Category: Glass

What makes “China glass” or “imported glass” bad ?

Nothing is really bad about China or imported glass.  What makes someone say this?  Well, the idea that jobs are sent over seas.  But this also allows people to get into the glass game at a more affordable price. Another thing China glass or import glass does allow is that blowers can use parts, color …

Have you attempted to make a butter color out of a solid CFL color, or could you?

Butter color can be made with any color on top of another color.  Basically, the Butter Color pallet is endless.  Butter color can not be made out of 1 solid color.  Butter color is a layered glass.

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.  

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.

Is it worth it to buy terp pearls for your banger?

Investing in you is always good.  These are not necessary when you have a good carb cap.  But they are fun to play with, and how doesn’t like being a kid.  For pure function, you can do without terp pearls, but to enhance your experience they are a fun addition.

Is it possible to fix a percolator inside a waterpipe? Why or why not?

Yes it is, but it is very very hard to do do this.  Sometimes the way the glass is made, it has to be made in steps.  So if a perc breaks inside, it can be very difficult to get the pipe where it needs to be in order to fix the perc. Each perc …

How do you put crushed opal into a piece or marble?

All you have to do is trap the opal in the glass.  This can be done by getting glass hot, rolling it in some crushed opal, and encasing it with a glass rod Or you could put some crushed opal in a tube with some frit and the frit will help trap the opal in …