Cheap High Quality Bubbler
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Do you mean if it will fit on the downstem on the side? I have never had a problem with any of these chinese pieces. Even with my two Clouds which i think are some of my bulkier vapes.
I don't have a YQ42 though.
In other news my Kathy recycler arrived today.
Very well packed, came with two free 18 to 14's i didn't order.
The bubble wrap didnt look gross and nasty like some places *cough* sunshine store *cough*
It's in great shape. Vortex slightly offset so it works. Very loud indeed but a lot of fun.
I'm enjoying using the vortex downstem as a holder. I can put my fingers through it and have a travel mug style grip on it.
HI + Wine COrk Tube + Kathy Recycler
I don't have a YQ42 though.
In other news my Kathy recycler arrived today.
Very well packed, came with two free 18 to 14's i didn't order.
The bubble wrap didnt look gross and nasty like some places *cough* sunshine store *cough*
It's in great shape. Vortex slightly offset so it works. Very loud indeed but a lot of fun.
I'm enjoying using the vortex downstem as a holder. I can put my fingers through it and have a travel mug style grip on it.
HI + Wine COrk Tube + Kathy Recycler
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Really?
I asked for a 18 - 14 reducer with my order because I needed it for another piece, and I only got one. Wonder if Kathy thinks I used it for the recycler.
Do you mean if it will fit on the downstem on the side? I have never had a problem with any of these chinese pieces. Even with my two Clouds which i think are some of my bulkier vapes.
I don't have a YQ42 though.
In other news my Kathy recycler arrived today.
Very well packed, came with two free 18 to 14's i didn't order.
The bubble wrap didnt look gross and nasty like some places *cough* sunshine store *cough*
It's in great shape. Vortex slightly offset so it works. Very loud indeed but a lot of fun.
I'm enjoying using the vortex downstem as a holder. I can put my fingers through it and have a travel mug style grip on it.
HI + Wine COrk Tube + Kathy Recycler
My problem is the YQ42 has much less space between its downstem and main tube chamber. I'm not worried about my GonGs, but the actual mass of the Nano. I know it's a pretty small piece, but the YQ42 only seems to have an inch and a half of clearance.
flickyourbic
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So the last time I had an update to my tracking number was 9-12-14. Should I e-mail Sunshine or is it pretty typical to go that long without an update? Also will it let you know when it's delivered to the destination, or did it just kind of show up randomly for you guys? Shipped the 9th initially said estimated by the 21st so I just figured if it was on track it'd be getting close.
I need to order a new nail before all this gets here too. Was going to go with the new-vape ti-nails since I can get one for $36 shipped. But part of me just wants to try out an eBay nail. I've just read such mixed reviews on them. Some people swear by them and others say they are garbage. Guess it depends a lot on the vendor as well.
I need to order a new nail before all this gets here too. Was going to go with the new-vape ti-nails since I can get one for $36 shipped. But part of me just wants to try out an eBay nail. I've just read such mixed reviews on them. Some people swear by them and others say they are garbage. Guess it depends a lot on the vendor as well.
It won't update between the time it gets on a plane and lands in the USA and is processed. It will take several days to update. Be patient, I haven't heard of one shipping complaint regarding Sunshinestore
flickyourbic
Well-Known Member
I am being patient, why everyone keeps thinking I'm not is beyond me. Thanks for the answer though. I don't know these things, which is why I ask.
You just have to be extra patient with China glass. It has to go through customs and all the annoying processing. And on top of that it's not as high a priority because it isn't express shipping or anything like most packages are now a days. You can probably thank amazon prime for that lol. So the timing is really unpredictable.
But for reference I ordered a piece from Sunshine on the 1st and got it on the 11th in New York. It was estimated to get here the 13th so it was early but there was a 5 days gap between updates from China to the US so hopefully it'll update really soon for you.
flickyourbic
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I've ordered things from China before. I know how the whole customs and overseas shipping process works. I just do not have any experience with dhgate or these vendors. Thanks for the answer. If I don't have a tracking update by Friday I'll shoot them an e-mail.
I think I'm just going to go with the newvape domeless nail as well. It's realistically not that much more $$$ than an eBay nail and I can have peace of mind. Plus they claim a 1-minute cooldown from 700 so that seems pretty legit.
I really want to try one of those domeless quartz nails on eBay as well.
EDIT - I just googled my tracking number for the hell of it and tracking ePacket via USPS shows it's in San Francisco. I'd say there's a good chance it'll get here by the weekend.
It's worth re-tracking if updates are slow and you're as curious as I am. 8 days from China to CA is pretty good. If I see 10 days to my doorstep I would be happy with that.
Double edit - I just now realized too, wow they kind of fuck you on shipping. I thought it was two different packages but nope, same tracking number with two orders yet I got charged shipping on both. Whatever it was only like $3 to ship the glass adapters but that's still kind of shitty. I get not combining it with big pieces but c'mon an adapter and a dome... lol.
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I've ordered things from China before. I know how the whole customs and overseas shipping process works. I just do not have any experience with dhgate or these vendors. Thanks for the answer. If I don't have a tracking update by Friday I'll shoot them an e-mail.
I think I'm just going to go with the newvape domeless nail as well. It's realistically not that much more $$$ than an eBay nail and I can have peace of mind. Plus they claim a 1-minute cooldown from 700 so that seems pretty legit.
I really want to try one of those domeless quartz nails on eBay as well.
EDIT - I just googled my tracking number for the hell of it and tracking ePacket via USPS shows it's in San Francisco. I'd say there's a good chance it'll get here by the weekend.
It's worth re-tracking if updates are slow and you're as curious as I am. 8 days from China to CA is pretty good. If I see 10 days to my doorstep I would be happy with that.
Double edit - I just now realized too, wow they kind of fuck you on shipping. I thought it was two different packages but nope, same tracking number with two orders yet I got charged shipping on both. Whatever it was only like $3 to ship the glass adapters but that's still kind of shitty. I get not combining it with big pieces but c'mon an adapter and a dome... lol.
Ohhhh. I thought you had been using USPS to track it. USPS is better for tracking ePacket shipments. It's updated more often and it's more accurate. Seems like you should get your glass in the next few days. Hopefully all is well with it.
I recently got the Pinnacle Water Tool for my solo. It's been working really well but I've noticed each time I clean it it take forever to fully dry. Any advice on speeding up the drying without any chance of damaging the glass?
weenstoned
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Plenty of room. Don't really think there's too many pieces it won't fit on. I would definitely recommend it, not much drag, still has good flavor even though it has two percs. Using the nano through the YQ42 is what I imagine hitting a cloud evo through a hydratube is like (though I have never used one) but for much less cash.
rizzo
Well-Known Member
Please update us with your opinion. I love the sleek look of that. Got two pieces today from Kathy. Not sure how to post pics. Waited gladly about a month for shipping. The piece dangus got from Alina I got after about 7 weeks ,no problem , mine had a glass nail and a non related extra piece. It's funny how sometimes I have to sign for shipment other times not. Thanks to guys like ataxian and dangus and others for their opinions
Ps where on site do I learn to post pics or copy Dhgate links.
You'll never see official thicknesses listed on these pieces, and anything you see on reseller's websites is usually bullshit (I've seen everything from 3 to 7mm listed for the same piece). Typically the pieces we mention and love are around 3mm though I haven't tried to use calipers on one to confirm, but I don't think anything I have is 5mm. Be careful though, these vendors also sell shit less than 1mm thick which arrives DOA (just had my first DOA ash-catcher last week, luckily Sunshinestore is fair and refunded me the full price).
Build quality is always hit or miss - depends on who made your piece in particular - QC is obviously quite low. If you have extra funds, I suggest ordering two or three like @BoogerMan does and pick the best of the batch and sell/trade/gift the others. I personally have never had a fully defective piece (excluding the paper-thin DOA AC) though I have had a few pieces which have slight imperfections which are tolerable at these prices (at $150 like my LHS charges for the D020, no way in hell would I accept any flaws!)
FlyingLow
Team NO SLEEP!
I am digging @FUnhouse 's D020-D, nice action and minimal resistance are all sweet!
But realizing this is not my ideal piece for concentrates. The proximity of the nail to my eyes is too friggin close with the m/m gong- I am getting painfully cross-eyed trying to focus on dropping a bhomb.
As soon as my other adapters come in, I am going to use it for flower. It is my first 18mm piece and the unrestricted airflow is just what I am looking for.
But realizing this is not my ideal piece for concentrates. The proximity of the nail to my eyes is too friggin close with the m/m gong- I am getting painfully cross-eyed trying to focus on dropping a bhomb.
As soon as my other adapters come in, I am going to use it for flower. It is my first 18mm piece and the unrestricted airflow is just what I am looking for.
vapordab
Medical+FC=Recreational
IMO most of the best dh pieces are 18mm. My whole collection is 18mm and its all from dhgate. I sold my one Toro oil rig and bought 10 bubblers and a fat sack of the good stuff, all thanks to this thread!
I can't believe I ever payed that much for glass. When selling my Toro I almost felt bad for the guy who bought it knowing that I can get a fully functional replica of it for 36$ vs 500$ but to each their own!
anyways end rant. Just browse and if you fancy any water pipe, than go for it. Worst case scenario is that you sell it on Craigslist for a small profit if you don't like it.
I can't believe I ever payed that much for glass. When selling my Toro I almost felt bad for the guy who bought it knowing that I can get a fully functional replica of it for 36$ vs 500$ but to each their own!
anyways end rant. Just browse and if you fancy any water pipe, than go for it. Worst case scenario is that you sell it on Craigslist for a small profit if you don't like it.
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Sunshineglass claims to be 5mm with there D020-D and D020-W, and I believe its possible, they feel quite dense.
nihil
Member, Known Well
Looks like a hefty price increase. If he does the same with the GB-187, it looks like I'm not going to get a 2nd one. That's too bad, now I will have to be extra careful with my $45 one.
I'm up to 9 China pieces, and this one is still my favorite.. although the other 8 all have a purpose and a place in my heart. I've made some good buys thanks to this thread. Thanks all.
olivianewtonjohn
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Yeah I heard that recycler isnt very good. High drag poor recycling
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Same here, I've been waiting for him to get them back in stock but not for >$50.
Oh, btw, Mean Green worked,
. Took off the Roo part but the solution wasn't touching the last R, so now it is soaking again. Took <24 hours without diluting the solvent. Thanks a bunch, it feels so good to get rid of the label. Now I don't have to worry so much about his new fake labels, ugh.
Frederick McGuire
Aggressively Loungey
Just got An order in from the store: Stevenlmz79
http://www.dhgate.com/store/14770203#st-navigation-storehome
Item 1: Ball rig
http://www.dhgate.com/product/glass-pipes-glass-bubbler-glass-glass-oil/205268114.html
14mm male,
Includes 14mm dome & glass nail
I'm liking this piece.
It's got a definite chug to it, but I was using it with a pretty high water level.
Its got some drag to it to, but again that was probably my water level - I had it filled up to maybe 1/3 of the way up the internal bubble bit.
The version from yingmins store looks to be a bit nicer, but it would've worked out about $25 (~66%) more expensive...
Item 2: barrel to funnel recycler
http://www.dhgate.com/product/23cm-glass-pipe-two-percolators-glass-bongs/203859638.html
14mm male,
Includes 14mm female bowl piece (toro style?)
This thing shits all over the double barrel IMO.
This has a proper recycling path. The hammerhead perc bubbles up the 2 uptake tubes, where the water then falls into the return funnel (sadly no vortex action at all, but that doesn't really bother me) and drains back into the barrel.
With the double barrel, the hammerhead perc bubbles up the uptake tubes, and when you stop drawing it feels like the water can settle back down through the uptake holes.
There's certainly some recycling action happening, but it doesn't feel like the piece needs it, whereas this one the recycling is vital to the design.
IMO anyone with the double barrel should sell it and replace it with one of these.
Item 3: matrix sidecar with a splash of work
http://www.dhgate.com/product/new-glass-bong-glass-water-pipe-18-8mm-oil/202145235.html
18mm male,
Includes 18mm dome, glass nail, and a concentrate dish with matching work.
Interesting little rig.
The mouthpiece is huge, almost the same diameter as the main can. Looks a bit odd but its actually a nice size.
The can is a bit small, but if the water is exactly at the top of the perc, (can't go over it at all really) you get a nice bit of perc-ing action in the can.
If you do manage to get some spillage into the mouthpiece, it'll be going into your mouth. The mouthpiece is that large that the connection to the main can is too high for any over splash to drain back into the main can.
There are better mini rigs out there, but this one isnt a complete write off functionally.
The work looks rough. As in physically rough - with texture. If you could run your finger over the worked bit you'd be feeling big bumps/steps - seems quite strange to me as I've only ever seen worked sections made from smooth glass...
I'm honestly not sure if they're doing something dodgey, or just skipping a step where you encapsulate the worked section in some clear glass or something?
It's hard to get that texture in a pic, but I'll see what I can do.
Item 4: sidecar mystery perc (stemmatrix?)
http://www.dhgate.com/product/15cm-height-two-function-glass-pipes-glass/201698843.html
14mm male,
Includes 14mm dome and glass nail
I like this one.
It has the same sorta perc as the piece I got from clean clear glass.
A sorta laid down matrix/stemline hybrid thing - me likely
Unlike the piece from ccg, this has a better thought out design with plenty of room in the can above the perc.
Diffuses very well, not much drag, and anything matrix-ey that functions gets my seal of approval.
I'm gonna have to take some pics and vids of all these new pieces soon-
Stay tuned for that.
Edit: all those pics are from dhgate, but they accurately reflect the items.
http://www.dhgate.com/store/14770203#st-navigation-storehome
Item 1: Ball rig
http://www.dhgate.com/product/glass-pipes-glass-bubbler-glass-glass-oil/205268114.html
14mm male,
Includes 14mm dome & glass nail
I'm liking this piece.
It's got a definite chug to it, but I was using it with a pretty high water level.
Its got some drag to it to, but again that was probably my water level - I had it filled up to maybe 1/3 of the way up the internal bubble bit.
The version from yingmins store looks to be a bit nicer, but it would've worked out about $25 (~66%) more expensive...
Item 2: barrel to funnel recycler
http://www.dhgate.com/product/23cm-glass-pipe-two-percolators-glass-bongs/203859638.html
14mm male,
Includes 14mm female bowl piece (toro style?)
This thing shits all over the double barrel IMO.
This has a proper recycling path. The hammerhead perc bubbles up the 2 uptake tubes, where the water then falls into the return funnel (sadly no vortex action at all, but that doesn't really bother me) and drains back into the barrel.
With the double barrel, the hammerhead perc bubbles up the uptake tubes, and when you stop drawing it feels like the water can settle back down through the uptake holes.
There's certainly some recycling action happening, but it doesn't feel like the piece needs it, whereas this one the recycling is vital to the design.
IMO anyone with the double barrel should sell it and replace it with one of these.
Item 3: matrix sidecar with a splash of work
http://www.dhgate.com/product/new-glass-bong-glass-water-pipe-18-8mm-oil/202145235.html
18mm male,
Includes 18mm dome, glass nail, and a concentrate dish with matching work.
Interesting little rig.
The mouthpiece is huge, almost the same diameter as the main can. Looks a bit odd but its actually a nice size.
The can is a bit small, but if the water is exactly at the top of the perc, (can't go over it at all really) you get a nice bit of perc-ing action in the can.
If you do manage to get some spillage into the mouthpiece, it'll be going into your mouth. The mouthpiece is that large that the connection to the main can is too high for any over splash to drain back into the main can.
There are better mini rigs out there, but this one isnt a complete write off functionally.
The work looks rough. As in physically rough - with texture. If you could run your finger over the worked bit you'd be feeling big bumps/steps - seems quite strange to me as I've only ever seen worked sections made from smooth glass...
I'm honestly not sure if they're doing something dodgey, or just skipping a step where you encapsulate the worked section in some clear glass or something?
It's hard to get that texture in a pic, but I'll see what I can do.
Item 4: sidecar mystery perc (stemmatrix?)
http://www.dhgate.com/product/15cm-height-two-function-glass-pipes-glass/201698843.html
14mm male,
Includes 14mm dome and glass nail
I like this one.
It has the same sorta perc as the piece I got from clean clear glass.
A sorta laid down matrix/stemline hybrid thing - me likely
Unlike the piece from ccg, this has a better thought out design with plenty of room in the can above the perc.
Diffuses very well, not much drag, and anything matrix-ey that functions gets my seal of approval.
I'm gonna have to take some pics and vids of all these new pieces soon-
Stay tuned for that.
Edit: all those pics are from dhgate, but they accurately reflect the items.
ataxian
PALE BLUE DOT
nihil
Member, Known Well
Same here, I've been waiting for him to get them back in stock but not for >$50.
Oh, btw, Mean Green worked,
Very cool to hear. And yes, my 187 feels a bit more classy naked & clean. I sharpie out logo's on real products that I buy. They should pay me to advertise, not the other way around.
@yingmin5 - If you're here, please keep the GB-187 at less than $50. You have too much cheaper competition above that price point. Like my $30-ish Do20-K & D.