Cheap High Quality Bubbler
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charliedontsurf
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Longbones, I'm the (partially shameful) owner of a Blackleaf Nautlius which I bought when they were like 55 bucks. I have to say that for cheap import glass, the workmanship is excellent. The inline is well cut, flame polished and set straight. All the welds are well done and there isn't one real imperfection on the piece. It actually has a goddamn closed end on its diffuser so it fires properly, unlike alot of cheap Chinese inlines I see in headshops, which boggles my mind. The bowl was also a great addition to the arsenal, although I thought it useless at the time; it ended up working great with a number of vaporizers like the Vriptech and VM2.
So for me at least, Blackleaf seems to be reasonable quality, a cut above other cheap imports.
Lordy, look at this kooky mini Nautilus with 3 arm in place of an in-line?? Only 70$
So for me at least, Blackleaf seems to be reasonable quality, a cut above other cheap imports.
Lordy, look at this kooky mini Nautilus with 3 arm in place of an in-line?? Only 70$
SD_haze
Well-Known Member
I've seen videos of the original nautilus and it DEFINITELY is a cut above your standard chinese inline.
The mini is just ABSURD though
A removeable arm inline downstem ? wat
WatTyler
Revolting Peasant
You called?
BigDaddyVapor
@BigDogJunction
The mini is just ABSURD though
A removeable arm inline downstem ? wat
Yeah, I meant to comment on that to. One of the reviews confirmed my suspicion. This is eventually going to get worn and leak.
WatTyler
Revolting Peasant
I think it's more that tree style perc that bothers me. You could use silicone on the joint, like in the lab, which would seal it, and certainly take the water out straight after use. Although it still isn't really 'practical'; maybe it's their attempt at innovation?. But that tree perc seems really confused.
That criticism over, I've said it a few times recently, but I'll say it again; I'm really happy with my Black Leaf Saxo Bubbler. No real complaints about the quality there. I think that the top of their range stuff is actually quite passable.
I was recently tempted by their Luke Wilson copy. And it is a blatant copy. But 'last seasons' without the dewar joint. I think I might wait till next years lol.
But still not too bad for £110 at all (might be less for shipping outside EU without 20% VAT). To get a Luke Wilson Bubbler over here would probably be getting on for thrice that cost, worse if taxed.
So, is this blatant imitation, or progress for mankind?
That criticism over, I've said it a few times recently, but I'll say it again; I'm really happy with my Black Leaf Saxo Bubbler. No real complaints about the quality there. I think that the top of their range stuff is actually quite passable.
I was recently tempted by their Luke Wilson copy. And it is a blatant copy. But 'last seasons' without the dewar joint. I think I might wait till next years lol.
But still not too bad for £110 at all (might be less for shipping outside EU without 20% VAT). To get a Luke Wilson Bubbler over here would probably be getting on for thrice that cost, worse if taxed.
So, is this blatant imitation, or progress for mankind?
wizzoh
Charlie
I've got a bent neck Nautilus (which they call a layback, for whatever reason) from Black Leaf, too, and I've become quite fond of it. Got it for about $55 as well, works a charm, the only real flaw is that the two slits at the end of the diffuser are cut a little deeper than the rest, but that's no big hassle to work around. I just use it with a shorty LSV wand and my EV-1 and it milks beautifully.
I want to buy a better piece of glass, but the Nautilus isn't giving me any reasons to blow the dough. I'm lucky to live someplace with a vibrant local glass scene, and I feel bad not supporting it more, but being on a budget isn't the end of the world with some of the options out there.
I want to buy a better piece of glass, but the Nautilus isn't giving me any reasons to blow the dough. I'm lucky to live someplace with a vibrant local glass scene, and I feel bad not supporting it more, but being on a budget isn't the end of the world with some of the options out there.
dorkus_molorkus
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I have the nautilus layback as well.
combined with a cheap ashcatcher ( I use it as a visual aid to monitor the amount of vapor i take in), I find it does the job very well. the nauti is my daily driver & have found it to be quite sturdy in regards to minor bumps etc.
I think it was $55-60 on special.
great value for $$$$ IMO
combined with a cheap ashcatcher ( I use it as a visual aid to monitor the amount of vapor i take in), I find it does the job very well. the nauti is my daily driver & have found it to be quite sturdy in regards to minor bumps etc.
I think it was $55-60 on special.
great value for $$$$ IMO
Frederick McGuire
Aggressively Loungey
Haha, I have a nautilus layback as well.
It's a pretty damn good piece for the price IMO.
I also got it for $60ish.
It's a pretty damn good piece for the price IMO.
I also got it for $60ish.
dorkus_molorkus
Well-Known Member
@frederick- dude, you have heaps of stuff. I am so jealous. If you & psyshaman had all of your stuff in the same place at the same time, I would swear I was visiting ALT.
Pity everyone is so far away. I am the only person I know who uses glass, and of course I am the only person I know who vapes.
So, much like my existance before I met my wife, I am forced to amuse myself. lol
(and my online peers of course)
The nauti seems to be quite a favorite for fc members, quite a few owners out there.
Pity everyone is so far away. I am the only person I know who uses glass, and of course I am the only person I know who vapes.
So, much like my existance before I met my wife, I am forced to amuse myself. lol
(and my online peers of course)
The nauti seems to be quite a favorite for fc members, quite a few owners out there.
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Yeah they look exactly the same, and it sounds identical to your video.
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It already survived the drop test from 4 feet,
OKcomputer
Kid A
On grasscity.com, all three nautilus pieces are listed as having 5 mm glass. Are they really that thick? The only other thing stopping me from buying is the 18 mm joint. Any place to get an 18-14 reducer besides ALT?
Hey all. Haha, wanted to post an update—I canceled my order for the Black Leaf inline just because I heard a lot of reports of orders to the U.S. taking the 3 weeks that is the outside edge of the international mail shipping period. I didn't want to wait that long, and I figured I might as well have a nice locally made glass piece for not much more—
http://www.highpriorityglass.com/brands-u-z/van-tran-small-travel-bubbler-14mm/
This guy! Someone else mentioned it in another thread, but it looks good. Will the 3 hole diffused downstem be enough for my needs? I generally have problems with irritation from vapor but found those greatly reduced recently by running my MFLB through a simple 12 in bong. Seems like this will have more diffusion—but how much diffusion is too much?
Sorry to throw you all for so many loops—it was so hard to make up my mind on glass!
http://www.highpriorityglass.com/brands-u-z/van-tran-small-travel-bubbler-14mm/
This guy! Someone else mentioned it in another thread, but it looks good. Will the 3 hole diffused downstem be enough for my needs? I generally have problems with irritation from vapor but found those greatly reduced recently by running my MFLB through a simple 12 in bong. Seems like this will have more diffusion—but how much diffusion is too much?
Sorry to throw you all for so many loops—it was so hard to make up my mind on glass!
sessnet
Noob Saibot
I don't think any amount of diffusion is too much. But, you won't know unless you try the glass piece in person, and feel the drag, or if it suits you.
I shot for the highest mark (in my book - with limited knowledge) - and got a Mobius Matrix on Saturday. That thing has 100+ (?) holes. I also recently bought another high end perc with like 13 slits or so. And I tried a few china glass ones, and the cheap(er) Weed star ashcatcher I posted (on the previous page I think).
Why all this? Because vaporizing makes me cough and choke, and leaves me short of breathe. I tried longer airpath, cooler airpath (vapor tamer), and now more diffused water airpath.
The thing that seems to work good the best is good diffusion. I hope it's not a placebo effect, but I haven't choked/coughed much at all with a proper glass piece. I did have a cheaper china with a bunch of trees and slits, but it didn't seem to help much.
Of course this is all from my own experience. I can be super picky as well, so it took me some time, and trying different things to find something that helps me, and my coughing/choking fits.
On the good side, with proper glass/diffusion for the past week, my chest doesn't hurt anymore - and I feel like I can continue vaporizing comfortably!
I shot for the highest mark (in my book - with limited knowledge) - and got a Mobius Matrix on Saturday. That thing has 100+ (?) holes. I also recently bought another high end perc with like 13 slits or so. And I tried a few china glass ones, and the cheap(er) Weed star ashcatcher I posted (on the previous page I think).
Why all this? Because vaporizing makes me cough and choke, and leaves me short of breathe. I tried longer airpath, cooler airpath (vapor tamer), and now more diffused water airpath.
The thing that seems to work good the best is good diffusion. I hope it's not a placebo effect, but I haven't choked/coughed much at all with a proper glass piece. I did have a cheaper china with a bunch of trees and slits, but it didn't seem to help much.
Of course this is all from my own experience. I can be super picky as well, so it took me some time, and trying different things to find something that helps me, and my coughing/choking fits.
On the good side, with proper glass/diffusion for the past week, my chest doesn't hurt anymore - and I feel like I can continue vaporizing comfortably!
Frederick McGuire
Aggressively Loungey
@dorkus,
The other day I got most of my pieces together for a picture, it was a sight lol.
Aside from my möbius and Luke Wilson though, it's all actually relatively cheap stuff.
I don't think I paid over $100 for any of them.
I'm thinking of having a vape night at a friends place soon, he's told a few friends about all of my vapes/glassware, and they all want to try it lol.
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Here's that pic:
The other day I got most of my pieces together for a picture, it was a sight lol.
Aside from my möbius and Luke Wilson though, it's all actually relatively cheap stuff.
I don't think I paid over $100 for any of them.
I'm thinking of having a vape night at a friends place soon, he's told a few friends about all of my vapes/glassware, and they all want to try it lol.
EDIT:
Here's that pic:
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Frederick McGuire
Aggressively Loungey
Haha, thanks.
Not pictured still are my
It sounds like more than I thought before I typed that up
Eventually I'm gonna clean them all up, and take a pic/vid with all of them.
I shot a video of every piece in that picture (except for the aquavape) that day, so if anyone would like to see how any of them hit, lemme know, and I can post something.
Not pictured still are my
- black leaf beaker w/ 6-arm perc & dome splash guard
- EHLE 250ml w/ g-spot 6 hole downstem (it's at a friends place - its my sacrificial combustion bong )
- Agung cyclone (currently has a broken downstem)
- 2 Old style 7th floor vapor tamers
- a cheaper stemless piece
- Black leaf barrel a/c
- and some cheap non-gong pieces.
It sounds like more than I thought before I typed that up
Eventually I'm gonna clean them all up, and take a pic/vid with all of them.
I shot a video of every piece in that picture (except for the aquavape) that day, so if anyone would like to see how any of them hit, lemme know, and I can post something.
FYI, about our bubblers.....
We're working on a new bubbler that will be like this one pictured, except has a removable downstem and a small shower head. Hopefully done soon.
All our bubblers are optimized for really easy draw, since the vaporizer needs unrestricted airflow to work properly. They all try to be a bit spill resistant, have minimal internal volume, and don't need much water to work.
An improvement on this one that costs a bit less than this one is our new Mini Precision Hydrator, with a 14mm dewar seal and an attached mpc. You can try the drop test but I already did a few times
https://www.vaporwarehouse.com/hydrator_mini_hydrators.html
Here it is. Pls excuse the horribly fuzzy picture- there will be better detail on this site soon.
~Linus V.
We're working on a new bubbler that will be like this one pictured, except has a removable downstem and a small shower head. Hopefully done soon.
All our bubblers are optimized for really easy draw, since the vaporizer needs unrestricted airflow to work properly. They all try to be a bit spill resistant, have minimal internal volume, and don't need much water to work.
An improvement on this one that costs a bit less than this one is our new Mini Precision Hydrator, with a 14mm dewar seal and an attached mpc. You can try the drop test but I already did a few times
https://www.vaporwarehouse.com/hydrator_mini_hydrators.html
Here it is. Pls excuse the horribly fuzzy picture- there will be better detail on this site soon.
~Linus V.
Yeah they look exactly the same, and it sounds identical to your video.
From Above
From below
It already survived the drop test from 4 feet,
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An improvement on this one that costs a bit less than this one is our new Mini Precision Hydrator, with a 14mm dewar seal and an attached mpc. You can try the drop test but I already did a few times
, yeah my heart sunk when I heard it hit the floor. Second day of having it and I thought I broke it. 
My nerves where rattled, I almost cried. lolSend me one and I'll take a few photos for free,
.May I ask what the Replacement glass Stem is for, the new model?
BigDaddyVapor
@BigDogJunction
Very nice looking piece/price. As with everyone... we expect review and pics when you get it. I like that piece and the next one up, the Vapor Rig. Going to have to spend some more time on that site. This thread has truly turned into a bargain value glass hunter's dream. Several pieces that value is above their pricetag, in comparison to some of the higher $$$ stuff out there.
Small Van Tran Travel Bubbler
So I picked this guy up yesterday! I'm very satisfied so far, had two seshes with it out of my MFLB and one out of a DBV. I'm not really a glass expert by any means, but there seems to be a good amount of bubbleage in this piece; with the downstem barely covered with water the whole main chamber gets filled with water/bubbles.
The small size of these bubblers is absolutely TINY, too! It has a 2" base, and the bubbler never gets wider than that. Also because the draw tube and bowl (in my case, glass whip attachment) are both detachable, I can hook the bubbler up in line with any other scientific pieces (with another male whip attachment for the second piece, anyway).
The fact that the bubbler disassembles is great for me, too. One of the main reasons I got this bubbler was that it can fit in a metal carrying case I use for all my vaping goodies.
As far as pulling through this thing—the vapor still is slightly harsh/hot to my taste, but infinitely better than hitting the launch box with just a stem. I think I'm also torching my trenches a bit too much—I need to relearn how to hit the box when using this bubbler.
All in all, I'm sure better diffusion is possible but for the utility and performance (which is VERY good for this size of a piece) I think this bubbler takes the cake!
I'll get a video up as soon as I can—I don't really have a working camera setup so it may take me a bit.
On a side note, the shop (Goosefire Gallery) where I got this bubbler was VERY cool. It was technically a 'glass gallery', although I heard one of the employees ask another 'want to vape?' as I was browsing their stuff—so definitely a headshop too. My kind of place Some of their glass simply wasn't for sale, and there was a $20,000 bubbler there O.o
So I picked this guy up yesterday! I'm very satisfied so far, had two seshes with it out of my MFLB and one out of a DBV. I'm not really a glass expert by any means, but there seems to be a good amount of bubbleage in this piece; with the downstem barely covered with water the whole main chamber gets filled with water/bubbles.
The small size of these bubblers is absolutely TINY, too! It has a 2" base, and the bubbler never gets wider than that. Also because the draw tube and bowl (in my case, glass whip attachment) are both detachable, I can hook the bubbler up in line with any other scientific pieces (with another male whip attachment for the second piece, anyway).
The fact that the bubbler disassembles is great for me, too. One of the main reasons I got this bubbler was that it can fit in a metal carrying case I use for all my vaping goodies.
As far as pulling through this thing—the vapor still is slightly harsh/hot to my taste, but infinitely better than hitting the launch box with just a stem. I think I'm also torching my trenches a bit too much—I need to relearn how to hit the box when using this bubbler.
All in all, I'm sure better diffusion is possible but for the utility and performance (which is VERY good for this size of a piece) I think this bubbler takes the cake!
I'll get a video up as soon as I can—I don't really have a working camera setup so it may take me a bit.
On a side note, the shop (Goosefire Gallery) where I got this bubbler was VERY cool. It was technically a 'glass gallery', although I heard one of the employees ask another 'want to vape?' as I was browsing their stuff—so definitely a headshop too. My kind of place
Some of their glass simply wasn't for sale, and there was a $20,000 bubbler there O.o
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Last night I decided to skip the bubbler and go back to whip, just so I didn't have to get it ready.
Makes me
my bubbler even more. I couldn't take a long drag and couldn't pace myself for the whole hit. Bought a glass bowl head for her today, but not sure I wanna use her for combustion.
Makes me
my bubbler even more. I couldn't take a long drag and couldn't pace myself for the whole hit. Bought a glass bowl head for her today, but not sure I wanna use her for combustion.
Send me one and I'll take a few photos for free,
May I ask what the Replacement glass Stem is for, the new model?
We sell every mini hydrator on the same day we finish it. And they cost us a lot to make. :/ Otherwise I would totally be happy to offer you one to try out.
For the replacement stem- that is for the fancy hydrator. http://www.vaporbrothers.com/pages/products/hydrators.html
~LV