Category: Glass

Yes you absolutly can.  They just must be the right size, and 8mm seems good.

This is basic econ 101 They charge the most they can charge to keep up with supply and demand. The going rate is $100 an hour retail, up to about $150.  This sometimes included the glass. A very skilled blower has put 10,000+ hours into their craft and anything that does break has to be …

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It comes down to the minerals and amount of minerals added to the glass.  The more saturaged with minerals, like black takes a lot of heat to move it.  It has a lower visocity.  But they connect fine Sometimes for instance, if you have lined tubing and one side is all dark, and the other …

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This is the most common for borosilicate glass.   Soft glass can also be etched with an acid cream. Abrasives used are all over the board, but Aluminum Oxide is the most standard.  Sandblasting is called Graal

Absolutely yes, and Steve the owner and glassblower uses a recycler for smoking dry herbs, but why would you if you can vape them in a Silver Surfer.   Yes, he also uses the recycler connected 99% of the time to his vape. You can use a recycler for any form of the smoke of vapor …

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The answer to this is yes.  This is called flame striking.  Some colors like Elvis are self striking colors, but almost the same color Ruby must be put in the kiln and run in a way to get the glass to strike.

You answered your own question here.   They are the same, the move around when you inhale so you can have fun.  They also hold some heat so the banger set up will last longer without needing to add heat.  

You can find that info in our Glass Terms and Techniques Dichro Glass

If your banger is broke, you need a new one. If your banger is looking white (called chazzed), this is from overheating the banger with oils in it.  The carbon from the burnt oils actually start to become part of the quartz glass, making it weak. If your banger is black, you can clean it …

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Frit is made by crushing glass up to small parts.  Then the glass is sifted into different sizes from a powder to a large coarse grain of sand.