an EASY way to make a nice glass bong

[PassThatShit]

thank you Indiana, i do agree that tinfoil is definitely not the most desirable smoking method, which is why i stated that using sheet metal is by far preferable, because atleast the kind i have, doesn't have any side affects, thank you though for donating that bit of alzheimers related info. remember folks, only use the tinfoil bowl if you're willing to suffer the consequences!

[IndianaToker]

No problem PassThatShit. I saw that you used sheet metal (I don't know anything about that, I'd have to do some research), but I wanted to post the foil stuff for anyone else out there who may be using it and not understanding why everyone says stay away from the stuff.

Anyway, toke on dude!

[PassThatShit]

thanks indy

sorry i just had to bump this thread back up, i spent way too long on it for it to go to waste and hopefully more people will see it

[bumtildeath]

i took the liberty of making one of these, out of a Sobe bottle. but yea. here it is

[chiefdubleblunt]

nice bongs.........good idea..........and indiana......i think there should be a sticky about aluminum foil..........since so many people say its bad for you and get the response " prove it"..........

[smokey_the_bear]

thats cool

[PassThatShit]

so how'd ya like it bumtildeath? work well for ya?

[dankman]

^^^^ yeah, did it work well? it looks like a decent bong, but a testimonial would be interesting.

[bumtildeath]

well, i know it works, and it looks cool. but i havent had the pleasure of using it yet.
but my last drug test is tomorrow, so hell yea ill have to get back to you on that...
i find it funny that on the bottom of the bottle is says "healthy refreshment"

[potguy]

Try using a mag lite flash light, just strip EVERYthing out. Then put a screen in where the linse and the bulb was, and use it as a bowl and a stem. I think this works the best for a bong, its about all I use. It is more or less a crack pipe, but it works, for a bowl and a stem or just a chillum style pipe....peace...

[blowbud4life]

nicw idea

[Redwork]

There's another way to cut glass without using heat from a torch and without risk of explotsion. I'm not sure if this is covered in the "Glassdrilling 101" link that I saw posted previously, although I seriously doubt it.

Nickle-chromium wire has a high resistance to current, and so when ample electrical current is passed through, it heats up enough to melt glass. All you really need is a decent gauge of nickle-chromium wire (22-23 ga.) and a 6V battery with at least 6 amps (lantern battery). If you want to use a thicker wire, add a battery (maybe two) and connect them in series. The higher the amps the hotter your wire (up to about 760 C, then you might have a problem with melting your Ni-Cr wire).

The current methods of glass production include adding soda/lime in order to lower the melting temperature of the silica(glass). Most glass (excluding pyrex, which as borate added to it to increase the melting temperature) melts at approximately 550 degrees C or 1000 F or slightly below that.

So, get five or six feet of 11 or 12 gauge coated copper electrical wire, about 3-4" of nickle-chromium wire, a 6V lantern battery, and you're set to cut some holes!

I'm going to describe a single battery setup using 22 ga Ni-Cr wire. Cut a two lengths of electrical wire about two and a half feet long and strip the ends on both of them back by about 1". Twist each of your lengths onto opposite ends of your Ni-Cr wire. Try to avoid twisting your Ni-Cr wire onto the coating on your electrical wire. When the Ni-Cr wire gets hot (550-575C), it melts the plastic and it smells nasty! With the wire being that hot, it melts fingers too...so no touchie when it's running. Bend your Ni-Cr wire into a "U" shape to the desired width of the hole you'd like to take out of the glass. Twist a hand-length section of your coated electrical wire together a small distance away from your shaped Ni-Cr wire in order to create a "wand".

When you hook both ends of your electrical wire up to your battery, the Ni-Cr wire should almost instantly become super hot, so don't let it touch anything. Once you've got your current flowing, take a "gouge" out of your glass with your Ni-Cr wire wand. With a proportionate amp-to-gauge ratio, your glass should be able to be worked like a warm spoon in hard icecream.

If I haven't described this well enough or you have any questions about it, please feel free to message me. I haven't got any messages yet, and I'm welcome to the experience!

[Uggie26]

That sounds cool redwork

but I think i'm gonna need pictures in order to figure that out

Which wires are connected to the battery?
How do you turn it off without burning your fingers off?

[BackCatalogue]

i think if u dont have any sheet metal you could use the bottom of a aluminum can..... if ur willing to take the risk

[Redwork]

Originally Posted by Uggie26

That sounds cool redwork

but I think i'm gonna need pictures in order to figure that out

Which wires are connected to the battery?
How do you turn it off without burning your fingers off?

I don't have a digital camera or a webcam, so I can't pass over any pictures, but I did make a drawing to give you a better idea of what I mean.

The orange in the picture on the terminals of the battery and at the ends of the N-Cr wire is the exposed ends of your coated electrical wire.

I did a bit of research today after reading your post and I have found a few easy answers for you. When you go to your hardware store to purchase supplies, you can ask for three simple things. 23 gauge electrical resistance wire, either two 6V lantern batteries or a 12V lantern battery, and a 10' coil of 12 gauge coated electrical wire.

In terms of batteries, you want to have at least 6 A (amperes), which is the equivalent to 600 mA. If you can get your hands on a 12V model railroad transformer you can put it in place of the battery, and then all you'll need to do is plug it into the wall. When I designed the battery system, it wasn't so much for cutting stuff at home, as cutting glass out of a backpack.

If you are really worried about burning yourself on electrical wire when you're unhooking your circuit, you can buy a button switch at your local electronics supply store and include it in the circuit. With a button switch, the circuit is only passing current (your amperes) when you're pressing down the button, so it can work out pretty decently in terms of saftey.