Bong materials (safe/not safe)

[Jesuses Left Leg]

Although we don't get too much of this kind of thing on here I thought it might be useful to have a list of non safe bong building materials for the people that turn up using aliminium foil for bowls, or thin plastic near heat and that sort of shit. I've seen it on a few other forums and have stolen some of the knowledge from there.

Safe stuff includes:

Glass
Stainless steel (only)
Brass
Non-varnished wood


Non safe stuff includes:

Bronze
Copper
Steel (non-stainless)



Things not to use unless away from hot parts:

Plastic (especially thin stuff like in bottles)
Any sort of tape (eg: duct tape etc)
Glue/Solvents


If anyone with better knowledge wants to add to the list (in any category) go ahead. I'll add them to this post too.

Comments/criticism welcome.

[t0ke the B0ng]

I'm pretty sure you can use treated wood. My friend has a wood bowl and im pretty sure its treated wood.

[puffpuff]

I've been smoking from alot of 0,5l beer cans the last week, can that be harmful?

[kazper]

When I was in high school, before I was 18, I made pieces. I took the scooter handles, like from a razor, took the little clip thing out and taped a socket on it. Threw a screen in there and I had a pipe. I had another one that was a female for the bong. They lasted for ever.

[Jesuses Left Leg]

I'm pretty sure you can use treated wood. My friend has a wood bowl and im pretty sure its treated wood.

Sorry I guess I didn't really mean treated so much as varnished, cos that would be bad.


When I was in high school, before I was 18, I made pieces. I took the scooter handles, like from a razor, took the little clip thing out and taped a socket on it. Threw a screen in there and I had a pipe. I had another one that was a female for the bong. They lasted for ever.
Yeah I've just made a bong with a socket as well, with a bottle. It's pretty nice for a makeshift thing.


I've been smoking from alot of 0,5l beer cans the last week, can that be harmful?
Well aluminium's supposed to release some bad fumes or something I think, so you might wanna check that your can's stainless steel before hand.

[blind]

mine is made from a plastic gatorade bottle, i think that its safer than my dasani bottle one because i noticed that the plastic was burning the last time i hit it, it was getting black. plastic in gatorade bottles is a lot stronger.

[Phredrick]

lol I used to go to job corps and we would use wire nuts to make little easy to hide one hitters. didnt like the plastic with weed but when on us government property you gotta do what you gotta do.

[WiReS]

Would a doorstopper be ok for a bowl? those springy things below your wall.

[Loner13]

I know you said that plastic is not safe but I made a bong out of a NOS energy drink bottle. Is that ok? Or is that bad as well?

[thermal]

Bronze is fine, as most metals should be. As long as you don't heat towards the melting point or even vaporizing point, no fumes should be given off. Aluminum being bad is a myth unless you use a torch lighter and hold the heat on it for awhile. Bronze, however, is sometimes used to make pipes and I almost bought one today. I did get a bronze bowl though.

[TheDopeMan]

I'm pretty sure you can use treated wood. My friend has a wood bowl and im pretty sure its treated wood.


I bought a treated wood bowl from mr.music before and after about 3 days of constant burning a bunch of gushy varnish smelling stuff started to form on it. Needless to say I snapped it in half and the it the fuck out. I don't think it's that safe ahaha.

[Joeyjhc]

aluminide is the shit in aluminum foil it can give you Alzheimer's you don't need a torch if you heat up a piece of foil you can burn it off

[pharms-man]

aluminide is the shit in aluminum foil it can give you Alzheimer's you don't need a torch if you heat up a piece of foil you can burn it off

I believe you mean...The element aluminide found in aluminum foil is believed to have the ability to give you Alzheimer's. You don't even need a torch lighter to heat up a piece of aluminum enough for it to vaporize and release aluminide.

Please use correct grammar/punctuation and also I believe it is barium aluminide that has been implicated in the cause of Alzheimer's. I am also pretty sure this isn't found in aluminum foil otherwise you wouldn't wrap your food in it and cook it in the oven.

[Illadelphian]

100% silicone aquarium sealant is safe to fix bongs and such with.

[420Gemmy]

Nice list thanks for the heads up :P

[Anonymous]

100% silicone aquarium sealant is safe to fix bongs and such with.

Oh? I'll have to use that instead of wax on mine. The wax has been sorta leaky.

[Illadelphian]

Oh? I'll have to use that instead of wax on mine. The wax has been sorta leaky.

Yea it won't hurt you at all, it's the safest thing to use. I fixed my one illadelph with it.

[allpurple]

my makeshift bongs are always a plastic bottle, a bit of garden hose and a conepiece from a pipe, is the garden hose bad? because i've always worried about it while smoking it.

[thedudedavis]

my bong is made out of a plastic green tea bottle. i use a socket for a bowl and this plastic tubing shit my dad has cuz he is a plumber. i even made a working perculator so it is better filtered. i love the thing

[León]

Although we don't get too much of this kind of thing on here I thought it might be useful to have a list of non safe bong building materials for the people that turn up using aliminium foil for bowls, or thin plastic near heat and that sort of shit. I've seen it on a few other forums and have stolen some of the knowledge from there.

Safe stuff includes:

Glass
Stainless steel (only)
Brass
Non-varnished wood


Non safe stuff includes:

Bronze
Copper
Steel (non-stainless)



Things not to use unless away from hot parts:

Plastic (especially thin stuff like in bottles)
Any sort of tape (eg: duct tape etc)
Glue/Solvents


If anyone with better knowledge wants to add to the list (in any category) go ahead. I'll add them to this post too.

Comments/criticism welcome.


I wouldn't suggest copper as being safe to smoke out of. I believe it is poisonous. Also, Gorilla Glue works as a great glue because its non-toxic and heat resistant.

[Ranga]

my makeshift bongs are always a plastic bottle, a bit of garden hose and a conepiece from a pipe, is the garden hose bad? because i've always worried about it while smoking it.

Dude, if a hose was poisonous then pretty much every Aussie stoner would be dead by now haha.

[Aerindae]

I wouldn't suggest copper as being safe to smoke out of. I believe it is poisonous. Also, Gorilla Glue works as a great glue because its non-toxic and heat resistant.

Umm, Copper is listed in the Not Safe section. Just throwin that out there.

[blode]

Dude, if a hose was poisonous then pretty much every Aussie stoner would be dead by now haha.

haha, true man, very true. Just about every kid I know has a hose in their gatorade bongs.
I heard using aliminium foil for a cone is really bad for you. Dunno if it's true but apparently it can give brain damage or alzeimers, stuff like that.

[Illadelphian]

haha, true man, very true. Just about every kid I know has a hose in their gatorade bongs.
I heard using aliminium foil for a cone is really bad for you. Dunno if it's true but apparently it can give brain damage or alzeimers, stuff like that.

No. It won't give you brain damage or Alzheimer's. You don't heat it up nearly enough for bad shit to be released from it.

[Spaceman Spliff]

I used electrical tape, a spring door-stopper (not sure if it's brass or a hybrid of two metals), aluminum foil, and pill bottles lol. That type of tape is a good sealer, and it was air-tight. But those damn extra chemicals keep me from enjoying the chemicals I used in the first place.