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What is the purpose of a nozzle guard for a Blazer torch?

The nozzle guard will keep you from burning yourself on the nozzle after use. Torches nozzles can get really hot after heating a nail for 20 seconds so these guards will protect you from that accident.

A giveaway customer is having issues with our product not working, who do I send them too?

You would send them to customer service if the item has already been received. His number is 719-570-9928. Email is customercare@elev8distribution.com

Who do I send customers too for shipping questions?

Customers can be sent to Elev8’s website customer care at customercare@elev8distribution.com 719-570-9928

Are the bevels in Elev8 bangers cold or hot worked?

Our thick-walled Elev8 bangers are cold worked to get the bevel and then fire polished

What causes a decal to come off of a brand new piece of glass?

This can happen if the glass was not heated up to 1100.  Also, if there was water under the decal and it was not allowed to dry it can cause issues.    

How are stemless waterpipes or rigs made? (Ex. Avant Garde or Salt’s Ripcurls)

Very carefully. Sometimes like Avant Garde, the glass is cold worked to get the holes and lines. As for Slat’s design, he presses in the side and then covers it with glass making a tube.  This takes a lot of time and patience but is super dope. We feel is the holes get to small …

What is the purpose of the cad core on new evan shore bangers?

This is another idea of the thermochromatic banger.  As yellow boro glass gets hot, it will change color.  The idea behind this is at a certain color the banger is the proper temp.  Once you figure this out you can get a nice hit.  We feel just a cold start dab is way better as …

Do you just put your mouth around the silver surfer?

No, you use a whip.  The best way to get to know how to use a Surfer is watching this video. Or see the instructions here

What makes glass become hazy?

This is called diversification, and you can learn more here.  This can happen from it being worked too much.  We think this happens because some of the sodium has been lost.  It can also happen from it cooling to fast on the skin and not on the inside, but this type can be fire-polished.  If …

How do I use my rolling machine to roll joints?

The best way is to watch our video and read the blog on how to roll a joint with a rolling machine.