Easy and kickass homemade piece... universal bong and hookah top!!

[GuyInALunchLine]

Alright boys and girls, this shit kinda came to me like an epiphany at 4 am this morning... i thought other people would be curious to try it...
heres what you'll need:
1 turkey baster (found in your kitchen probably...nobody would miss it)
1 metal pen (often times a fancier pen will do the trick if you don't mind breaking it.
1 razor blade/knife/something sharp that can cut
1 pair of regular wire cutters
rubber tubing...or coaxial cable (black cable that has twist ends that connects tvs to cable networks...you know the one)
1 socket from a socket wrench.

its rather simple really.
the first thing you want to do it take the pen apart. you're going to be using the lower end, as most metal pens pull apart at the middle. pull everything out from inside of it.
down at the tapered end where the tip of the pen comes out, cut the metal with the wire cutters at your desired height. Cutting along the tapered part adjusts the size of the hole that air comes in so it affects how quickly and how hard it will pull. NOTE, it should be narrower than your rubber tubing or coaxial cable, so that it can be shoved inside of whichever and then they can be sealed together by duct tape.
now, take the top off the turkey baster so you have just the rubber bulb. Cut a hole on the upper half of the bulb that is small enough so that the diameter or the pen tube you just cut can fit SNUGLY in place.
attach your pen to your tubing or cable, and duct tape together. then, push pen tube through the hole in the baster with the upper part sticking out through the top of the baster, the tapered end and rubber tubing are below.
now, hopefully you picked a socket that would wedge in nicely to the metal tube like me. wedge it into place securely in the top of the metal tube sticking out of the baster bulb. you'll see in the pictures. if the socket doesnt fit snugly on the pen tube, i suggest wrapping it with rubber bands...the same concept as an o-ring on a paintball gun. it will seal the air from flowing through.

now simply cut a hole opposite of the first one and stick the rest of your cable or hose in snugly. the is where you drag from

to turn coaxial cable into usable tubing, the process is quite simple. take your wirecutters and lop off one of the twist ends. then, cut the cable about 2 inches lengthwise as if you were trying to split the whole cable. cut the other end at your desired length. peel back the split rubber exterior like a banana to reveal the shiny cable inside. now just grab a pair of pliers, and pull that cable right out of its plastic coating. it should slide quite easily! now you have tubing.

the beauty of this thing is it can be used on tons of bottles or vases...the neck of the baster is narrow enough to fit over a 2 liter bottle opening, but the bulb is wide enough to seal something much larger. also for all of you who are concerned with toxins like myself, you'll notice that any of the parts that are exposed to a fair amount of heat are metal, and any rubber is a pretty safe distance from any heat source. no plastic necessary at all. check out the pics to get a better idea, and enjoy! this thing hits like a drunk irish stepfather!

photo 1 : completed top
photo 2: top in place in vase
photo 3: cutting end off coaxial cable
photo 4: splitting cable
photo 5: pulling cable out of tubing
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[GuyInALunchLine]

I'm new to the forum but i fucking making love new and creative homemade pieces...if you guys have any ideas how to add on or improve this design, or similar designs i'd love to hear em...and if you're trying to make this at home and part of the instructions dont make sense, feel free to ask!