
 

Roger D

Vapor Wizard
Hey guys!
I'm new to the thread but I read a couple dozen pages. What's your take on cheap glass?
Are there any blowers that do nice work on the cheap? By nice work I mean clean, flame polished and all?

I was looking at jhanpixel and it looks really clean, any comments or other recommendations?
What do you guys think of Bent Glass, Cheech Glass and the likes?

Jhanpixel definitely deliver
 

SunnyHours

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Also, seeing all the comments about the D020...what's up with Kathy0577 and Sunshinestore?
Is it really cheap because it's not Boro? What's the catch?

It's kinda tempting, seeing as I could get 4 bubblers/bongs from Sunshinestore or 3 bubblers from Kathy and still be under the 200$ I had "saved up" for a new piece...
 

pigfoot

Dabs are vapor too!
AHA! I have been waiting for a report on this one. I came super close to ordering it when it first was posted. Shame about the size. I thought it would be bigger also.

Looks plenty big for an oil rig.

Here's the shower cap I picked up from my LHS for fairly cheap. I love the detachable mouthpiece, and the fact that it sits low and stable. I want to say this looks very similar to the one's available on ioffer. Overall very nice piece for the price!

I also picked this up at an LHS for 75 bucks! I'd love to find the source for this! It's about 10 -11 inches from base to top of the can and is really heavy! I'll take some pics- but in the mean time here's a video!


That is pretty cool, and you got a deal too. Surprising it's not available for less.

I've been eyeing this little double inverted showerhead at Kathy's for a while. Just wish it was female input.
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Price is great, though, at US$34 delivered to Australia. Kathy seems to have redone a lot of her pricing so the rates to Australia now use China Air Post and as a result we apparently now get the "Free Shipping" offers the US has always enjoyed from her.

Excellent! Glad our friends down under can get some good deals!

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The D020 started it all!

So you got that nail.......what do you think of it?

Me too. I'd hate to have to buy a $20 f-f converter just to use this for vapor. There are several pieces I want that are male, ugh.

I love how the MP is so bent.

Plenty of converters on ebay for less than $10

Hey guys!
I'm new to the thread but I read a couple dozen pages. What's your take on cheap glass?
Are there any blowers that do nice work on the cheap? By nice work I mean clean, flame polished and all?

I was looking at jhanpixel and it looks really clean, any comments or other recommendations?
What do you guys think of Bent Glass, Cheech Glass and the likes?

My take? Amazing value, designs that are 95% as good as the pricey stuff (some better than others), for 10% of the cost. If you are picky, you probably won't be happy, your piece may contain small imperfections, not be perfectly aligned etc.

Jhanpixel apparently uses China glass, which the blowers don't really care for, say it has impurities, etc. Some of our members have pieces by him, @Caligula had one. Positive feedback.

I recently contacted a glass studio in my town. They don't have a retail store, but their FB page looks kind of "heady" although they don't mention vaping pieces. The owner was cool when I talked to him though, said he'd pass it on to the glassblowers. Waiting for a price quote.

Bent looks pretty good, made in the US with US glass. At that price range you can get some more well known US makers, if that appeals to you. Cheech stuff couldn't find origin info, overpriced if it's China glass, not big on "celebrity endorsements" myself, but the designs looked good. I think it was @BoogerMan who said the inexpensive pieces he got from ioffer were better quality than what he got from Dhgate.

Also, seeing all the comments about the D020...what's up with Kathy0577 and Sunshinestore?
Is it really cheap because it's not Boro? What's the catch?

It's kinda tempting, seeing as I could get 4 bubblers/bongs from Sunshinestore or 3 bubblers from Kathy and still be under the 200$ I had "saved up" for a new piece...

It's really cheap cuz you're buying direct from small time Chinese manufacturers/wholesalers. What's the catch? See above.
 
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Mister G

Deceptively Old Fart
Also, seeing all the comments about the D020...what's up with Kathy0577 and Sunshinestore?
Is it really cheap because it's not Boro? What's the catch?

It's kinda tempting, seeing as I could get 4 bubblers/bongs from Sunshinestore or 3 bubblers from Kathy and still be under the 200$ I had "saved up" for a new piece...

First warning: You are being sucked into the high gravitational forces of the GAS Vortex.

You really just have to take the plunge and find out for yourself. Plenty of testimonials here that it is worth it and depending on piece you pick first, will only put $30-$40 of your savings "at risk". Find a piece you are interested in and then dig out the feedback that those before you have already left in the trail. Cheap Chinese glass is a great way to learn about what you like, knowledge well applied to make your very expensive future purchase, that is, if you can get away from the cheap stuff, which I can not.

Bonus Treasure Hunt: There are at least 2 members here whose sigs feature links to function videos of many of the most popular pieces mentioned here - go find them.
 
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SunnyHours

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Yes the ol' Glass Acquisition Disorder...it's nothing new to me, thank god I haven't a steady stream of money coming my way or else I'd be swimming in glass...and money :p

I guess I'll go by the LHS one last time before making up my mind. I'm quite impatient when it comes to buying stuff online, so depending how much I like the piece at the headshop I'll decide if it's worth the 40$ more I'd probably end up paying there to get it right away...
 

Delta3DStudios

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Yes the ol' Glass Acquisition Disorder...it's nothing new to me, thank god I haven't a steady stream of money coming my way or else I'd be swimming in glass...and money :p

I guess I'll go by the LHS one last time before making up my mind. I'm quite impatient when it comes to buying stuff online, so depending how much I like the piece at the headshop I'll decide if it's worth the 40$ more I'd probably end up paying there to get it right away...

Heh, my wife is already giving me looks about all the glass shipments recently. I had to stop buying stuff for 2 weeks so she'd get off my back! (although I do need a new AshCatcher, and a Claisen, ooo, and that D020-2-w sidecar rig).

Dude, your LHS will cost way more than $40 over these prices. I laughed my ass off when I saw what they were charging for the same pieces. Sunshinestore is my favorite currently - If I time it correctly (order on Thursdays normally), the shipment is delivered 7 days later! If I can save $100 by waiting 1 week, I will do it!
 

SunnyHours

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I actually just ordered this one:http://www.dhgate.com/product/new-t...il-water-pipe/190893817.html#cart_view-4-null
LOL

But see it my way, I'm in Canada...looking at TheSunshineStore, D020...19$+35$ shipping=54$ US let's say 60$... I can get a quite nice Bent glass bubbler for around 80$ at my LHS.
Kathy0577 charges 0.68$ for shipping that bubbler I got...40$ all in hehe. Couldn't resist.

It's sad cuz I was eyeing the Vaporblunt copy from thesunshinestore, wish it was available in 18.8mm...

@Ratchett if I understand correctly, you are ordering stuff today? :p
 

Ano

FC Lover
But see it my way, I'm in Canada...looking at TheSunshineStore, D020...19$+35$ shipping=54$ US let's say 60$...

It's sad cuz I was eyeing the Vaporblunt copy from thesunshinestore, wish it was available in 18.8mm...
The guy behind SunshineStore also sells this copy on his AliExpress store here.
I bought it from there as the shipping costs were cheaper, but with cheap shipping comes long waiting time.

I ordered on AE a bit over two weeks ago, still no show (ships with China Post Air Mail).
I placed another order from SunshineStore on DHgate last Friday, paid the order Saturday, and received it at my door this Tuesday (shipped express with EMS).

I think the best way to enjoy SunshineStore's products if you are not in the US is to order 2-3 pieces at a time, and ask for combined shipping.
That's what I did and I ended up paying about $80 total for 3 pieces received in France 4 days later (including a weekend).


Edit: also placed an order with Kathy at the same time as my AE order, still waiting on this one too. Cheap shipping is for those who don't mind waiting :p
 
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thisperson

Ruler of all things person
Yes the ol' Glass Acquisition Disorder...it's nothing new to me, thank god I haven't a steady stream of money coming my way or else I'd be swimming in glass...and money :p

Kind of off topic but money is really important. I find it is always best to have some for when you need it.

It is even better to have more than you need to not worry about expenses.

I had even been told that happiness doubled in the 20 to 40 k salary range. I do not know how happiness was quantified, sorry, but it is just something to think about.

http://www.theguardian.com/science/2010/sep/06/earnings-pay-happiness-research

Sorry it just sounded like you have a devil may care attitude and I wanted to stress importance.
 
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jambandphan03

in flavor country
Also, seeing all the comments about the D020...what's up with Kathy0577 and Sunshinestore?
Is it really cheap because it's not Boro? What's the catch?

It's kinda tempting, seeing as I could get 4 bubblers/bongs from Sunshinestore or 3 bubblers from Kathy and still be under the 200$ I had "saved up" for a new piece...
I think the catch with Kathy's version of the D020 is it's not made as well, and less slits on the down stem. Some complaints that it was a very poor copy. Otherwise, this is just very low quality control glass, lots of imperfections, messy welds, some times small hair line cracks in the glass, very few show up nonfunctional, but it has happened. So far I have had 2 show up from Kathy with a pin hole leak in one of the welds... had to seal them up with aquarium silicone. Both were recyclers.
 
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ou812?

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I gonna shit myself, I just checked and thought maybe tomorrow or Saturday I would get all 3 items,the 2 rigs and the Solo,but I checked and it says OUT FOR DELIVERY,.......Woo hoo, fun fun and its gonna rain TODAY but only outside,and not on my parade,I'll be going to MY OWN .....BAKE SALE and I'll be studying the weather: INSIDE CLOUD FORMATIONS
 
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Meghan

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I gonna shit myself, I just checked and thought maybe tomorrow or Saturday I would get all 3 items,the 2 rigs and the Solo,but I checked and it says OUT FOR DELIVERY,.......Woo hoo, fun fun and its gonna rain TODAY but only outside,and not on my parade,I'll be going to MY OWN .....BAKE SALE and I'll be studying the weather: INSIDE CLOUD FORMATIONS

Your enthusiasm is infectious. Thanks for the smile. :D
 
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