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virtualpurple

virtualpurple

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A few days ago my FC-UFO arrived.

In a word - incredible. I love the removable angled mouthpiece and how creative you can get with setup. I am currently running my underdog through the UFO and into some herbalizer whip tubing and through a drip-tip looking glass mouthpiece that came along with. This lets me use the glass from my couch without having to repeatedly pick up the glass.

The draw with this bad boy is damn near effortless and can cloud up quick. I didn't think this would trump my feelings for the Cake, but I believe the UFO has pulled ahead.
 
Frederick McGuire

Frederick McGuire

Aggressively Loungey
glitchsta said:
Thanks for the tips I think I needed em...I did add more water and I think your right I was pulling to hard initially...the trick is to slowly pull to get it going...I did not even know about those techniques yet lol...It is a little better but way to much drag for my liking...more drag than any piece I have ever hit. Also the hole coming up from the showerhead seems to be like 1/8" big by watching the bubbles...that seems a little small for me...Steven is working with me to figure it out...maybe its just a poor design...next time I will purchase one with a little more simpler design...the piece is def high quality just doesnt pull right...tons of drag =\ guess I shoulda done more research....guesss you get what you pay for....+ a little bit more from china =p
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Honestly I think it's just the design...

A reverse firing matrix like that just screams bad design to me...
I've also seen pieces with reverse flow showerheads just like that too...
Again, IMO it's just poor design.

A matrix is basically just a modified showerhead, and IMO a showerhead is in no way meant to function in reverse.

Showercaps are showerheads modified to actually function with reverse flow like that.

That fritter is essentially acting the same as a showercap.

I didn't want to comment on the design right after you posted you bought it because I couldn't figure out how to word it without sounding douchey, but IMO it just looks poorly designed.

Seems to me to be a decent example of how they seem to design pieces over in China - just slap some nice looking stuff together and see if people will buy it.

MJ really isn't much of a thing over there in China, and it appears to be pretty evident every time they try to make something that isn't a clone/modified clone...

It doesn't surprise me that the piece is drag city - you've got 3 percs, one of which is a fritter, and it's moving heaps of water around...

It was kinda hard to tell from your vid (a more stable shot showing all of the piece [except for the top of the mouthpiece so you can keep your face out of the vid:)] might help), but it looked like it was functioning just like Stevens.

Also, any time you're water testing a piece, superman style hard-as-you-can rips really aren't all that useful...
Once a vape/nail is attached, you're not gonna pull that hard, and everything will function a bit differently.
If the piece won't function with a gentler draw, it won't function with a vape attached...

Eg. IMO, The FC-710 doent seem to function 100% on a water test, but works like a champ once a vape/nail is attached.
 
Cannabis Connoisseur

Cannabis Connoisseur

I LOVE LIFE
I completely agree with all assessment of that piece. Its too many percs and that's not the biggest problem its a combination of all the wrong percs. The biggest problem i believe is the reverse perc. I have that raygun with the reverse showerhead perc. I'll never forget when i first got it and pulled it i said this muthafucka doesn't work!! A hard enough pull and it started percolating. It takes a very strong initial pull to get it going and the more water the harder. The more seasoned glass veterans on here would run from a design like that. That's why it's important for us to comment on people asking what we think of pieces. We could've saved @glitchsta some money people!!
 
turdhole

turdhole

vagabond
http://www.dhgate.com/product/newest-clear-recycler-glass-bong-water-pipe/242117379.html
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and couple cheap recyclers
http://www.dhgate.com/store/product/2015-best-selling-galss-water-pipe-new-small/240980915.html
http://www.dhgate.com/store/product/2015-new-black-small-bong-mini-water-pipe/240540929.html

http://www.dhgate.com/store/product/2012-factory-price-20-cm-glass-water-smoke/240858626.html
 
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HellsWindStaff

HellsWindStaff

Dharma Initiate
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Just ordered this last night, with a "Quartz Honeybucket" as well; concentrates have shown a bit more prevelancy in the area so I wanted a dedicated piece lol. That's what I say to justify it anyways.

I like that it's female too, as if BHO/Shatter isn't around, I can just use my Underdog or Lotus with it.

http://www.dhgate.com/product/10-in...r/184555865.html#myaccount_orderdetail-1-null
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This came in yesterday, I like it a lot. Hit's pretty well, and the Quartz Honeybucket that came with it is decent enough...I don't have any other Honeybucket's so I've enjoyed it. It's really easy to clean, after a night of me and people using it, I saw a HUGE piece of reclaim, like the size of a dime sitting in water, just took a coffee filter and dumped water out, got destroyed on that lol.

Will try to get a video of it's function.

That pipe in the background, not for show. Lol. I got one. They also sent me the funniest grinder ever, it's maybe 1 inch in diameter, like half an inch thick. I'll have to take a picture later.
 
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NckNyql

Member
Benjaja said:
Having a hard time trusting color accuracy after the seller "tobacco" sent me a dark amber egg rather than yellow, assuring me that my eyes are, in fact, wrong :p

Got my straight fab egg n WOW!! Cannot wait to rock the enano thru it!
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Tobacco did the same exact thing to me, their picture was high bumble-bee yellow, but apparently I am the dim one. I wanted to dispute almost but I will just sell them and never buy from them again. I left a review about it though.


This is my first post here, and this forum is extremely helpful, thank you all so much!
 
Xchadb

Xchadb

@Brownglass
Glass Blower
turdhole said:
sprite baby bottle? :hmm:
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lol, i didnt even think of that, they do make baby bottles, but still, come on, i know that was the blowtube handle, take the extra 10 mins and remove it flush with the cap.....lol just a pet peve as a lampworker haha those arent easy to make, just blows me away they dont take the time to finish it lol. @roneglass make some really legit ones :) looks like they went the extra step with the custom sprite label tho haha :)
 
weenstoned

weenstoned

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That's actually not far off from the high tech Glass works piece it is copied from. The mouthpiece is not flush to the cap on the original either though it's a bit shorter. I would prefer that they copy the high tech coke bottle rigs as those are clear and I have more of a personal connection to coke than sprite or sipping lean
 
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alltoreup

alltoreup

Damn you, party liquor
My FC-1000 has developed a crack above the matrix perc going into two of the pillars. Doesn't affect function but will only get bigger. Bummer. When it came it was virtually flawless. Keep your eye open on these new Steven pieces, everyone. Mine had only been rinsed out a couple times and sat on one of those silicone hexagon trivets its whole life. I don't think it's even been bumped. Oh well. I'm on vacation starting today and it wasn't going anyway haha.

On a side note: I am PBWing( yeah it's a verb) my FC 710 and noticed that the piece will hold water all the way up to the stoppered mouthpiece without pushing water out the open male joint. Pretty nifty. It's defying gravity. Water is higher up than the open outlet.
 
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mixchu69

mixchu69

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I wish Steven had better QC. I have received multiple pieces from him with dirty percs, some that won't come out with PBW, simple green, and ISO. However, he made a nice gesture in replacing one of them. I realize the gamble I'm playing when I buy deeply discounted pieces. One good piece makes up for a few bad ones.

However, I believe that if you have a crack (non cosmetic), you should get a replacement.

Thanks blankrider for making these pieces available at awesome prices.
 
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ChiefKeefe

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Ya steve better not be being fishy and selling us the low quality pieces and wholesaling the good ones..

Most of what I got from him no problems.. Fc-186 is flawless. Ufo is awesome perc is a tiny crooked. Rest i havnt had problems but he needs to make sure EVERYONE at FC is taken care of in the quality department as we have given him a shit ton of support..

Also, steve needs to realize that the extra money spent on packaging pieces (especially stuff like the fc-186 and straight fab, one is 65$ other like 75$) that it is beyond worth it to use more bubble wrap just for the pieces ensured safety, and the long term relationship of the customer and steve. The more broken pieces people recieve, the less likely they are to go back. Repalcment or not its a hassle and waiting 2 weeks to get a broken pipe to wait another 2 weeks for one with a minor defect more then sucks..
 
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mrgohamilton

mrgohamilton

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little maggie

little maggie

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I haven't been on this thread for a while- I have VAS but am happy with my D020. I'd like to get a small water product that would work with my underdog. Most of the small ones I've seen don't seem to be for herbs. Can someone recommend a mini bubbler or something like that if it exists?
 
wildything

wildything

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little maggie said:
I haven't been on this thread for a while- I have VAS but am happy with my D020. I'd like to get a small water product that would work with my underdog. Most of the small ones I've seen don't seem to be for herbs. Can someone recommend a mini bubbler or something like that if it exists?
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welcome back friend, how would you like it to differ (function/form) from the D020? Or is this to go along with your other glass. Also what do you consider small?
glitchsta said:
Actually I think the SL15002 I ordered has something wrong with it...I think the hole/tube going into the center of the showerhead is clogged with glass or not made big enough...Check out his video at

Notice above the showerhead its like shooting bubbles of water straight throuugh the middle, my showerhead shoots a stream of water like out of a hose...also my showerhead wont drain back down...drip by drip it goes... Here are a couple videos I made to show Steven...What am I doing wrong!?!? I am kinda new to these, could be my fault...


Seems like the more water I add as he suggested makes it almost impossible to pull air through...the drag is tremendous heh...i swear that hole above showerhead is a pinhole....please help!
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Hello, I can vouch for the efficacy of reverse showerhead percs. Syn glass, based in NC, has used reverse showerheads with plenty of perfectly cut slits for proply 6 or 7 years so there is nothing wrong with a glass blower designer to want to incorporate this design, but there also needs to be a better testing of multiple perc pieces like this. ThickAssGlass actually started making knockoff double and triple reverse showerhead perc pieces. I had the double r. s. It functioned pretty well considering only about 12 slits perc showerhead but i liked it mostly for the large volume. I know that first inital drag is always worse for this design but i got used to mine very quickly. TAG also sells many reverse frit and honeycomb percs. BUT what gives me even more suspicion was that CCG sells this same model and it had pretty good reviews from what I read. I was very skeptical about it myself when i first stumbled apon it. In the function video i see that the tree perc reverse flows when you stop hitting because off the massive amount off tension in the lower perc. All in all it does scare me to look at those percs jamed together and im suprised it has been getting good reviews so far. Not to mention, that CCG is selling it for 37 instead of 69...
 
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ou812?

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alltoreup said:
My FC-1000 has developed a crack above the matrix perc going into two of the pillars. Doesn't affect function but will only get bigger. Bummer. When it came it was virtually flawless. Keep your eye open on these new Steven pieces, everyone. Mine had only been rinsed out a couple times and sat on one of those silicone hexagon trivets its whole life. I don't think it's even been bumped. Oh well. I'm on vacation starting today and it wasn't going anyway haha.

On a side note: I am PBWing( yeah it's a verb) my FC 710 and noticed that the piece will hold water all the way up to the stoppered mouthpiece without pushing water out the open male joint. Pretty nifty. It's defying gravity. Water is higher up than the open outlet.
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Had this happen to Jhan Pixel big piece. I was getting baked 'busting flowers (yeah time from time I do, impatient couldnt wait for the warm up time for Solo) so Im sitting down and the pipe is on the counter and after 20 mins of zoning out I hear a TINK ..hmmm I said and looked in the sink to see what might have settled,no news there I go over the rig and low n behold there is a good size crack running from the dewar joint ,extending around the dome of the top of the can This is the piece: http://www.ioffer.com/i/13-cyclone-ratchet-perc-disc-dewar-bubbler-water-pipe-527022438?i=60920833

I was bummed, What do I do?, I see the FC 1000 and figure hmm sweet big rig, and not bad on the price so I jump on it. So while Im waiting for it, I talk to Jhan who was great, he said send it out and I'll repair it (nice thing about buying in the states, this guy goes above and beyond for us here at FC, if you buy from he also gives us a 10% discount, good guy !) So My FC 1000 arrives and Im in love:love:, this rig is exceptional and I milk it up nice with the Solo and must admit it took a while on the learning curve with it, I wasnt able to totally clear the can at first an have finally got it down now so that this rig delivers a great COOL rip, where I , who always has a coughing fit from the vape above 4 was doing #7 and enjoying great rips and no cough. The watching of this rig while its doing its thing is so entertaining for me:nod:,Nice rig and now to hear it may settle and crack will hurt :mad:and I will keep a watchful eye on it. Sorry about yours, Jhan says it happens a lot, he called it a thermal shock crack ,nature of the beast I guess, but it now has me looking over 25 pieces and see if theyre going to self destruct after being dormant with out use. Bummer!:(

Note*** love coming here ,used to be able to spend more time but schedule is jammed this year and havent got the time to do much other than rescue a ton of bullys. Anyhow , miss the crew here and as always I see all of you doing your best to help one another,HOW COOL IS THAT , ESPECIALLY WITH THE GLASS HUNTERS AND NOW EVEN MORE WITH THE RIGHTEOUS DUDES WHO GOT MAD SKILLS IN DESIGNING AND MAKING OUR DREAM RIGS COME TO LIFE, AT A FRACTION OF THE COST OF THE OTHERS.:rockon: ................YIPPE KAI YEA ...:tup::peace:
 
jambandphan03

jambandphan03

in flavor country
We are a couple months on the torch now, and with my experience so far, china glass is very tempermental. My man just made a spoon the other day, using china white tubing as the core, wrapped several other northstar colors on it, sleeved it in a clear simax tube, and worked it up. After it was done anealing, he took it out of the kiln, and was looking at it, holding it, so it was cool, and suddenly it cracked in his hand. The stuff is just unstable esp. the white which seems that it's COE isn't exactly 33. I will be steering clear of purchasing china tubing and color rods if possible just for this reason, it's just MY personal preference, and based on my expereince level with glass, other people may not share my opinion.
I will say however, so far, every piece i have from dhgate has not fallen apart or cracked beyond use The ones that showed up with minor cracks that are mostly cosmeticly unpleasing, have held together and look the same as they did when I got them. It's unfortunate that some of these nicer pieces are having after shock responses. I still want to pick up the FC 186 one of these days, it's had my attention since it came out.
 
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turdhole

turdhole

vagabond
i've heard of quite a few blowers who like the white china glass

source: talkglass forum


and to stay on topic. been using the FC-Cake for a day now. nice but i think it could use a little more restriction or a taller can.
 
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Delta3DStudios

Delta3DStudios

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Accessory Maker
Few pictures of the FC-UFOv1 and the FC-UFOv2 side-by-side (V1 on the left, V2 on the right)

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(Sorry had to mess with the contrast, I suck at photography and I have very little lighting to work with!

As you can see, the V2 has 2x the slits in the perc, and the joint was raised another 1 or 2 cm for the mouthpiece. Also the two mouthpieces I have are different sizes, seems it's totally random what size and angle you'll get with the mouthpiece.

As mentioned. my V1 had too many problems for me to accept as-is (VERY wobbly base, poorly cut perc, and a split in the glass). The V2 while better, still wobbles and has a poorly cut perc.

Honestly, at this point Steven has had 3 chances with me, none of which passed my reasonably low standards. I personally will avoid purchasing from him in the future, and will not recommend his products to other members simply because his QC standards are far too low.

*Maybe* I'll give him another chance in several months, but not anytime soon
 
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