Broken Bong D:

[pcypoon]

So the other day, I got some nice kush, and I decided to smoke my new bong, well to me a 2 month bong is still pretty, new. My other one got totally smashed when I left it in my trunk with no bubble wrap or anything like that. The bong is about a foot tall, nothing much but the slider thingy, the bowl, while i was emptying my bong, i forgot to take it out and the bowl slid out and smashed on the sink and now it's like broken. Like half of the bowl is broken into 2 pieces.
I have a torch that could probably heat up the glass, but I don't have anything to hold it with because they are fairly small pieces, and yes I know need a kiln or it'll shatter, but I'm taking chances and onces I'm not fusing them, I'm gonna leave the bowl in the microwave for 1 hour so it wouldn't cool too fast and cause thermal shock to my precious bowl.
Wel I want to attempt this first before, I end up giving up and buying a bowl.
I need to save money for my guerilla grow.
Any opinions on how to fix ?

 

[pcypoon]

So the other day, I got some nice kush, and I decided to smoke my new bong, well to me a 2 month bong is still pretty, new. My other one got totally smashed when I left it in my trunk with no bubble wrap or anything like that. The bong is about a foot tall, nothing much but the slider thingy, the bowl, while i was emptying my bong, i forgot to take it out and the bowl slid out and smashed on the sink and now it's like broken. Like half of the bowl is broken into 2 pieces.
I have a torch that could probably heat up the glass, but I don't have anything to hold it with because they are fairly small pieces, and yes I know need a kiln or it'll shatter, but I'm taking chances and once I'm done fusing them, I'm gonna leave the bowl in the microwave for 1 hour so it wouldn't cool too fast and cause thermal shock to my precious bowl.
Well I want to attempt this first before, I end up giving up and buying a bowl.
I need to save money for my guerilla grow.
Any opinions on how to fix ?

Bump!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[poplars]

some kind of superglue would be your best bet.

without a kiln to remove stress from the glass at a certain temperature, molding the glass together will be impossible. maybe find a local glass blower that will fix it for you for under 10 bucks?

 

[thephantompain1990]

some kind of superglue would be your best bet.

without a kiln to remove stress from the glass at a certain temperature, molding the glass together will be impossible. maybe find a local glass blower that will fix it for you for under 10 bucks?

dont use superglue
use aquarium grade silicone

also poplar is right. a local glassblower should be able to repair your bong if the break isnt too severe

 

[BcKuSh99]

atleats you had yours for 2 months my first bong only lasted 2 weeks and my buddy begged me to take it to big white (ski hill) i got a place up there so i took it thinking it would be fine and i got it up there good and when we left i got home opend up my bag and felt a bunch of sharp glass and it was my bong i was pretty pissed but it wasnt like a expensive one or anything it was only like 50 bucks so i kept the bowl to use in my other one cuz its a fatty bowl

 

[SiCoSkateboards]

you can get a male slider for about 4 bucks, just get the basic clear small one.. your going to burn the shit out of yourself trying to blow glass at home with no setup.. or set your house on fire.

 

[smokeh]

wait,... uve just broken ur bowl, not the bong?

just buy a new bowl, even if its a cheap one, it will do for the time been right?

 

[BcKuSh99]

i broke my first glass on glass 4 days after i got it

i was cleaning it on new years before i headed out and it slipped out of my hands into the tub and shattered

that sucks dude id be pissed, how much did you pay for it? if i was u my new yrs resolution that yr woulda been to get a bong with realy realy thick glass haha my buddys one pipe soo freakn thick hes dropped it on the ground like 3 times and its never broke

 

[Boogaloo Bud]

I still have my first bong and use it 2-5 times a day. The glass is thicker so it wont break that easily. My slider however cracked while I was smoking. I was taking a nice toke a few days after buying the bong and heard a little "tick". So I looked down and noticed the heat from the lighter must have cracked the bowl. The good part is I've been using the same slider ever since. The crack hasn't gotten larger and there's usually a decent coating of resin on it so I don't even think about it anymore. For the first couple of days after it happened though I was expecting it to break into 100 pieces any second.

 

[Boogaloo Bud]

Also, I would be very careful depending on where the break is. You wouldn't want to put things like glue or silicon on it if it's a section that's gonna heat up because you might end up smoking glue vapour.

 

[DopeFeen]

try to bring it to someone, but if the glass is too thin or i its some cheap bong probly wont get done. my buddy bought some 500 dollar bong from PURE, the thingwas amazing had these sweet chambers in it , however the next fucking day he hit the base on his granite counter shattered. glass blower couldnt fix it cause the glass was too this where it broke. solution? he goes buys another one which he barley even smokes anyway. that a grand that could of been spent on some cool shit man ha

 

[DopeFeen]

yeah man right on the money. fucking thing was poorly made but a sweet little pipe. the newer one he bought was more of a smaller flat base.

 

[BcKuSh99]

i payed 70 for it but it was 120 new. i still havnt gotten a new bong yet. actual plan on ordering sometime next week.

nice deal man. ye after my bong broke i havent bought a new one yet i just bought a new pipe the other day