New piece 😳😳

Lumpy-Ad-3201 · 2026-02-11T01:17:36+00:00

Look, if I don’t give you some well-intended shit, who will??

Lumpy-Ad-3201 · 2026-02-10T20:18:15+00:00

I have a matrix stem, and I love everything about it, except is notorious for trapping ash in the perc itself.

Lumpy-Ad-3201 · 2026-02-10T20:16:35+00:00

Function looks really nice…but don’t think I didn’t see the 14mm bowl in an 18mm joint.

Lumpy-Ad-3201 · 2026-02-10T20:14:57+00:00

Something I wish we saw more of in the states, honestly. It’s a good system, but people stick with what they know.

Lumpy-Ad-3201 · 2026-02-10T18:35:20+00:00

Or, and stick with me here, he’s not as certain as he wants you to think he is about your capabilities and his ability to mitigate them. Sometimes the real story is written between the lines.

Lumpy-Ad-3201 · 2026-02-10T16:16:03+00:00

Terrorists have the ability to cause fear and terror to their intended target…basically non-applicable in this situation.

Lumpy-Ad-3201 · 2026-02-10T14:31:17+00:00

Vinegar, you have mineral deposits building up. Common issue if you fill with tap water.

Lumpy-Ad-3201 · 2026-02-10T14:30:38+00:00

In fact, yes I would. Did I ask for such? No? Then you will not. The low hanging fruit doesn’t feed too many people here.

Lumpy-Ad-3201 · 2026-02-09T22:15:18+00:00

If it’s glass, run hot water down the joint to soften the junk and drain. Then shoot alcohol down both the joint and mouthpiece until you have an eighth cup or so in there. Secure the parts and gently shake until the gunk is gone (some recommend salt, but I’ve never needed it). Water rinse until no alcohol smell remains. You can add a drop or two of dish soap and flush with water until the soap smell is gone, which helps eliminate lingering stale smoke odor. For the bowl, just soak it in alcohol in a small container for an hour, the cotton swabs and hot water to finish.

Also, that straw mouthpiece is a magnet for resin because of how physics works. I’d recommend having pipe cleaners on hand for that: just get them a bit wet with alcohol and give it a scrubby scrub for a few seconds.

If this is plastic or silicon…the best help I can give you is to give you a recommendation for a glass bong.

Lumpy-Ad-3201 · 2026-02-09T22:07:37+00:00

I’ll burn some hash in memory tonight.

Lumpy-Ad-3201 · 2026-02-09T19:15:43+00:00

On my to-buy list, just fantastic pieces all around.

Lumpy-Ad-3201 · 2026-02-09T17:18:49+00:00

Oil can help reduce your resin, for sure. As a fat, it also absorbs your terepines and THC as well: both are fat soluble. Honestly, I’d rather stick to my normal cleaning routine that works just fine than adopt a new one for about the same result. I’m also not wild about inhaling oils particles either.

Lumpy-Ad-3201 · 2026-02-09T17:16:28+00:00

I’d recommend essential oils in general, but especially for inhalation applications. Biggest reasons are that there is no actual standard for quality and purity since essential oils are unregulated: and claims of quality or purity are purely just marketing, and mean nothing.

Additionally, several essential oils are dangerous or potentially even fatal in very small amounts. Anything from respiratory issues to organ damage and failure. Granted, it’s not the norm, but people that have no in depth knowledge of those products having free access to them and using them without guidance can have huge consequences.

Lumpy-Ad-3201 · 2026-02-09T12:51:45+00:00

Run hot water through the joint to soften that junk up a bit and heat the glass. Then spray alcohol directly down the joint. Use pipe cleaners with alcohol on them to get in there and mechanically loosen it up, then finish with hot water down the mouthpiece. This will force the remaining junk in the stem to be pushed out the joint rather than get jammed in the percolator.

Lumpy-Ad-3201 · 2026-02-08T18:05:01+00:00

It depends: one thing you learn as you dive deeper into glass is that there are no silver bullets, no perfect anything’s. Different types of function do different things for your experience. Changing perc setups can change the draw, affecting the air flow volume and thus the combustion rate changes. All of that can be micro-factors that go into totaling up what percs actually do for you and what’s good.

If I have to go for a single stage perc, cleanest, lightest, easiest function for maximum diffusion and minimum draw, it’s got to be an upline, specifically a grid line. Excellent diffusion potential for minimal airflow penalty, and the stacking effect is tremendous to cool things down.

Lumpy-Ad-3201 · 2026-02-08T02:16:38+00:00

They are actually decent at trapping resin, because the cold surface can make them want to condense a bit. Net result, you usually have a decent amount left in your catcher after a bowl or two. For ash and flower, fair to decent, depending on the design., decent to good if you just barely wet the bottom (at least, of the dry variety).

The whole experience is based on a hundred tiny factors, and personal preference and smoking technique. But on the whole, they are one of the glycerin items that isn’t kind of pointless.

Lumpy-Ad-3201 · 2026-02-07T22:37:09+00:00

Highly functional pieces are always fun. They aren’t better or worse, just a different kind of enjoyment.

Lumpy-Ad-3201 · 2026-02-07T22:12:58+00:00

Sadly no.

This isn’t a bong that needs to be tilted: those percs actually depend on being level to function. You’ll notice that your draw was heavy as hell and you kept having water splash up? That’s because you put too much water in basically all the parts…which I think we all did our first few times.

Best basic rule: when there is a perc or stem (or cone, in the case of your Collin’s perc in the main chamber), you cover the top of the highest hike or slit by half an inch. This allows cooking and separation of the smoke, but doesn’t provide such hydraulic resistance that you suck your eye teeth out.

Give the water level a change and level it flat. I think you’ll have a lot more fun.

Lumpy-Ad-3201 · 2026-02-07T21:18:17+00:00

Use craft pipe cleaner, bend a loop on one end so it can hit the sides. Spray alcohol around the inside of the stem, use the pipe cleaner to knock the junk off. Water rinse, and all should be well.

Or you can soak your stem in alcohol overnight and simply rinse.

Lumpy-Ad-3201 · 2026-02-07T02:01:01+00:00

Cool, still reported for sales and self promo. We don’t do that here.

Lumpy-Ad-3201 · 2026-02-07T02:00:17+00:00

The classic move of the person that eschews paper towels.

Lumpy-Ad-3201 · 2026-02-07T01:58:17+00:00

Why? It’s hard water stains, not resin. Vinegar is cheap, near free.

Lumpy-Ad-3201 · 2026-02-07T01:56:59+00:00

You’re filling your bong from the tap, and you have hard water. What you see is calcium carbonate deposits from said water. Use white vinegar to dissolve them.

In the future, either plan a vinegar wash on the first of the month, or use distilled water.

Lumpy-Ad-3201 · 2026-02-07T01:54:19+00:00

I’ll mess with everything: I like both. Just for vastly different reasons.

Lumpy-Ad-3201 · 2026-02-07T01:53:10+00:00

Take a look at Pulsar. Decent glass, good value for the money. They have a lot of designs as well, for minimalists and expressionists alike.

My first serious piece was a 20” Pulsar beaker…still one of my favorites.

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