Here is my ~50ct/piece vaponic DIY version, a pretty simple '2 minute build' :
Parts needed:
- Outer tube: 12x75 mm test tubes with cork - like here
- Inner Tube: Glass Cigarette Holders /Lily pipe / Fifka / Lufki / Dulawki / Cygarniczki - like here
(=100 fresh bowls/vapor paths
)
Tools:
- hand drill and some drill bits of the inner tube diameter and smaller
- a file
First drill a hole through the cork with the diameter of the inner tube. I stepped the sizes of bits starting small to prevent breaking of the cork, well i tried, it's natural material after all - don't worry if a bit of the smaller part splits, it's only 15-20mm of the larger side needed.
There are dedicated cork drills, but hard to find the right diameter...the drill hole could be smoothed with some sandpaper with more motivation, but it's a cheapo...
Here u can see, no problem if the small part did split a bit, just cut it off
Now insert the inner tube, it should be a tight snug fit ideally....(but it's a cheapo 
)
Last step - finally
File in some 'air inlet channels' aka grooves - i usually make 3 around the cork, leaving it on the inner tube is better to file with a little angle. Here u can 'adjust' the draw resistance with the size of the grooves.
IMPORTANT - do not file in the larger diameter ending of the cork, or it won't seal proper on 14mm female glass...
Put on the outer tube and that's it
.
Bottom one is standard cheapo, above the 'deluxe version' and a standard one in a 14-18mm reducer.
Heating is pretty similar to the vaponic, just heat the top inch of the tube, many variations from slow session to one hit are possible with practice....
Eg for one hits i heat only the outer tube until the torch flame turns orange on the glass, then insert the inner tube and watch it extract through the glass...
In comparison to the vaponic the glass is thinner (0,7 vs 1mm) so it heats a bit faster and retains heat a bit less but still very similar, and it's direct a bit hotter with no fresh air mixing in like the original - but a tradeoff for thicker vapor...
As a little bonus add on - a cheap barebone torch free heater the Cheapexhale
That's a 12€ 60w soldering iron with adjustable temp (300-350C seems to be the good range),
12mm copper fitting to hold/heat the outer tube (those fittings have a little nipple in the midle which needs to be filed of),
and a hose clamp to hold it in place/isolate the stand.
(I'd recommend a few min burn off outside for the first heat up without the tube inserted, got quite smelly in my room without, but then it's fine...)
All in all really inconspicous parts to travel with
Parts needed:
- Outer tube: 12x75 mm test tubes with cork - like here
- Inner Tube: Glass Cigarette Holders /Lily pipe / Fifka / Lufki / Dulawki / Cygarniczki - like here
(=100 fresh bowls/vapor paths
)Tools:
- hand drill and some drill bits of the inner tube diameter and smaller
- a file
First drill a hole through the cork with the diameter of the inner tube. I stepped the sizes of bits starting small to prevent breaking of the cork, well i tried, it's natural material after all - don't worry if a bit of the smaller part splits, it's only 15-20mm of the larger side needed.
There are dedicated cork drills, but hard to find the right diameter...the drill hole could be smoothed with some sandpaper with more motivation, but it's a cheapo...
Here u can see, no problem if the small part did split a bit, just cut it off
Now insert the inner tube, it should be a tight snug fit ideally....(but it's a cheapo )
Last step - finally
File in some 'air inlet channels' aka grooves - i usually make 3 around the cork, leaving it on the inner tube is better to file with a little angle. Here u can 'adjust' the draw resistance with the size of the grooves.
IMPORTANT - do not file in the larger diameter ending of the cork, or it won't seal proper on 14mm female glass...
Put on the outer tube and that's it
.Bottom one is standard cheapo, above the 'deluxe version' and a standard one in a 14-18mm reducer.
Heating is pretty similar to the vaponic, just heat the top inch of the tube, many variations from slow session to one hit are possible with practice....
Eg for one hits i heat only the outer tube until the torch flame turns orange on the glass, then insert the inner tube and watch it extract through the glass...
In comparison to the vaponic the glass is thinner (0,7 vs 1mm) so it heats a bit faster and retains heat a bit less but still very similar, and it's direct a bit hotter with no fresh air mixing in like the original - but a tradeoff for thicker vapor...
As a little bonus add on - a cheap barebone torch free heater the Cheapexhale
That's a 12€ 60w soldering iron with adjustable temp (300-350C seems to be the good range),
12mm copper fitting to hold/heat the outer tube (those fittings have a little nipple in the midle which needs to be filed of),
and a hose clamp to hold it in place/isolate the stand.
(I'd recommend a few min burn off outside for the first heat up without the tube inserted, got quite smelly in my room without, but then it's fine...)
All in all really inconspicous parts to travel with
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- they should fit, gonna have to wait if they actually do fit...
) to look for some larger diameter test tubes...
