POTV Lobo

[Unrealdimension13]

I love my Gordito ! Seema little smoother than the standard curved bubbler.

I ended up putting in an order for the Gordito and some other glass. I figure if using a bubbler I'm not being incognito anyway, so go for the bigger one.

 

[old-fart]

Hi folks. I just got a few items from AliExpress for the Lobo, and as expected, they fit the Utillian 621 as well. I'll likely order a Gordito and WPA from POTV.

I got this beaded glass mouthpiece and now I'm curious and concerned. First the curious. How do beads help cool the vapor? Heat sink effect?
Now the concern; the beads might be plastic. I don't know if there's a way I can tell.

Any thought on this thing?

 

[Petetbay]

Heat sink effect?

Yes, they absorb the heat from the hot vapor passing over them.

Now the concern; the beads might be plastic. I don't know if there's a way I can tell.

They are ornamental beads for necklace/bracelets because they have holes thru them for stringing. You could submerge in water to see if they float glass won’t plastic might or torch the glass to see if they melt. I doubt they would be plastic, just cheap glass and not boro.

 

[old-fart]

They are ornamental beads for necklace/bracelets because they have holes thru them for stringing. You could submerge in water to see if they float glass won’t plastic might or torch the glass to see if they melt. I doubt they would be plastic, just cheap glass and not boro.

Thanks. I held a ligher under them until the outer glass started to turn black (it wiped off), and no melting. That good!

If they are simply cheap glass beads then I shouldn't be concerned regarding off-gassing, but they don't offer very much heat absorption either, right? Of course simply being a larger mouthpiece adds some advantage. I guess I won't toss it

 

[TigoleBitties]

Thanks. I held a ligher under them until the outer glass started to turn black (it wiped off), and no melting. That good!

If they are simply cheap glass beads then I shouldn't be concerned regarding off-gassing, but they don't offer very much heat absorption either, right? Of course simply being a larger mouthpiece adds some advantage. I guess I won't toss it

The glass balls also create a random air path that promotes turbulence when you inhale, further cooling the vapor aside from the heat absorption.

In my opinion, the balls are a pain to clean and develop resin deposits quickly although they are effective. I prefer stems with 90deg bends and cooling spikes but that's just me.

 

[Flotsam]

The small glass balls function like a Percolator in a regular bong. They create disturbances in the flow path of the vape stream itself. The beads would function like these ruby pearls that some other setups use. If it is glass it should be safe to use.

 

[Unrealdimension13]

I love my Gordito ! Seema little smoother than the standard curved bubbler.

Is it normal to get a little water splashed into your mouth with the Gordito? I'm just practicing filling it, haven't tried it on the vape yet

 

[Woodburn]

I love my Gordito ! Seema little smoother than the standard curved bubbler.

The Gordito was the first glass I added to my Lobo. When I get it to fill correctly, I love it. But a couple of times, I had some big drops of water fall into the oven and sizzle. That worried me, but no performance problems occurred. Thank goodness. Also, I bought the pretty blue Gordito to match my blue Lobo. Looks great, but this weekend I forgot I was soaking the glass in some 91% ISO for maybe 12+ hours. The solution bleached away 80% of the blue tint on the glass.