There should never be any carbon, unless the DynaVap is combusted in repeatedly.
I have been using this colored "M" since 2021.
Seems like the H2 is the complete setup. With helix tip and glass stem. But stem is available by itself and looks like dynavap just calling it the American Helix Glass Stem..
and a couple burl/helix, so merry xmas to me I guess, as I was settling in to wait for the blue helix and BAM! I get to replace my blue helix and will pickup a sunset too.
In the meantime will still try to use and hopefully a bit of resin buildup will make up the difference
mine's kind of loose, too. The Helix it came with stays in, but some tips don't. I'll probably just use it as it came; changing o-rings to use various tips sounds unfun. If you don't mind dedicating a tip to it you can get bigger rings for sure or you can wrap a bit of unwaxed floss or thread around the groove and replace the o-ring. It should fit better, and can be adjusted with more or less floss,Just got my helix stem and the tip won't stick in at all, very sad. Definitely could use some new O-rings for the tip, they're shot and mushed down after 6 months of hard daily use. Still, hope I didnt get a stem thats a little too large in tolerance the insertion point seems slightly bigger than bb6 or m theres some wiggle room thats for sure. What a shame, ill order some new rings and hope that does the trick
I only have the m+ tip, guessing its one of the ones that has a harder time staying in. Resisted the urge to get another tip for a long time now, but maybe with the christmas sale going on its a sign to finally cave and get either a m7 or a ti helix tip. I wonder if the 5 fin ti tip with 4 o-rings could stick on better than the helix?
I think the tolerances are not as tight as they could be and that fit will vary between individual tips as much as it might between tip types. My impression is that AH erred a bit on the side of caution but not a huge deal since it can be mitigated. If it were sometimes too tight it would be less fixable. But you bring up an interesting point, does one or the other metal expand a lot more with heat?
Thanks for testing it !Found some o-rings. I replaced the lower one and the fit is snug.
Tried it and it actually cools pretty darn well. The first several hits are really nice and as it warms it stays pretty tolerable. The vapor path is short and as you roast through the bowl it gets a little harsher/warmer. I think I'd have to use it more before I recommended it but I can definitely see doing the flavor hits direct and then dropping it into glass to finish up.
I sure can relate...
Is that a 10mm wood pipe? That is exactly what I have been looking for. Where did you find it?Cheers!
It's a custom 14mm ceramic steamroller. This is where I got it, but he doesn't seem to carry them anymore. Maybe if you asked he'd do it, he was great to work with. It is a fantastic piece, very flavorful and able to cool anything, Anvil to ZX.
@coolbreeze you are always finding unique stuff. Appreciate the link. I can see how ceramic would cool vapor nicely
Back in the day most bongs were ceramic along with some plastic ones. Glass was rare because there wasn't boro as available as it is today so everything broke much more easily, In any case, Ceramic share some of the best attributes of glass and cools really well. You don't see a lot of it anymore, but here's a really nice tube that's great for Vongs, ball vapes, etc:
I still have 2 or 3 glass bongs from the late 70s-early 80s, but I think I have all but one of my ceramic ones. I've really only had a couple that were plastic but they haven't lasted. I have a gorgeous large glass hookah shaped like a squat flask that had a glass, rose-shaped bowl (that was broken by the store, I never owned that) and each of the hoses had a nicely shaped mouthpiece with a carb, etc. The beaker and a couple MPs survive, but only because a rarely used it.Back in the day, and that day is the 70s and the 80s, I used one of these for over a decade. It was a simple, reliable and easy to clean water piece and it was all I needed beyond joints and a dugout.
How times have changed.
Do you know what that type of bong is called? I really love that design!I still have 2 or 3 glass bongs from the late 70s-early 80s, but I think I have all but one of my ceramic ones. I've really only had a couple that were plastic but they haven't lasted. I have a gorgeous large glass hookah shaped like a squat flask that had a glass, rose-shaped bowl (that was broken by the store, I never owned that) and each of the hoses had a nicely shaped mouthpiece with a carb, etc. The beaker and a couple MPs survive, but only because a rarely used it.
These kinds of things were more my jam:
Cool, durable, comfortable, lovely, and perfect for loading one-hitter after one-hitter from the little tray. This would still be perfect for the ZX, for instance, though you'd probably dump the bowl rather than suck it into the water! ; )
