@arniesk no worries at all using that bong as a stand, the 39€ stand is a borosilicate tube with a 18mm joint so exactly the same thing. But that joint will get
freakin’ hot and as the injector glass gets hot, you may experience some sticking. EDIT: respectfully, there are no dumb questions at FC. That’s what they told me.
Which segues rather nicely into my question:
Does anyone have a trick to keep the injector from sticking in the 39€ stand? I’m talking about normal session usage, not leaving it on all day. I continually and consistently have a stickage issue and it drives me crazy to have to shut it off so it’ll cool and become unstuck. I love the look of the stand but I’ve tried two of the stand’s glass and both sticks.
I believe the fact that the joint on the stand is ground increases the likelihood of sticking, after all the purpose of using ground glass joints together is to create a tight seal. It would be a non-issue if the stand joint were flame-polished but that’s extra flame & labour unless Herborizer can specify the joints come smooth instead of ground when ordering.