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Precious metals are use in fuming a glass piece, but how does one fume a recognizable design on to their glass work?

This is a really crazy process, not fully known to the world.  This is a trade secret.  But, what we think is it is form of carbon tech.  Where the blower somehow puts a graphic on the glass after they get a lot of carbon on the glass.  Then they fume it.  The fume only …

is it true that, a well designed perc within a circular or round piece can prevent splash back to your mouth?

Yes, this is called a splash guard.  There are also other designs out there. But if you fill your waterpipe up too much, you will eventually get water in your mouth.

What is the difference between a klein incycler and a regular incycler?

Well, both recycle.  Any incycler has the return tube inside the vessel.  A Klein recycler is based around the Klein bottle. This Klein incycler looks much like

what would be the effects of a pearl within an auto spinner nail with drilled holes at 55, or 65 degrees rather than 45 degrees?

We feel the air is going in at an angle and will deliver the same basic effect, 55, 65 or 45 degree angle.

how do glass artists facet parts of glass pieces?

An artist will use a diamond lapping wheel .  They can also use their own hands and eyes to do it or they can use a faceting machine like below.  

How do diffuser beads help to cool down vapor?

There are a few ways the beads can help cool smoke or vapor. You can freeze the beads and add them for a cooler hit The beads allow the vapor or smoke to be diffused more, allowing the smoke or vapor to come in contact with the water more, essentially cooling it more.

Steve H, and Yoshinori Kondo make really intricate designs from pin point dots, is this a form of dot stacking or its own other tech?

This is implosion technique or sometimes called compression.  This can be done on a rod or a bubble.

How to fix cracks in glass compared to a broken joint etc.

Both take a lot of skill to make it work.  Cracks are harder as they can run

With the various innovations to nails and bangers, who do you choose the correct set up?

The first thing comes down to your budget. Next we like to take into consideration the difficulty there is in cleaning the set up. What we like is simplicity.   Our thick wall banger, with a torch and a carb cap is a good set up. If you want to go all in, the Silver Surfer …

Why aren’t various crystals used as mediums for dab tools

Sometimes the heat can crack and damage some crystals.  Also, some crystals are porous and will allow the oils to soak in.