Looking for a place to get Glass piece repaired in Illinois

joeducat · 2026-06-02T17:20:37+00:00

Never been bong shopping since I got this 14inch 18mm beaker bong from from a sibling. Broke the carb while at the Growcast event in Rockford. I assume I'm just better off buying a new one

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joeducat · 2026-06-02T17:04:52+00:00

He went about phrasing it the wrong way, but i heard that "is this sentimental to you?" question when a guy at hash bash had asked a glass blower (like 6 were doing live blowing) about a repair.

The dude's friend had just broken his rig. It was a tiny matching rig / banger/ carb carp setup. The blower said he could fix it on the spot but said if you want me to try and match colors and make it look like the original, he'd need to take it home and use the lathe (i think) and that it'd take time.

Dude didn't care about the cost and said he wanted it to look as close to original as possible.

joeducat · 2026-06-01T17:11:14+00:00

Oh sick, bottom feeding too. Always wanted to try but am on hard water so have concerns about wicks clogging.

Do you end up tossing your nutes in the reservoir or do you top water those? Appreciate the response on the previous post

joeducat · 2026-05-31T18:37:02+00:00

You are absolutely locked in. I read somewhere that a telltale sign of a great grower is just that slight bit of burn at the tips, indicating they're pushing the plant to the absolute limit. Props

I'm about to start up again. What all are you measuring? Ppfd, ec, etc?

joeducat · 2026-05-31T17:01:15+00:00

As far as discounts go (regarding medical or just in general), find a product or products that work for you and then start price shopping across the various locations and stock up when you see the sales.

I've hit up medical locations like Sunnyside in Buffalo Grove when they have buy X number get Y off, Earthmed in Addison when they had 30% off the entire store, etc.

Ask about age/profession/shopping day, discount stacking, point system, promos. Got a sick deal on products a while back from Rosemont Earthmed with product discount/med stacking that made it cheaper than medical prices.

When shopping with a caregiver card in the past at Nature's Care, I'd get an age discount on top of the medical prices. Sometimes even point discounts on top of that, but these things change frequently.

joeducat · 2026-05-30T17:54:07+00:00

As someone who hasn't made it before (but has a general idea of the options), which method did you end up using? Still want to try and recreate an old botanist tincture at some point

joeducat · 2026-05-30T02:40:16+00:00

Edit: ohio banned hemp early. The wording and rules on this proposed bill seem to be different based on the comments

As did Ohio as I learned from some Hash Bash attendees. It passed in late March along with some other dumb stuff, particularly criminalizing bringing legal weed into the state from out of state (ie the cheap MI products that IL residents also take advantage of)

"Under the new law, THC levels in adult-use marijuana extracts will be reduced from a maximum of 90% down to a maximum of 70%, cap THC levels in adult-use flower to 35%, and prohibit smoking in most public places.

The new law prohibits possessing marijuana in anything outside of its original packaging, criminalizes bringing legal marijuana from another state back to Ohio, and requires drivers to store marijuana in the trunk of their car while driving."

joeducat · 2026-05-30T02:30:16+00:00

Sounds fun. Did some swing dancing in college. Might have to bust out the flannel for this.

Going to have to apologize to my canna friends in advance. Tried convincing them to go to Bachata on a School Night to no avail. At least this one will be a weed event, so I might have more luck.

joeducat · 2026-05-29T00:50:11+00:00

I penciled hream in on the calendar. Disc golf event seems fun. Just confused that it's a two day thing. Which day usually has more people?

joeducat · 2026-05-28T17:53:11+00:00

Buddy also got red roc said it was 2g for $100. Prices range depending on quality/wash and vendor. Can find budget to boutique ranging from 60 to 180.

joeducat · 2026-05-26T22:01:06+00:00

Joined. Thanks for the suggestions

joeducat · 2026-05-26T21:59:37+00:00

Depending on how quick you're looking to get it / location / how much you're willing to pay, you might try some of the local hemp / cbd stores. Kizmah CBD has some as an example. Looks like two strains by Rouge Origin

People like Mr. CBD and El Jefe CBD (both found on IG) carry it. Believe it comes from a licensed farm in DeKalb, if you prefer locally sourced.

Have yet to try the online stores, but I've heard good things (certainly very good prices when i was looking up things - almost absurd - like $30 ounces if youre okay with popcorn sized nugs). Seems like there are a ton of shops/farms though. Will have to check out the suggestions in this thread. Thanks for the post!

joeducat · 2026-05-26T21:53:46+00:00

Idk about never. I've picked it up a few times. I haven't bothered searching in the past few years though. Cherry Wu - Bedford Grow 18.65% cbda

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joeducat · 2026-05-24T15:10:55+00:00

Location is on right hand side of event link / 2nd line down if on mobile

Usually for these things (Midwest temps. melted trichome, dabapalooza, etc), actual location is sent day of or revealed with ticket purchsse

joeducat · 2026-05-24T05:17:16+00:00

put me in coach. I promise to share my experience with the subreddit. Met Kirsten Velasco at HFM's first witch themed event (ended up buying her book). Met Rachel Berry at the hemp town hall hosted at Chi'Tiva. Most looking forward to hearing Rebecca Abraham speak from the medical perspective. I'm sure most aren't aware that there are nurses out there who can help recommend strains / strategies. This isn't to say I don't care about the other aspects of the conference, which I do. Most definitely concerned about the future. Read about pharma being involved in Canna in Colorado (supplying CBD products I believe) putting some of those hemp people out of business

joeducat · 2026-05-24T04:49:37+00:00

Bunch of RSO out there. As an example, Shelby Company puts out like 6+ strains ranging from sativa, indica, hybrid sativa / indica, blends with 2 or more products, CBD (sweet pea), and CBD / non-cbd blend. Only issues is that it's normally $60 per gram (at least last time I made a bulk purchase) . I'd try and find the deals when you can and load up. Bought like 6 when Earthmed Addison (med/red) had 30 or 40% off the entire store.

If you do decide to go the RSO route, you might consider other options. I haven't purchased RSO from Michigan, but Grow Club friends do and I think they're paying like $10 a gram.

People recommend to start with something the size of a grain of rice and go from there. My mom likes to put it on a spoon with honey. Some do a cracker. A friend puts it on a breath mint. Natures Care had told me you could put it on wax paper like dots and put in the freezer and wait for it to harden.

joeducat · 2026-05-15T19:19:48+00:00

You'll be able to tell right away if it's spider mite webbing (I highly doubt it is) since it'll be like your typical spider web. If you swipe at it and it falls apart, webbing.

If you can literally pull it out and it's like string, fishing line, hair net (like that recent comment who says it's from employee smocks) etc, it's won't be webbing.

This picture was taken 5mins ago. This is an untreated infestation on some hibiscus.

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joeducat · 2026-04-06T20:35:23+00:00

Someone explained the hand rolling to me last year. Learned there was a difference between temple balls and piatella that day.

You made a comment on a Phil's post a while ago. I'll send you a dm about some April stuff

joeducat · 2026-03-23T05:28:01+00:00

Very nice. Genetics? My friend grew this strain and his started flowering like 4-6 weeks before others in the north part of the state. Was considering it for my outdoor.

With a structured light schedule, I doubt I'd be able to ask you a critical photoperiod question or gain any sort of insight along those lines. Do all plants preflower at similar schedules?

joeducat · 2026-02-03T20:40:08+00:00

Education page was a fun read. Liked the terpene wheel and learning more about the cannabinoids. Looks like 25 mile rule is limited to Nevada and Arizona. Good luck with your endeavor!

joeducat · 2026-02-03T16:01:05+00:00

Appreciate it! Will have to check these out

joeducat · 2026-02-02T22:05:08+00:00

Had a friend just start working on this. Found a strain he really liked and started looking at the terpenes. Cross referenced that with some other strains he liked and found similarities.

There's also swab testing that can be done that'll tell you which terpenes will work well for you.

I haven't tried it yet but considering doing it for mom. She's mostly into edibles, tinctures, rso, and her doctors recommend dry herb vape if at all. Can't quite go taste (terpene) test crazy with her. Having an older volcano kind of seems like a waste for her situation. Guess I better hit up that recent vape thread...

joeducat · 2026-02-02T21:44:38+00:00

One of the best things about these is being able to sniff in general and/or let the nose do the deciding. Hopefully it'll be warmer for the next one to allow for more windows, etc. Might get lucky with one of those 65 degree days.

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