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How do you clean a stone or crystal pipe?

Alcohol can still work great, but it can be harsh on some minerals.  We suggest using hot water and salt.  If you want to add a little more power, sometimes it is nice to add 1-2 tbl spoons of alcohol 91%.  Let is soak for 20 minutes to a few hours.  Depending how dirty your …

How can you choose the correct size of str8 or pelican case for your piece?

Measure the height and width and depth of your piece and add about half an inch to each dimension for the padding of the case to protect your piece

Do you need a lathe to make a 2 foot waterpipe?

The simple answer is no, but a lathe will cut the time down, as well as make the job MUCH MORE bearable.  Beakers and bubble bottoms get HOT! and by hand, it can be overwhelming.  At Elev8 Premier, we try to use a lathe when we can as it also helps to make a much …

Do we take out of state glass repairs? If so, how does it work?

Yes, the best way is to send them to our website to learn more and let the customer service rep take over.  You can order just the product fix here.

What is a termination in glassblowing?

You can learn what a termination in glassblowing is here A good termination will always be tight.  If it seems to bleed out, or does not come to a point, we are sorry to say the blower is not up to his/her skill set and needs to work on this technique.  Always look for a …

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Some bubble caps have an angled cut on the spout, is there any functional reason for this?

If the tube is straight but cut at an angle this is for aesthetics only.  The air needs to come out at an angle to get the terp pearls to spin. In the image below you can see the tip is cut, but the air will still come straight down. As you can see in …

Can you use titanium to fume glass? Like gold and silver?

No, pretty much all metals have been tried and gold and silver work the best.   Impure silver some believe gives a better effect than pure silver.  We use pure 99.99% silver and are very happy with the results.

do you make bath bombs

We make the Elev8 Doll line of bathbombs!

Is there a name for percs that spin or are non-fixed?

Yes, Kentic percs are percs that move, while a normal static perc is just called a static perc