Category: Glass

How is iridescent glass made?

It is made by fuming metals onto the glass.  Its kinda like dichro, but not in a vacuum, and yes, still different Here is a neat soft glass video.

Do all CFL colors have to be transparent? Are there any opaque CFL colors?

No.  Some colors will change that are opaque.  When canary gets worked it will glow yellow also in UV, but it not worked a lot it does not glow.  We have no clue why this happens. Other companies also have colors that change and are opaque.  This is a neat time in the color world …

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 …

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 …

Do certain carb caps work better for bangers than others? ex: does a bubble cap work best for a flat top banger instead of a directional cap?

It all comes down to what you like.  Bubble caps we find are the most versatile. Things to look out for: Make sure the export tube fits your banger, make sure your banger is not too shallow.  

Is dichro easier to work with in soft glass or borosilicate?

Both techniques require a different skill set.  But we do know that borosilicate glass works at nearly twice the temperature and if worked too hot, the dichro can burn out, making a white flake.

What are all the different diameters of banger buckets?

Over time it has really shrunk to about 3 sizes. For thick bangers, we have 2 sizes Small 30mm tall x 20mm wide with 12mm ID Larger 35mm tall x 25mm wide with 17mm ID Afrodable Banger 22mm tall x 20mm wide with 15.5mm ID  

Why do some carbs on certain hand pipes protrude out? Is there a functional reason for this?

This is all about what the blower likes.  The carb can even become a small heady section on a pipe with a wig wag protruding section or just a color that protrudes.  We feel this is also a good thing to protrude some so it is easy to find with your finger.