Everyone's heard of these at least once... they're a favorite for any drug addict- from weed to meth, pretty much any smokeable substance can take advantage of this neat, easy to make tool.
I've laid out everything in easy step by step form. Feel free to use this in one of your FAQs as a reference tool.
It's highly recommended to be sober and awake when doing this, one small slip when breaking glass can fuck your hand up or worse. Take alot of precaution and if possible, wear some protective glasses. I'm not kidding.
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Ok here's what you need:
-75-100 watt light bulb, the kind you'd use in a desk lamp
-Masking tape
-Scissors or wire cutters
-Metal object such as a screwdriver
-Tweezers
-Razor blade
-Soda cap (from a plastic bottle)
-Bic pen tube
-Soldering iron (preffered, possible substitutes: exacto knife)
-Super glue or clear silicon sealant (highly recommended, less messy, dries faster)
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OK on to the tutorial-
First thing you want to do is stick that razor pointed edge first into the first thread of the lightbulb, force it in until it goes in.
Go around the entire first thread until you get that top off:
Chances are you'll have some extra metal hanging on:
Just cut more into it and get it all off:
Now, take your screwdriver or whatever and hit the metal tip pointing out.
It should look like this:
Now chances are you'll have to stick that screwdriver in some more to break the filament off, do that and be very careful and break the inside glass.
Now, the filament should be off and broken down into the bulb.
Snip the wire connecting to the filament inside, and shake or (if necesarry) use the tweezers to remove the filament.
Now, fill the bulb with around 2-3 tablespoons (just eye it) of salt and THOROUGHLY
shake the bulb around keeping the opening covered.
Pro-Tip
It's really important you get all of the frosting out. If you have some canned air, shoot some in the bulb, the opening faced down to get what was left behind
Next, put around 3 layers of masking tape around the threads to get a secure seal when you use the pop cap.
Making a carb/mouthpiece
This is alot easier if you have a soldering iron, trust me.
What you need to do is take that cap and make two holes. Make one fitted good enough for the pen tube and another for a carb. Using either glues listed seal it, and LET IT DRY. then you're ready to stick it on the bulb.
Here's pics of one I made a wihle back and still use!
Once everythings finished, just screw that thing one, and blow throguh the mouthpiece ot make sure you have a nice secure seal around the threading, if you think you need more tape, go right ahead and add more.
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Tips
-Always let the glass cool before setting it down
-Take easy hits, slowly inhaling all the way in
-A good technique for pot is to heat the area, then shake it around a bit, it lets the smoke release easier and you have a nice big toke
-When using a bic lighter or something of the such, put the flame all the way on the glass until the blue is on the area, that way you dont dirty up the bottom of the bulb and it's easier to see what you're heating.
-I suggest using a torch/jet butane lighter, it takes ALOT less time for smoke to be produced but dont heat the glass too long or overdo it becasue it can shatter.
-Once you see a small amount of smoke, shake the pot around, alot more will be presented
-Dont heat your pot too long, or you'll actually burn the weed, and you want to vaporize it, not burn it
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I hope this helps, if anything needs fixing or you need help, PM me.
Jspeedy
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Originally Posted by Quoth the Raven
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But at least it will be easy to build another one and just reuse the mouth piece.
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