HELP WITH HOME MADE HOOKAH<-----

[Matt11]

k we bought a glass jug kinda thing and we have 3 tubes and everything else we just want to know how to drill a hole through the glass for the tubes without making the glas shatter. The glass is about half a centimeter thick.
DO YOU THINK IT WILL SHATTER THE WHOLE THING IF WE TRY AND DRILL THREE HOLES? AND WAHT CAN WE DO TO MAKE IT A LESS CHANCE OF SHATTERING?????
THANKS

Matt11 Reviewed by Matt11 on 09-30-2005. HELP WITH HOME MADE HOOKAH<----- k we bought a glass jug kinda thing and we have 3 tubes and everything else we just want to know how to drill a hole through the glass for the tubes without making the glas shatter. The glass is about half a centimeter thick. DO YOU THINK IT WILL SHATTER THE WHOLE THING IF WE TRY AND DRILL THREE HOLES? AND WAHT CAN WE DO TO MAKE IT A LESS CHANCE OF SHATTERING????? THANKS Rating: 5

[Goodman3eb]

It will shatter. Go to Lowes or a similar store, and buy a drillbit made for drilling glass. Go slow with the drilling, and apply only the very lightest pressure. It will take a long time to drill through, but you run less chance of cracking the glass that way.

That's how I made my bong, anyway.

[Hempamasta]

Agreed.. but a glass drill bit from some store, light pressure, a lot of people recommend doing it while the glass has water flowing over it. It's hard to do, but it can be done. I think that Hardon has a pretty cool hookah that he posted a picture of.. search for it.

[MediocreToker]

Although not as clean, holes in glass can be made with propane/butane/MAPP torches, if you know what you're doing.

[Matt11]

k thanks

[187]

i made my hookah in ceramics class haha

[shogun]

if you use a torch, wear goggles, I've had a lot if glass blow up in my face, as for drilling, wear them for that too, glass dust can really screw up your eyes. good luck.

[poppasmoke66]

depending on the glass, if it is soft glass(soda bottles beer bottles) type glas a torch will shatter it no prob, if it is pyrex type glass, glass cookwear, pipes, bubblers type glas make sure it is clean and u can heat the glass up till orange, stay in same spot and try to make sure all glass is warm b4 u start, then ust like a graphite rod to poke hole or glass rod to grab molten glass, and "pop" hole,... if u drill must use a diamond tip drill very expensive and run water over drill when drilling to control temperature of drill and glass good luck hope this helps

[Matt11]

we just tried drilling it today and it shattered soon as it got through

[StarcommanderX]

your better off just buying one.