Help Plese my bowl is stuck in my down stem

dabhe4d

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wrap a thick rubberband around the piece and use pliers to pull it out carefully twisting and pulling.
 

dabhe4d

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One would want to get it hot first to make the resin more malleable, and the glass less brittle.
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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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.
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
 

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
 

ttystikk

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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
That wasn't the question , lol
 
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