It seems like the cost really adds up once you've put together like 2 or 3 pieces and you have a total of like ~200. I know a guy who has owned a few build a bongs but he says the time it cracks everytime will be when you are just removing the pieces- even gently he said it has cracked from just removing the middle section for instance- always on the joint crack too. They have gone through like 3 bases and are finally kind of saying this is the final ByB base that they will get, it just racks up your cash when you think about it- grav labs is a china company for most of their glass, so this really is only a good deal because other chinese companies haven't caught on to doing this style because of suspected low demand by the suppliers.
But yeah, in all they crack like mad from my friends experience, and not from normal everyday fuckups it will just be from removing such a large joint it is hard to pull it directly up and not at at least a minor angle and the joint areas are very weak on these- part of what makes you buy more. He said he cracked one just pulling it out normally and there was no tension it just broke.
