making a vapourizer

[mrdevious]

well, currently I'm broke, unemployed (but looking) and don't have enough money for a vapourizer :( . but, I've heard that people can actually make them, and I was just wondering if anbody knows what you need and how to make one. ideas?

[red662]

well, currently I'm broke, unemployed (but looking) and don't have enough money for a vapourizer :( . but, I've heard that people can actually make them, and I was just wondering if anbody knows what you need and how to make one. ideas?probably a stupid question but whats a vapourizer?:confused:

[RidingHigh]

best way 2 smoke weed, it vaporizez the thc and u inhale the fumes(not smoke) its Realy great on ur lungs, get some test tubes stick the weed in the bottom and Get a torch. or good flame.

[mono repin]

Gonna have to go with riding high on this one. Look at eagle bills vaporizer and try to mimic as best as possible the effects with the test tubes. I was looking into making one with a soldering iron but as it turns out convection is the best vaporizing method not conduction. Basically you want to move hot air through the weed, not touch it with something hot. So the simple put a bowl on top of a soldering iron, put the weed in the bowl and heat wasn't as good an idea as I orginally thought. If you want to spend the money on a heat gun, that is one method to making these bad boys.

Another for super cheap using soldering irons AND convection style is here http://www.overgrow.com/edge/showthread/t-400744.html
I gave up on making my own, since I have the money to just buy one the proper way. Good luck though.

[RidingHigh]

yea check out that link man im sure u can go 2 a thrift store and pick up some of this stuff cheap.

[RidingHigh]

You kno Mono i was thinking bout buying a Volcano vamporizer, but do u think its realy worth 300-500$?<---lil intoxicated right now and cant remember price.

[RidingHigh]

or i could just spend the money on 1-2 oz's of WW

[thatone420kid]

for a cheapo one you could just take a beaker and just put weein it, and just heat the glass up underneath the pot and just inhale... or do the same thing with a lightbulb, but i wouldnt recommend it cause there is to many chemicals that would fry your brain in a light bulb....i think those would work right?

[hipEstoner]

yhea,, how can i make a vaporizer,, anyone ever madwe one successfully?

[RidingHigh]

Read ^ boys Test tube dont work 2 well use the stuff in mono's Link he knows his stuff.

[mono repin]

From what I've read the volcano is AMAZING, best thing out there. Basically its got a computer that figures all the variables on the inside, and when things are just right, it blows into that bag, making the thc smoke somewhat portable. Although after about 10 min the thc recondenses and you lose out on a sweet high. I've seen them on ebay for 540. In my opinion its not worth it.

If I can get some money and time to work on it together I'm going to try to build a diy volcano. You can buy their bags online for cheap. I'm going to build the base with some simple electronics, including a thermometer, and probobly a fire detector, but I'm not sure on that yet. Basically use the thermometer and experimentation to find the IDEAL temp to heat at (keep in mind might not be the exact boiling point of thc). Then keep heating at that temp until the fire detector sense lack of oxygen. Instead of ringing a bell, it will activate the fan which will blow all the thc smoke into the bag.

The vapor brothers unit, is much simpler a design, and supposedly can work almost as well (minus the bag, and the computer). It runs about 120 on ebay, and has nothing but good reviews. It's the vaporizer I'm looking to buy.

[mrdevious]

What kinds of stores would have test tubes? also, how long would I have to hold the flame under it till i inhale?

[RidingHigh]

Cigar Glass tubes work great, when u see the vapor start token=)

[StonedHonda]

best way 2 smoke weed, it vaporizez the thc and u inhale the fumes(not smoke) its Realy great on ur lungs, get some test tubes stick the weed in the bottom and Get a torch. or good flame.



Question. Unless you put some sort of liquid (water) in the test tube. wouldn't it heat up too much and break?




I was thinking if you were to do something like this. use a metal tube of some sort.

[mrdevious]

Metal would heat up too much. I wouldn't worry about the glass, after all test tubes are heated in science classes all the time.

[mono repin]

Agreed, and you aren't getting the glass THAT hot. I think the temp is somewhere are 240 degrees farenheit but I maybe wrong, too lazy to check right now.

[StonedHonda]

All I know is when we were in scienc class the teacher always said make sure ther is some liquid in the test tube or it will shatter.

[RidingHigh]

Mhm Well Bunson Burners are fucking Hot.

[KronicKing]

Agreed, and you aren't getting the glass THAT hot. I think the temp is somewhere are 240 degrees farenheit but I maybe wrong, too lazy to check right now.
about 600 degrees F,but test tubes(most anyway) are pyrex witch can stand tempetures of 3500+(bunsen burners im not sure of but i know meker burners[high temp bunsens] when turned to the highest temp runs around 2200 F),also i would just buy a vap brothers,i've read alot about them and they do look nice,the volcano is awsome,i've smoked from one once,very nice but not worth 500-600 dollars,mono you must know your stuff to make a homemade vap like that,or maybe it isn't as complicated as i think,but none the less its not something i could do,good luck with it and i hope it works great

[Zero Revolt]

Homemade Glass Vaporizer Construction

Materials Needed
- Standard Indoor Lightbulb
- 20oz Soda Cap
- Two Drinking Straws
- Needlenose Pliers
- Kitchen Knife
- Bath Towel

And Here We Go.......

Step 1- Fold the bath towel several times and place glass section of lightbulb into it. Holding the bulb firmly in the towel as not to cut yourself cut off all but one centimeter of the metal section with the knife as cleanly as possible leaving a tiny ring of the metal socket on the bulb about one centimeter. The knife will slice through the soft aluminum section of the bulb with ease.

Step 2- Take the needlenose pliers and remove the inside componets of the bulb (They will slide right out) then run water into the lightbulb casing to remove any small shards of glass and the frosting on the inside of the bulb if yours is frosted white or yellow. (It's only powder and it'll wash right out).

Step 3- Making sure the bulb is completely cleaned out inside take your soda bottle cap and slide it righ on to the end of the aluminum ring I told you to leave on. Take a kitchen knife heating the tip of it over a stove and puncture two straw sized holes in it at the top and the bottom of the bottle cap.

Step 4- Take your two straws and cut one down to three quarters of its original size and then cut the second straw in half. Insert the two straw pieces into the holes you made about half way.

Step 5- Now slide the bottlecap off the lightbulb stick a fat juicy bud in there and replace cap.

Last Step- Take a lighter to the bottom of the bud through the glass and place your lips on the longer straw as it'll be the only one you inhale through.(The other short straw is just for air intake) Swirl the flame on the bottom of the bud through the glass and inhale. You can swirl the flame for up to 30 seconds before you have to give it 15 seconds to cool down. When inhaling you wont see any smoke but you'll be sucking in some serious THC.

One note about the vaporizer. Do not let the flame just sit under the bud. You must make little swirling motions with the lighter. If you don't you'll see smoke filling up the lightbulb. That is not weed smoke. That is carbon monoxide and you will fucking choke to death off that shit. Just make happy happy little swirls and suck in the colorless vapor. Now you are high as fuck. Have a nice day

[unmeg]

i havent seen the vap bros but looking foward to a cheaper option than the Volcano.
A friend has one(Volcano) & have have hit it at least 200 times,it is a awesome way to get baked.Not worth the cash unless you have it! then again I did pay 1200 bucks for an idiot box & I like the vaporizer better (only cause I dont own one haha)
If the vap bros works buy it! I goona go check it out

[NoosaHeads]

Homemade Glass Vaporizer Construction

Materials Needed
- Standard Indoor Lightbulb
- 20oz Soda Cap
- Two Drinking Straws
- Needlenose Pliers
- Kitchen Knife
- Bath Towel

And Here We Go.......

Step 1- Fold the bath towel several times and place glass section of lightbulb into it. Holding the bulb firmly in the towel as not to cut yourself cut off all but one centimeter of the metal section with the knife as cleanly as possible leaving a tiny ring of the metal socket on the bulb about one centimeter. The knife will slice through the soft aluminum section of the bulb with ease.

Step 2- Take the needlenose pliers and remove the inside componets of the bulb (They will slide right out) then run water into the lightbulb casing to remove any small shards of glass and the frosting on the inside of the bulb if yours is frosted white or yellow. (It's only powder and it'll wash right out).

Step 3- Making sure the bulb is completely cleaned out inside take your soda bottle cap and slide it righ on to the end of the aluminum ring I told you to leave on. Take a kitchen knife heating the tip of it over a stove and puncture two straw sized holes in it at the top and the bottom of the bottle cap.

Step 4- Take your two straws and cut one down to three quarters of its original size and then cut the second straw in half. Insert the two straw pieces into the holes you made about half way.

Step 5- Now slide the bottlecap off the lightbulb stick a fat juicy bud in there and replace cap.

Last Step- Take a lighter to the bottom of the bud through the glass and place your lips on the longer straw as it'll be the only one you inhale through.(The other short straw is just for air intake) Swirl the flame on the bottom of the bud through the glass and inhale. You can swirl the flame for up to 30 seconds before you have to give it 15 seconds to cool down. When inhaling you wont see any smoke but you'll be sucking in some serious THC.

One note about the vaporizer. Do not let the flame just sit under the bud. You must make little swirling motions with the lighter. If you don't you'll see smoke filling up the lightbulb. That is not weed smoke. That is carbon monoxide and you will fucking choke to death off that shit. Just make happy happy little swirls and suck in the colorless vapor. Now you are high as fuck. Have a nice day

I have Made that One^^^^^ and it works Fine.
But I preffer My Lungs Full of thick Rich Smoke So Its Bongs for me..:D