pipe problem

[DR_CANNABIS]

ok someone gave me this moderately crapy glass pipe a while black, but i discovered it actually hits pretty well, the only problem is, it has a larger then average hole on the bottom of the bowl... now i have an extra screen, but i know it can break the pipe, but otherwise the pipe is useless anyway, so i figured ill put the screen in their and if it breaks at least it had some use instead of none... is their any other reason why i shouldnt use a screen?

[Samwhore]

You don't have to use one. My old pipe was like that, you just have to learn to hit it right if you don't use a screen.

[acrca]

wait, can you explain how a screen can break a pipe?? :confused:

[DR_CANNABIS]

yea but this is a fairly large whole.... it would be more work then its worth to find some way to hit it correctly

the metal could get to hot and cause the glass to crack

[memoryburner]

wait, can you explain how a screen can break a pipe?? :confused:

Yeah...please explain. im kinda lost on this one

[DR_CANNABIS]

i edited my other post but ill say it again, the screen which is made of metal often gets hot which can cause the glass to crack and eventually even break

[acrca]

thats never happened to me but ill belive it. and i cant think of ny other reasons you shouldnt use a screen

[JuggaloAtTheDoor]

my oldest peice is a glass pipe, and its always had a metal screen in it

[DR_CANNABIS]

well im not entirely sure how common it is for you pipe to break due to a screen, all i know is it has been known to happen, thats why i posted here, to see how likely it is, i can now clearly see that it isnt likely and now im gonna toke, but ill still be on, :D

[Skink]

I don't think that the screen will get hot enough to crack the pipe... I gotta see it,,,the heat would dissipate pretty fast... I am not saying it is impossible but the chance seems slim...

I could not find one case on google...

[higher4hockey]

ive seen glass screens before, they're like little glass jacks (the game you the ball and jacks) you put one in the bottom of the pipe if the hole is too big, they're a pain in the ass at first cause they dont stay there, but once they get a good coating of resin they'll stay put.

[DR_CANNABIS]

yea i put a screen in thier and now im blazin a bowl with my bro, works pretty good.

[MrNiceGuy420]

i counldnt see how a metal screen could get so hot it cracks the glass condisering pipes are meant to withstand flame.....which is very hot..and theres no way a screen could get any hotter than the flame your putting on it

[DR_CANNABIS]

i counldnt see how a metal screen could get so hot it cracks the glass condisering pipes are meant to withstand flame.....which is very hot..and theres no way a screen could get any hotter than the flame your putting on it

i agree with your reasoning, thats exactly why i asked you guys. i stand corrected, thank you. :)

[Skink]

skink your avatar is awesome

Thanks,,,I got the Idea from Weedhound...

[Skink]

This is not posted to further drive a point to you,,, it's just what I read while searching...

most of the stuff on glass screens is about the taste as oppossed to the taste brass might give... I think glass screen makers would drive home a point like cracking to sell product...

[suhl]

well the fire will be hotter than the screen so i wouldnt worry about the screen break el pipe

[stick]

Metals expand quite a bit when heated, whereas glass doesn't. If the screen gets bigger, it could expand into the glass and cause it to crack.

[LIP]

Well, the pipe itself will also get hot, so i doubt it'd crack it. But, just put a small bud in the whole, and then the rest over it, and when you smoke it the small bud should stop the ash being pulled through.

[BobBong]

It's consistant use of a metal screen in a glass pipe that can cause the bowl to break. However, it depends alot on the size and material of the screen and whether or not the glass is Pyrex or simply a softer glass...

I have seen it happen but at the same time my hash pipe has a metal screen in it and has for quite a while. It's a fairly thick glass..

If the glass is more than 4 or 5mm thick than i'd say you should be okay.

Use the screen! The idea of eating ash isn't what i would call a good session.

Bob

[Reefer Rogue]

Don't be silly, ofcourse you can use a screen.