Simply because it is a bad design. The carp cap will fall off. But we have them on sale here, they still work great!
Like a lot of things in life, you are only as good as your tools. Well, with glass its not that at all, but it is also that. The issue is you can only go so big by hand. A lathe makes a glassblower’s life easier, funner and allows them to go bigger.
This is because of how businesses are structured in the United States. Each shop is independently owned and has different ownership structures. The website is a hub for information and to build the brand of Elev8 and is basically the old 7th Floor vapes site that has come together more uniformed and with a more …
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Glass coefficiency is basically compatibility. How can the glass cooperate with itself or other types of glass. AKA COE for Coefficient of Expansion. Everything has a COE. Boro is 33, this is actually 3,300,000. What this really means is it has good thermal resistance. But below is a comparison (≈3.3 × 10−6 K−1) Boro 3,300,000 Soft …
We feel a tool with a flat tip, or something like a shovel is an ideal shape for shatter. Another way is to warm up a dab tool, just a little, this will allow the shatter to just stick to the tool See these in the store
This is a tough question. Really what is best is what you like best. Some carb caps are made so the air swirls. These really help spin the pearls. But then a standard carb cap can move the air around and move the perl. It all depends on how you like to play really. Spinner …
The minerals that are used in the glass for color. Some minerals react to UV, fluorescent light or just the Kelvin temperature. This is based on the light and how the minerals reflect the light to your eye. Basically, the light is white, with all colors. Then if you use say one kind of light …
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This is a lot of work. There are many ways, stringer stack and melt on. These can take 2-50 hours to make a milli.
Well, from our understanding all quartz is actually made over seas. Then what we call American quartz is fabricated to the banger here in the USA, using foreign quartz. Much like Elev8 uses Shott glass and is made in Germany, but a clear water pipe made on Shott glass is still considered USA made, or …
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Heat retention are mostly based on thickness as most bangers are made from quartz. The more mass, the longer the heat retention. To hold and keep the perfect temperature, consider a Silver Surfer E banger with a quartz dab dish.