I had a second bowl made but that is not an easy task. I don’t think they like to make spare bowls because it’s sort of a pita. In my case it took almost two months. I think it’s costly to turn on the kiln and bake just a few bowls. An empty kiln could also affect the results I guess. If and when you break your bowl they are happy to make 2 bowls instead of one and have a “secret” bowl replacement item on their shop they make you purchase in order for the process to take place. The vapes are made in Portugal / Canary or wherever the artists are based, but the spare bowls are only made by Felix in Germany. So this could be another reason against the possibility of having more than one bowl from them. But just ask them and report back.
I received my spare bowl just yesterday, I’m still early on the tests but I’m not 100% satisfied with the result. I understand it was a difficult task and what I got was the best they could and I fine with that but nonetheless I feel like I don’t have an exact copy of my bowl as I expected and most importantly the vape is now behaving differently. The process required milling the surface of the heating element. Now both the heating element and the bowl are not glazed where they touch because this milling has been done after the glazing process. I’ll probably look into the possibility of glazing the bowl myself or using products to reduce the friction if I will notice ceramic dust or particles. Some scratches of the milling have damaged the glaze of the heating element but I don’t care about aesthetics.
My new bowl feels different from the first one. It’s less hollow, it seemed to need higher temperatures but I’m probably wrong. The worst part is that I have the feeling that the vape it now less strong and it’s easier to get hotspots. It seems like the airflow is worsened and there’s no “click” of the bowl when I place it perfectly on the spot.
Are you getting a bandit or a vapbong? The vape will be made carb less or they will fill the hole?
I wonder if, and I know this would be a royal p.i.t.a. and would not be done by art of vapor, you could carve a new bowl from wood? My hands just hurt thinking about it but I'm sure with enough patience you could?
Making two balls
when it's originally fired seems like the best route for the best fitment then as much as a pain as it is for Art Of Vapor to make. With no customs currently I don't think it matters anyways and as someone who likes lots of extra parts for my vapes, I'm not at all concerned about missing a spare. I put down a padded mat at my vape station after breaking some china glass that landed on the concrete floor and I'll be honest, I need all the help I can get with how much the VapBong can fuck me up!
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What glaze did you go for with your carb-less VapBong? You made the right choice imo, the carb is more of a hassle than benefit when I'm removing the ball so often anyways. I definitely prefer not having one on my Bandit compared to having and covering it on my Bong. Using the carb to clear the vapour isn't quite as effective as just removing the ball I find.
Someone has asked me earlier about the higher resistance of the Bandit and commented that it shouldn't be worse that the VapBong if the stem is the same diameter or larger than the hole in the ball (I'm blind and can't find the original post). My Bandit's arm has a slightly smaller internal diameter than the ball hole (at least when I'm eyeing it) which seems like the spot to blame for some slight draw resistance. It's still very wide open compared to most devices, don't get me wrong, but the VapBong is just that much better imo. They're both fantastic, and if you like one you'll probably like the other.
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I wonder why. Well, one day when supply catches up with demand they s/b be more reasonably priced. I got plenty of time to wait.
