Cheap High Quality Bubbler

[jambandphan03]

I am still a bit undecided, but leaning towards holding out and trying to sell the DG. I thought, it might not hurt to trade, then if I want to sell the mobius later, I could still probably get most of what it is worth back, and then will have been able to try the mobius in the mean time. hmmm

Here is a quick video using my Cloud w/ the BL Saxo...

 

[BigDaddyVapor]

Great vid! Wish I could pull on mine that hard. I'd be spinning the trench on the LB, however. Maybe if I cranked the PA up to full. Usually on the pull, I'm firing on just the first set, which is what really impressed me about the piece. You can easily control your draw, to go first row, second row, full perc. Its hard to tell from the angle, I think our lettering is off. Your lettering looks like it might sit lower than mine. Try something, if you don't mind. Drop it down, to just the top of the lettering.

So my $70 @#$% up, wasn't a total loss. The piece is worthless, but it helped me discover one truly badass little bubbler. I'll have to get a nice j-hook and buy a full-size ac. Would absolutely rock, if the mini works this well.

So I turned this POS...

Seriously... 9 cuts? When you could easily fit 9 more!!!!??? Actually doesn't fire half bad, but its not forgiving on the water level/pull strength.

Behold... vapor bliss. All I basically did, was put my Rolls Royce front end w/ a 18/14 reducer, onto my crappy bug (j-hook might be <1mm). Hits like a champ!

Yeah, its dirty. It gets a LOT of use.

Regardless... a total face palm move. I would have walked out there, not spending a dime. Just wanted to browse... instead *poof* almost half my Leviathan Bubbler fund.

 

[jambandphan03]

Great vid! Wish I could pull on mine that hard. I'd be spinning the trench on the LB, however. Maybe if I cranked the PA up to full. Usually on the pull, I'm firing on just the first set, which is what really impressed me about the piece. You can easily control your draw, to go first row, second row, full perc. Its hard to tell from the angle, I think our lettering is off. Your lettering looks like it might sit lower than mine. Try something, if you don't mind. Drop it down, to just the top of the lettering.

The cloud has such little restriction, you can pull some seriously thick vapor clouds, that feel to me almost as strong as a dab. Unfortunately, I have been getting over an upper respiratory illness, that hit me a few days ago, so my lung capacity is a bit limited right now. I did have my water level lower, just at the top of the lettering, and it was nice, but I found a little more made it stack higher. I am sure I will keep messing with it every time I clean it, which is often. I put the Solo on top of the BL and it was way more restricted, could barely get it to bubble or stack at all until I cleared it. So there is a difference depending on how restricted your vape is.

 

[SD_haze]

Mr. Steele linked to this neat website on another thread

Glass Blowers Direct

They have a beaker or a straight shooter on the website for a starting $50+shipping (says $18 S&H without inputting an address) but real nice looking glass/customizations. However, I'm not a fan of how their tree percs and inlines look on the bigger pieces.

Says they're made of pyrex
Both look to be ~3mm thick, but can be 5mm for $30 extra or 7mm for $50
Another $50 for custom sandblasting personalization

~$120 for a 7mm 10-12inch travel tube? Sounds legit to me.

(I know the downstem looks non-diffused, but might not be extra if you contact them)

[nice thick bottom]

[This bubbler is an extra $10, but normally comes with a female joint, not direct inject with a nail, which is $10 extra for any of the pieces]



Sidenote:
Since this is a thread for the frugal, they also have an interesting "free downstem promotion"
Basically you pay S&H and get a custom downstem. Page also has good info on how to measure your tube for what length downstem to buy

 

[Vaporgin.]

smokin j's has some bubblers in the sub $200 dont look like garbage range (sorry if repost)
http://smokinjs.com/store/product/3...-Glass-Sherlock-Bubbler-With-3-Disc-Diffuser/ $180

http://smokinjs.com/store/product/1352/1'-Tall-Green-Kaos-Hand-Blown-Glass-Diffused-Bubbler/ $140

http://smokinjs.com/store/product/3298/1-Foot-Tall-Sherlock-Bubbler-With-Disc-Diffuser/ $130

my favorite: http://smokinjs.com/store/product/3299/1-Foot-Tall-Sherlock-Bubbler-With-Shower-Head-Diffuser/ $127 on sale!

 

[placetime]

Mr. Steele linked to this neat website on another thread

Glass Blowers Direct

and I've been informed they might be taking a shot at making a sub-$100 "FC Bubbler"

 

[kingofnull]

... j-hook

$70 seems like a lot for what you got! Over inflated LHS prices...

Speaking of J hook adapters, I paired this simple sherlock with an 8 arm tree diffused a/c. It's very light and sits well in my hand, but I'm surprised how solid it feels. The sherlock will definitely break in short order, but the glass on the a/c is quite thick though I'm sure the perc arms would break if dropped. I like the inverted joint too. It might be too big for it's intended purpose, which was to add some extra diffusion on my SSFG travel beaker (on it's way). It's about 4 inch and my beaker will be 7.5 inch +/-. Even full it will be a light sucker, so I wanted something that won't topple it or look comically large in comparison.

Still, as a CHEAP bubbler, it works well and pairs nicely with the EQ whip for some really milky hits. It'll tide me over anyways until my SSFG travel beaker gets here. Just need to get some clear keck clips, the red looks wack.

edit: it also sits really well if it's inserted into the sherlock on an angle. It rests on the bottom of the a/c, the edge of the sherlock, and the mouthpiece. Doesn't budge like that.

These j hook adapters really are worth it. You can pair it with pretty much any GONG a/c or bowl. Really versatile piece of kit.

 

[jambandphan03]

The ion is pretty sweet, Jam. I love mine.

Just sayin'....

Got the ion in the mail yesterday, it is sweet!! I added an adapter to extend the mouthpiece, so I don't have to bend down as far to get a hit at my desk. I know this is a bit off topic, just wanted to pop in and say the trade went well, the mobius does rock! I think my BL saxo is going to get a bath, and put aside for back up. I was very impressed with the BL saxo, and want to keep it around.

 

[mscm888]

Hey Jam would you please take a pic of your cloud on top of your ion and post it for me?

I'm ready to pull trigger on one but want to see how close it would sit near my face while hitting it.

Thank you!

 

[jambandphan03]

mscm888...check your messages...

 

[placetime]

That's a beautiful setup. But, uh, maybe for the Cloud thread? Seems like a Cloud on top of a Mobius is a liiiitle bit outside of the "Cheap, high-quality bubbler" theme.

 

[jambandphan03]

gotcha, just filling a request, I can edit if you are bothered, we can take it to PM. Sorry to drop it on this page. It went back to a previous convo here, that started a few weeks back.

As you were...

 

[BigDaddyVapor]

$70 seems like a lot for what you got! Over inflated LHS prices...

Oh, it was a ripoff, I know. The piece was $50, which was still too high. But the junk I broke was $80. Ugly ass combustion bubbler, that I know for a fact, wholesales for about $25-$30. I don't buy much stuff from there anymore.

 

[placetime]

gotcha, just filling a request, I can edit if you are bothered, we can take it to PM. Sorry to drop it on this page. It went back to a previous convo here, that started a few weeks back.

As you were...

oh, no bother. i just thought the juxtaposition was funny.

 

[u bwade wunner]

Jam I pmed you

 

[jambandphan03]

Ran across this tonight:

http://store.kultureva.com/TKO202M14.html

There were a few others in the 120-150 price range if you poke around...

 

[placetime]

Ran across this tonight:

http://store.kultureva.com/TKO202M14.html

There were a few others in the 120-150 price range if you poke around...

Aren't those great? They also have some really nice $100 pieces too, such as:

http://store.kultureva.com/TKO201-D-18mm.html

Any idea why they're so inexpensive? Some people keep telling me it's next to impossible to get "quality" glass for those kinds of prices. They look great to me, but I'm an inexperienced noob when it comes to this glass stuff, so I'm not the best judge. You're a glass afficianado, right jambandphan? What's your take on these TKO bubblers? They're no Mobius Matrix, to be sure, but maybe they're still "quality" glass?

 

[BigDaddyVapor]

So the $70 I spent on the POS inline and j-hook.. has turned into a $70 POS j-hook. I was hitting off another inline and the j-hook, when I went to put this back together, I noticed it was wet underneath. I just thought it was condensation, or water dripped, so I wiped it off. Immediately pooled back up. Couldn't really see it, but I could feel the separation between the blue colored glass and the clear. Not worth fixing, so it went into the trash.

Leviathan money to...

And because I was so mortified/embarrassed over the incident, I didn't tell my wife and she suddenly asked the other day, "What's this $70 you spent at Havanna House?" @#$%!

 

[kingofnull]

So the $70 I spent on the POS inline and j-hook.. has turned into a $70 POS j-hook. I was hitting off another inline and the j-hook, when I went to put this back together, I noticed it was wet underneath. I just thought it was condensation, or water dripped, so I wiped it off. Immediately pooled back up. Couldn't really see it, but I could feel the separation between the blue colored glass and the clear. Not worth fixing, so it went into the trash.

Leviathan money to...

And because I was so mortified/embarrassed over the incident, I didn't tell my wife and she suddenly asked the other day, "What's this $70 you spent at Havanna House?" @#$%!

Which is why my wife and I have seperate cards, and I always shred my receipts Sorry to hear about your shitty purchase. I can't help making a purchase any time I'm at an LHS either. I don't know what it is. I usually curb my impulse by buying a local glass spoon. My collection is starting to get ridiculous, and they never get used, but it saves me from spending $70 every visit

$106.81 at High Priority Glass.

I've always liked the Freshbaked Fissle Vapor Rig. $97 - Great for concentrates, could be jury rigged to work with vaporizers.

 

[placetime]

I've had my eye on that VanTran and the Freshbaked too. I also like the $100 PeeWee Herman that they have on HPG:

If only those all came with female joint instead of a male joint...

 

[SD_haze]

Which is why my wife and I have seperate cards, and I always shred my receipts Sorry to hear about your shitty purchase. I can't help making a purchase any time I'm at an LHS either. I don't know what it is. I usually curb my impulse by buying a local glass spoon. My collection is starting to get ridiculous, and they never get used, but it saves me from spending $70 every visit


$106.81 at High Priority Glass

I've always liked the Freshbaked fissle vapor rig. $97 - Great for concentrates, could be jury rigged to work with vaporizers.

Not 100% sure its not just me, but pretty sure those links don't work.
Think you might have double [URL'd]

 

[kingofnull]

Looks like they worked for placetime

I'll check them just in case.

I've had my eye on that VanTran and the Freshbaked too. I also like the $100 PeeWee Herman that they have on HPG:

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If only those all came with female joint instead of a male joint...

I know. It wouldn't be hard to find a joint to connect them - any Extreme Q bowl would work. But then it's just another glass piece to lose/break.

 

[Zangano Cruel]

this site is pretty legit, I've bought from them a fair amount

Me & my rehab... double 24 arm tree chambers and an inline... i love this beast, but it's a pain in the ass to clean. anyway, found it in a local headshop for 1200, and on their site for under 950.

i think the thing is, their site is pretty new, like, it can't be more than a couple months old.
i also get the impression they're not throwing tens of thousands of dollars into their web design (the way companies like aqualabs do) which is just kind of excessive and doesn't mean they're not credible whatsoever.

but hey, the bottom line is that their pipes are real, and for a good price. and as a US girl I simply refuse to pay international shipping costs from grasscity.

anyway, that's my 2 cents. give them a shot.

I guess it's ok. But, please, if you are selling $1000 glassware for something that's is supposed to be used for illegal materials, I would like a full description of the piece with more pictures and actual accurate descriptions. No random perc info that don't make any sense with the glass shown

 

[placetime]

Looks like they worked for placetime

I'll check them just in case.


I know. It wouldn't be hard to find a joint to connect them - any Extreme Q bowl would work. But then it's just another glass piece to lose/break.

I had to trim those links to get them to work...

 

[kingofnull]

I had to trim those links to get them to work...

Ah, not sure why it's not working. Just used standard BB code.