Help Plese my bowl is stuck in my down stem
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ttystikk
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One would want to get it hot first to make the resin more malleable, and the glass less brittle.
dabhe4d
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the times my bowl got stuck ive been able to get it loose without heating it up. hot water should get it warm enough to pull out if needed, id avoid using a flame.
ttystikk
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Agreed. Flame creates hotspots which increase stress. Hot water, even boiling, is much gentler.
justugh
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the answer is simple
Glass bowl u are lucky ........do not poke it around where u smoke the glass is getting weak there from getting de tempered from all the use
1 pint of ISO 91% or better
2 some big grain sea salt
3 some table salt
4 a plastic bag (double zip lock) quart size unless u have a big bowl then a gallon and doulbe the iso
u add half the pint to the bag add tablespoon of sea salt add teaspoon of table salt ......put your bowl in and seal
now shake it for a bit let it sit 2 mins shake it again sit for 5 mins and look at it u will see it breaking up and cleaning out .......keep doing this if u feel the iso can not hold more u add more and keep going untill clean
now take the bowl out of the bag when clean and use remaining iso to dip the bowl in to remove the residue and then run cold water over it to remove any salt or iso left ........set out let dry u have clean bowl
clean as u can take it on the air plane ......the cop sees it u say a tobacco pipe and u are free to go with it ,,,,,,clean
Glass bowl u are lucky ........do not poke it around where u smoke the glass is getting weak there from getting de tempered from all the use
1 pint of ISO 91% or better
2 some big grain sea salt
3 some table salt
4 a plastic bag (double zip lock) quart size unless u have a big bowl then a gallon and doulbe the iso
u add half the pint to the bag add tablespoon of sea salt add teaspoon of table salt ......put your bowl in and seal
now shake it for a bit let it sit 2 mins shake it again sit for 5 mins and look at it u will see it breaking up and cleaning out .......keep doing this if u feel the iso can not hold more u add more and keep going untill clean
now take the bowl out of the bag when clean and use remaining iso to dip the bowl in to remove the residue and then run cold water over it to remove any salt or iso left ........set out let dry u have clean bowl
clean as u can take it on the air plane ......the cop sees it u say a tobacco pipe and u are free to go with it ,,,,,,clean
justugh
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old pot head with a decent memory and lots of trail and error
but the iso will strip the oils away and the salt is like a scrubber it speed it up ..........if u are really worried u can always soak in the iso for extended periods of time it will slowly strip it off .....or u make a directional flow in the iso will increase the stripping .....but really the salt speeds it up so much faster
but the iso will strip the oils away and the salt is like a scrubber it speed it up ..........if u are really worried u can always soak in the iso for extended periods of time it will slowly strip it off .....or u make a directional flow in the iso will increase the stripping .....but really the salt speeds it up so much faster
ttystikk
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That wasn't the question , lol
justugh
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i am very stoned and punchy from being sleepy but to much damn energy to lay down
sorry
ttystikk
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I know the feeling.
platinumkushhhh
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I know this is a really old post but this is for anyone out there who visited this forum because they have had this same issue and nothing has worked. My bowl and stem were stuck together due to a very similar circumstance and I tried EVERYTHING. Finally, I gave up and decided to break the bowl. I did not end up breaking the bowl but the heavy hits with a rubber mallet somehow dislodged It from the stem. I tried the tapping method and the vibration method but neither worked but heavy hits to the bowl seemed to have worked. Try with caution.