SAML Glass

Finweeder

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I'm loving my new FC-199, my first time using a whip and I'm whipped! I love the whip. I'm using the Solo 3. Pleasure to use with this set up, will be adding more stuff, a TAG 3" drop down is on the way. I like the stability of the 199, using the mouth piece or whip depending on my mood.
I have seen this piece in several threads here and well reviewed at DHGate.
 

Shit Snacks

Milaana. Lana. LANA. LANAAAA! (TM2/TP80/BAK/FW9)
I started a Resource Page to list FC- glass, as I get very confused just seeing the name (like FC-199) and not the glass. Help populating the page with descriptions would be great.

Copying my reply to you from the cheap glass thread:
Great, it is 18 mm on both ends as I think I said before when you asked?



Not sure if you're aware, but the FC products from Sam L have nothing to do with the FC mods here... It is just members of FC, who talk to Sam L, so they as manufacturers decided to use the FC numbering for some of those models, but not all of them... They are not glass pieces that are endorsed by FC as a brand or anything so I don't think it makes sense as a resource page here the way you describe?

All the history is here, some products are no longer available, and have different names, different manufacturers have stuff too... So what you want is a current list of top recommended pieces in general... There's not really a way to update here, you'd have to keep posting, making the third longer, which is how this one became the behemoth it is!

I've gotten tired of repeating myself with links etc, and I'm even less motivated to try to make a comprehensive list, also people have different opinions so it's kind of not possible? For one person to do it that way and it be universally accepted at all... Reddit has one for their China glass sub although it is outdated and people still don't necessarily use it? I've posted lists and links there too, I just get tired, instead end up directing people to search or looking up my posts to see what I recommended lol :shrug:

If you literally only want those pieces from Sam L (they are not all titled FC) then it would make sense to just have the list here? They pretty much are all already here, just not in a list... And it's possible you want more pieces than just popular glass manufactured??

Edit:
I just skimmed your resource post though and it is pretty comprehensive so well done! A lot of those designs predate me though, only a few recent ones I helped with... Plenty of other members here, mystery ones, had them clone many of those pieces, I'm not sure I want to be credited with that necessarily lol and I hate those double matrix but thank you for the shout out!

Anyway I had to point out that the original FC mod you have pictured, is incorrect... You have the new FC mod correct, but the photo you have for original is just the new with circ perc... It had a matrix perc downstem option as well as male joint connection for the mouthpiece with a wide flared female mouthpiece, it was also quite a bit shorter... They replaced the old link with the new one, so I cannot find a link to the original, but it is still available from other manufacturers on DHgate with different names schemes
 
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Copying my reply to you from the cheap glass thread:


If you literally only want those pieces from Sam L (they are not all titled FC) then it would make sense to just have the list here? They pretty much are all already here, just not in a list... And it's possible you want more pieces than just popular glass manufactured??

Edit:
I just skimmed your resource post though and it is pretty comprehensive so well done! A lot of those designs predate me though, only a few recent ones I helped with... Plenty of other members here, mystery ones, had them clone many of those pieces, I'm not sure I want to be credited with that necessarily lol and I hate those double matrix but thank you for the shout out!

Anyway I had to point out that the original FC mod you have pictured, is incorrect... You have the new FC mod correct, but the photo you have for original is just the new with circ perc... It had a matrix perc downstem option as well as male joint connection for the mouthpiece with a wide flared female mouthpiece, it was also quite a bit shorter... They replaced the old link with the new one, so I cannot find a link to the original, but it is still available from other manufacturers on DHgate with different names schemes
Thank for the response. I just keep hearing about this fc-## item or another fc-##, but it’s not easy to find or picture the item. I thought the wiki page would be helpful rather than pouring through texts. Maybe one day someone will write a program that can accurately summarize large blocks of text, alas, we are far away from that working we’ll ;-)

I’ll add something on the page about not be endorsed by FC as that’s a very salient point.

As for the pictures, I basically just store what was on one of the three selling sites. If it’s on that list, it’s being sold on one of those sites, and the site might have incorrect info. In any event, I’ll make a note on the wiki page.
 

Shit Snacks

Milaana. Lana. LANA. LANAAAA! (TM2/TP80/BAK/FW9)
Anyway I had to point out that the original FC mod you have pictured, is incorrect... You have the new FC mod correct, but the photo you have for original is just the new with circ perc... It had a matrix perc downstem option as well as male joint connection for the mouthpiece with a wide flared female mouthpiece, it was also quite a bit shorter... They replaced the old link with the new one, so I cannot find a link to the original, but it is still available from other manufacturers on DHgate with different names schemes
As for the pictures, I basically just store what was on one of the three selling sites. If it’s on that list, it’s being sold on one of those sites, and the site might have incorrect info. In any event, I’ll make a note on the wiki page.

Well now I've found the old link for the original FC mod with photo for you from someone else in the cheap glass thread:
(doesn't have the ash catch or circ perc downstem options in this listing or photo, but it's still the same body piece at least)
:cool::tup:
 
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terranaut

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there are so many small models and I have read through pages of this posting on them. but I fail to find an answer to my question, what may be the best model for someone who is a plant smoker and is looking for something that can also be a recycler? thank you for any help or direction even if it is not a small perhaps
 
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Shit Snacks

Milaana. Lana. LANA. LANAAAA! (TM2/TP80/BAK/FW9)
there are so many small models and I have read through pages of this posting on them. but I fail to find an answer to my question, what may be the best model for someone who is a plant smoker and is looking for something that can also be a recycler? thank you for any help or direction even if it is not a small perhaps

Sorry, are you saying you want a recycler for smoking? (Not vaping or dabbing?) Then honestly I would probably look elsewhere
 

coolbreeze

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there are so many small models and I have read through pages of this posting on them. but I fail to find an answer to my question, what may be the best model for someone who is a plant smoker and is looking for something that can also be a recycler? thank you for any help or direction even if it is not a small perhaps
This is mediumish, built with vaping in mind but apparently great for smoking as well. Works great with ball vapes, etc, which are for some a satisfying analogue for smoking. ; )
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Shit Snacks

Milaana. Lana. LANA. LANAAAA! (TM2/TP80/BAK/FW9)
This is mediumish, built with vaping in mind but apparently great for smoking as well. Works great with ball vapes, etc, which are for some a satisfying analogue for smoking. ; )
e68c43bc-22e8-4689-a815-b64e79a7607d.jpg

Yeah of course that is the one, and the new big one with modular mouthpiece, but I think for smoking they would want one of the bong tube style from elsewhere instead?
 

Oden

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This is mediumish, built with vaping in mind but apparently great for smoking as well. Works great with ball vapes, etc, which are for some a satisfying analogue for smoking. ; )
e68c43bc-22e8-4689-a815-b64e79a7607d.jpg
I only use good American glass now, but I don't have a piece of Recycler style glass.
And it doesn't cost much to test this function, and see for myself, if I might like it, or not.
I also see that it has surely become the favorite piece of Chinese glass for many FC members.
So it's tempting to try it lol.

Shit Snacks says, for the recycler function to work perfectly, you need vapes with the most open air flow possible.
That’s why I’m hesitant with it. Because I currently vape exclusively with two vapes which have a fairly restricted air flow.
I would like to use it with the ZX, and as I think you must have tried both together, I wanted to know if the ZX works optimally with this recycler please?
 

coolbreeze

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I only use good American glass now, but I don't have a piece of Recycler style glass.
And it doesn't cost much to test this function, and see for myself, if I might like it, or not.
I also see that it has surely become the favorite piece of Chinese glass for many FC members.
So it's tempting to try it lol.

Shit Snacks says, for the recycler function to work perfectly, you need vapes with the most open air flow possible.
This is true in general, absolutely. But some recyclers function relatively effortlessly with many vapes. Funklers, some small cheap Kleins, and this one are good examples of recyclers that work well with many vapes.
That’s why I’m hesitant with it. Because I currently vape exclusively with two vapes which have a fairly restricted air flow.
I would like to use it with the ZX, and as I think you must have tried both together, I wanted to know if the ZX works optimally with this recycler please?
I think that it does. I believe that almost any ballvape will work well with it, including some TED-style vapes. In fact, I posted awhile back about driving with a Dynavap/Woodscents, which is really a pretty restricted mouth-to-lung vape:
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But it's much more in its element here, driven by an Omega:
The Omega's not terribly restricted but the ZX is more open still. My feeling is it's reasonably perfect for the ZX and most ball vapes. It's also a really good value.
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Shit Snacks

Milaana. Lana. LANA. LANAAAA! (TM2/TP80/BAK/FW9)
I only use good American glass now, but I don't have a piece of Recycler style glass.
And it doesn't cost much to test this function, and see for myself, if I might like it, or not.
I also see that it has surely become the favorite piece of Chinese glass for many FC members.
So it's tempting to try it lol.

Shit Snacks says, for the recycler function to work perfectly, you need vapes with the most open air flow possible.
That’s why I’m hesitant with it. Because I currently vape exclusively with two vapes which have a fairly restricted air flow.
I would like to use it with the ZX, and as I think you must have tried both together, I wanted to know if the ZX works optimally with this recycler please?

Yeah dude, this one is so good because it works with most any vape regardless, but also ZX should be one of the better ones for airflow I think? At least that style
 

Oden

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This is true in general, absolutely. But some recyclers function relatively effortlessly with many vapes. Funklers, some small cheap Kleins, and this one are good examples of recyclers that work well with many vapes.

I think that it does. I believe that almost any ballvape will work well with it, including some TED-style vapes. In fact, I posted awhile back about driving with a Dynavap/Woodscents, which is really a pretty restricted mouth-to-lung vape:
ezgif-5-7fa717ed9b.gif

But it's much more in its element here, driven by an Omega:
The Omega's not terribly restricted but the ZX is more open still. My feeling is it's reasonably perfect for the ZX and most ball vapes. It's also a really good value.
IMG-5792-SM.jpg
Wow that's awesome!
THANKS !
You sold this piece to me so well 🤟🏻
Thank you for all this sharing and these details.
When I see that the recycler function works even with a vape that has a reputation for being very restricted, my ZX should be in its element 😁

Damn ! I visited the site you shared, Fuktion Factory, and it instantly awakened my GAS for good functional glass 🤤
I see things that are excessively dope.
If I end up liking this Klein, I will inevitably take the path to the next level!


Yeah dude, this one is so good because it works with most any vape regardless, but also ZX should be one of the better ones for airflow I think? At least that style
Honestly bro, I had no idea that this Klein could work with my ZX before now.
I tried two other diffuser style ballvapes a while ago...and both of those vapes had more open airflow than my ZX.
I ended up selling them, but that's why I had some doubts.
I love the airflow on my ZX, but it's just not the most open I've had the opportunity to use.
But now I know a lot more about this style. Because I thought it was exclusively suitable for dabbing.
It will also save me from buying recyclers that would not be functional with my vapes ✌🏻
 

coolbreeze

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Wow that's awesome!
THANKS !
You sold this piece to me so well 🤟🏻
Thank you for all this sharing and these details.
When I see that the recycler function works even with a vape that has a reputation for being very restricted, my ZX should be in its element 😁
I hope you love it! I have mostly moved to N American glass but I have a handful of cheaper pieces that I keep and use a lot because they function so well. This one's always in the mix.
Damn ! I visited the site you shared, Fuktion Factory, and it instantly awakened my GAS for good functional glass 🤤
I see things that are excessively dope.
If I end up liking this Klein, I will inevitably take the path to the next level!
Those are such sweet pipes. A few of us got them around the same time early last year; we discussed and showed them off in the heady thread. I love mine, it's a little plainer but with a really nice greenish glass.
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jbm

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I hope you love it! I have mostly moved to N American glass but I have a handful of cheaper pieces that I keep and use a lot because they function so well. This one's always in the mix.

Those are such sweet pipes. A few of us got them around the same time early last year; we discussed and showed them off. in the heady thread. I love mine, it's a little plainer but with a really nice greenish glass.
IMG-6816.jpg
Is that stock or a build your own?
 
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coolbreeze

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Is that stock or a build your own?
I actually got it from another Canadian shop, so it was a one-off stock piece, I think. He mostly seems to make heavily accented clear glass, so I guess it's a rare-ish plain full-color. It seems to be lightly silver fumed, or at least it has a mild color-changing effect in sunlight.
 
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