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CameraNerd

CameraNerd

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Jane asked me to break the FTK (crack inside the pipe leaks)
Whats the most useful way to stress test/break it for youtube?
I was thinking hot water (my condo's water is super f hot) and then dipping it in ice water (common way peeps break bubblers)
If it survives that, which im not sure it will.... i was thinking about torching the joint .... i am always chicken shit when torching the banger because i dont want to crack the glass... i could just test it lol.
Then, if some how it survives the Vector torch, ill just drop it from table height onto cement haha.

I am genuinely exited to break this thing, let off some frustration from it showing up broken. Thats why the water level in the videos never went to the top, it was leaking it too quickly.
 
CuckFumbustion

CuckFumbustion

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I belong to a forum for glass blowers, sanders, and so on and so forth but as we all know I'm pretty new to the game as well. I might not know all the science yet but I can tell you guy's I've seen how their glass reacts to my abrasives. Another thing I would like to add that may offer some more insight for my FC brethren is that I flame polish my pieces after I scratch em. 3 separate times, with 3 different pieces, once I hit it with my torch I heard an immediate POP! Each one broke.
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Was considering buying 2 of the same model from the same vendor. Was prepared for some sketch to sort out and considering the idea of buying 2 to increase my chance of getting one that was less questionable. But this adds a whole other wrinkle to it. Not entirely surprised, but under-prepared. Thanks everybody for bring this to my attention. :tup:

So I need to get my mind right with types of glass and how they are fumed. Since I do have a few homemade solutions:cool: this will help me with foodsafe 'alternatives.
Like the truffle oil bottles I have been collecting. :science: They are vapor safe right?

I am starting from the bottom of understanding, please bear with me. Frankly I'm sifting through the posts and have a very fuzzy sketchy outline with understanding glass and clear glass. A few tangents. So soda glass is the most commonly mass produced and generally foodsafe. Borosilicate glass is more heat resistant but nearly as safe? The other types of glass either contain lead or are questionable if broken or scratched up. Exposing the more dangerous properties of the glass. Scientific glass is a standard or is it a type of glass?

I am thinking of having some sort of scratch test say at the base of whatever piece I 'm buying. If It is safe, I scratch my initials. :haw:
 
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demonscars

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Well it looks like I had some better luck with the FTK. Honestly after the shipping thing, I'm still satisfied. It's crack free, and vortexes. Haven't really had time to play but thought I'd share a quick pic and a vid.

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vid at https://vid.me/6f4f
 
galacticdad

galacticdad

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Got my e-nails in from hymanquartz01 and goddamn.. I think I'm one of the few who owns a D020-2S (frit disc to vortex disk) and it performs with this domeless quartz enail. Going with just a male enail in the FC-Ball is ruling over the drop-down I previously used.

Are there versions of the FC-Mini around that don't have the quartz swing or is that the whole point? I think I'm gonna give Steven's rattle can a shot.
 
CameraNerd

CameraNerd

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hahaha my ftk is bussssup now! video coming soon... lol its hard to break it, even if its already broken. still kinda fun tho :D

The FTK survived my sink torture test. i ran hotter than hell water (my landlord is going to get sued one day for scalding someone) over it until the pipe scanned at the same temp as the water (120 on my uncalibrated ir gun) then dunked it in 2 big ice cube (all i had) water that was about 42 degrees (consider these relative temps as i dont know how to calibrate my IR) .. so there was close to 80degrees dif. survived.... i went back and forth with it... survived... so FTK is prob pretty sink safe (dont fuck up your bong and blame me)

Then i soaked it in boiling water... temp was 200 once it had been poured inside... dunked it in ice with no issues.

So i torched the joint... 43 seconds of direct Vector torch cracked the joint. i think you are prob pretty safe not using a drop down as long as the torch doesnt hit the joint.. i was alaways worried that just being close to the torch was enough to crack it... not in my testing...

so fuck it.. .it broke my heart but i decided to drop it onto a cast iron. 3 ft... broke it to shit. i love slow mo video haha.
 
Cannabis Connoisseur

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CameraNerd said:
hahaha my ftk is bussssup now! video coming soon... lol its hard to break it, even if its already broken. still kinda fun tho :D

The FTK survived my sink torture test. i ran hotter than hell water (my landlord is going to get sued one day for scalding someone) over it until the pipe scanned at the same temp as the water (120 on my uncalibrated ir gun) then dunked it in 2 big ice cube (all i had) water that was about 42 degrees (consider these relative temps as i dont know how to calibrate my IR) .. so there was close to 80degrees dif. survived.... i went back and forth with it... survived... so FTK is prob pretty sink safe (dont fuck up your bong and blame me)

Then i soaked it in boiling water... temp was 200 once it had been poured inside... dunked it in ice with no issues.

So i torched the joint... 43 seconds of direct Vector torch cracked the joint. i think you are prob pretty safe not using a drop down as long as the torch doesnt hit the joint.. i was alaways worried that just being close to the torch was enough to crack it... not in my testing...

so fuck it.. .it broke my heart but i decided to drop it onto a cast iron. 3 ft... broke it to shit. i love slow mo video haha.
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i just wrap it in the bubble wrap it came in and wack it with a hammer! Works like magic! Even then though I'd like to point out it still takes a couple of wacks. So yeah pretty tough glass. Had to do it to my Kathy piece and Steve piece and both took a couple of wacks!
 
CameraNerd

CameraNerd

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Cannabis Connoisseur said:
i just wrap it in the bubble wrap it came in and wack it with a hammer! Works like magic! Even then though I'd like to point out it still takes a couple of wacks. So yeah pretty tough glass. Had to do it to my Kathy piece and Steve piece and both took a couple of wacks!
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speaking of kathy... Shes gone!


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Lip465

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I ordered 3 pieces from steven and was pleased by all of them. The pillar and torus both were crooked at the place where the joint meets the can, but for the price I cant complain. The sidecar matrix bubbler is my favorite, would buy again
 
weenstoned

weenstoned

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So I guess Mothership just launched a cheaper line called Brothership which basically are pretty much the China glass versions of Motherships. No seed of life percs, bake-on labels instead of sandblasting/etching, non-handmade joints. But still costs $500+
 
gaseous_clay

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gaseous_clay said:
These look interesting...

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http://www.dhgate.com/product/new-d...r-glass-dab/258292647.html#s21-6-1a|319323274

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http://www.dhgate.com/product/new-2...ng-egg-with/255061536.html#s4-5-1a|3563900634



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I ended up buying both of these and a D022 a couple months ago.

The D022 is cool. Not the best piece, but it's ok. I don't think the 2nd perc chamber was necessary at all, but I have no problem using it at all.

The recycler is made pretty cheaply. It's also very unstable when putting my EVO on top, but that's not really surprising. Have only used it a handful of times and the last time it tipped. I caught it, but the tip of the male joint cracked off. Still seals, but it's not a piece i particularly enjoy.

The really pretty piece I didn't enjoy at all. It takes a LOT of water to get above the slits in the tree. It did the trick, but I got no flavor at all out of it thanks to the amount of water. This piece might be cool for combusting, but it wasn't entering the rotation at all and never would, so I gifted it to a friend. His first glass piece.

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Steven (Jane) had offered me a free piece for helping with the redesign of the HT that isn't going to happen. Instead, I asked for the FC-MOD ashcatcher with an extra Matrix perc (broke the other one, but why not have another Matrix?) Gonna make my fake Devastator have 2 ashcatchers instead of just one!
 
John Lewus

John Lewus

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weenstoned said:
So I guess Mothership just launched a cheaper line called Brothership which basically are pretty much the China glass versions of Motherships. No seed of life percs, bake-on labels instead of sandblasting/etching, non-handmade joints. But still costs $500+
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I hope they don't counterfeit some of the Chinese designs :rofl: That would be... wrong LOL
 
Duncan MacLeod

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CuckFumbustion said:
Bought this off of a funky hippy head shop that is going out of business. It looks like lab glass. Do not know what the "Q" is for. So, is it safe to use? Or was I a horse's hinder for buying it? Any insight on this piece would be of help. TX
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It's just a side arm flask (also called filter flask or maybe Buchner flask) rigged to smoke out of. So, yes, definitely just lab glass, but that means it should be pyrex or something like that and safe to use. You might want to replace the hose with silicon? How many of us have spent time in a lab and not eyed all the glassware up? Pretty cool!
 
CuckFumbustion

CuckFumbustion

Lo and Behold! The transformative power of Vapor.
Duncan MacLeod said:
It's just a side arm flask (also called filter flask or maybe Buchner flask) rigged to smoke out of. So, yes, definitely just lab glass, but that means it should be pyrex or something like that and safe to use. You might want to replace the hose with silicon? How many of us have spent time in a lab and not eyed all the glassware up? Pretty cool!
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I am relieved. TX .Already replaced the hose with silicone hose.:tup: After I ISO & salt cleaned everything. Detailed around the hose output end. Turned the stem upside down and made it a vapor bong. Still would like to know about the q in "Q" is for. Besides that it's going to meet my EQ. :whoa:
 
AJS

AJS

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My D020-D broke two weeks ago by a friend knocking it off a table while I was at work. Great way to come back to my piece!
Well...after much searching and a lot of contemplating...
I purchased another D020-D because there isn't another piece that I'm aware of on dhgate that matches everything I want so perfectly.
My friend has a GB-187 from Yingmin, and I can say, the perc fires better than my D020-D, but the mouthpiece and size is not what I want....The D020-D is literally just perfect for my situation.
 
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