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Fast, Simple Dome Perc Homemade Water Bong Tutorial

toxiccasper

New member
Made one of these the other day and decided to refine a few things and create a tutorial for people to make their own. They hit well and really cool down the smoke

Items needed:
Two, Sobe Life Water Bottles (20oz usually around $1 at most stores)
One, 3 tsp medicine measuring cup
One, cake decorating tip
Fresh razor blade.
Drill bits (or steak knife)
Hot glue gun


Supplies
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1. Take your bottles and rinse them out, cut off the labels and the plastic lip rings.

2. Take the bottle that is going to be on the top and cut out the bottom like the picture. Make sure you do not cut the bottom of the bottle but in a ways. You want to keep the little you lip on there.
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3. Grab your cake decorating tip and cut of the very tip to get rid of the design. This part is not needed on some tips but some it will open up the hole a little bit. Do not cut off too much only take off a very little.
Before
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After
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4. Get your lid from the bottle and cut a hole big enough to slide the cake tip in through the bottom but leave it small enough that the rim on the cake tip does not go all the way through. This is easiest with drill bits. I could not find the big one so I used the biggest i had and twisted a steak knife around and around slowly going in further to make the hole bigger. The more time you take the rounder the hole will be.
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Cap with tip sitting in it.
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5. Run a bead of hot glue around the rim of the cake decorating tip and slide it through the hole through the bottom of the cap. Be careful the glue is hot (obviously). Once dry set it aside.
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6. Take your medicine cup and razor blade and cut notches into the cup. I ended up getting 8 notches. Use picture for size reference. Once they are cut bend them down (see second picture) this makes it very easy to cut them off (third picture).
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7. Get your cap with the tip through it and set the medicine cup on top of it. The edges should line up perfectly with the lid. Take the hot glue gun and put a "Tack" of glue on one side and another on the opposite side. Hold the cup until those dry and finish gluing all the other spots between the open slots you made.
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8. Take the bottle that you did not cut the bottom out of (this will be the bottom of the water pipe) and you will need to make a hole for your stem. I used the same method as I did on the cap but again the drill bits will work MUCH better. Now for my stem I just used a straight metal pipe. Best thing would be to go buy a GonG slide since they are so cheap. Or if you want you can get one of those plain white bic pens and take it apart so you just have the white tube and put a socket on the end of it for the bowl. I do not recommend doing this way but if you must then you can.After you make the hole get your perc and screw it onto this bottle.
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9. Now the bottom half is complete. A carb will need to be made if you can use a slide. So you will want to grab your bottle with the bottom cut out and put it on top of the bottle with the perc. I used a stick and some tape to get it half way centered. Line the bottle up best you can and put about a half inch bead with the hot glue gun where the two bottles meet. Push the two bottles together while that cools (do not have to push extremely hard just firm). Once that one cools, do the same on the opposite side. When that is done I ran a bead around 1/4 of the bottle and pushed them together while it cooled. Doing 1/4 around help because you can hold the two bottles horizontally while it cools and gravity will help hold the glue in the seam, otherwise it tends to pull the glue down and out of the seam if the bottle are vertical.
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10. Admire your work and enjoy.
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OrganicOzarks

I will give you an a+ for your Mcgyvering skills, but I will give you D- for not just buying a fucking water pipe that is made out of glass. When you heat that metal that is anodized, and then suck on the plastic you are going to get quite a lot of toxins along with your smoke. That's just my dime - 8 pennies.
 
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OrganicOzarks

I forgot to add that if I go to prison I want you to be my celly. :) No gay shit intended.
 

toxiccasper

New member
I will give you an a+ for your Mcgyvering skills, but I will give you D- for not just buying a fucking water pipe that is made out of glass. When you heat that metal that is anodized, and then suck on the plastic you are going to get quite a lot of toxins along with your smoke. That's just my dime - 8 pennies.
Its actually a pipe made to look like a flash light. you screw off the cap and the bowl isnt anodized. And the smoke isnt hot enough to do anything to the plastic. Besides I smoke once a week at most lol
Is that GC forums you have open on your computer? Shame...

But welcome to IC!
I was multi-tabbing :p
 
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OrganicOzarks

I am in the business, and I know what factories in china make those flash lights. They have toxins on them. As well does sucking on plastic. Whatever makes you feel better though.
 
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OrganicOzarks

I understand it is not a flashlight. It looks like a flashlight but it really is a pipe. If you would like to buy 10,000 of them I am your man. Again that is what i do.
 
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OrganicOzarks

Also if you would like 10,000 that look like car lighters, zippos lighters, high lighters, etc... I am still your man, and they are all covered in toxins.
 

bakedline

Member
any way you could explain how the toxins got there? was it on the metal or is there a coating? i love anodized pipes am i being poisoned?!?
i know of course a plastic bottle will melt but whats on those pipes?
 
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OrganicOzarks

Oil residue from machining. The anodized coating, and not being actual solid aluminum. Since smoking products are not regulated then there is no one to answer to as far as quality control. So the factory is after a final "look". So whatever materials can make up that "look" are used. You can buy a 40' container, and test the product and the next 40' conatainer will not have the same test results. And so on and so forth. If the chinese put deadly toxins in their baby formula to make it cheaper I do not know why any of this would come as a surprise to anyone. Anything that is "metal" or "wood" from China, India, Pakistan I would never use. I would suggest only using glass. Also try to buy it from an american blower if possible. If you knew how much the factory workers got paid to blow glass, make metal parts, carve wood pipes then you would feel like an asshole. One guy I know pays his top glass blowers $250 a month to work 6 days a week 12 to 18 hours a day. If you get hurt on the job then you get fired. I thought this would be good for everyone to think about before their next purchase.
 
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juicepuddle

Thanks for the post man this is pretty innovative(for me :D) I will deff remember next time my glass breaks and I need to make a water bottle piece!
 

ZoSo

Member
I remember when I was young I made a downstem out of a hollowed-out drumstick. Unfortunately, the first attempt was unsuccessful. The drumstick split when I was drilling it (with my freakin hand holding it) and I drilled my pinky finger to the bone.

Still have the scar. My flesh looked like ground beef, it was amusing. But yeah, wood's not the way to go when it's gonna be sitting in water all the time. :D
 

jgrow

Member
what if i wanted fifty one hitters that look like a cigarette are you still my man? haha but seriously any help?
 
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OrganicOzarks

They wholesale for about a quarter a piece. So I don't think you will find anyone that wants to help you with 50.
 

diabloslayer

New member
This is a really cool guide, I am going to have to try this! I actually have a glass percolator bong so using this would be a step down but I do love making stuff from guides though. I will post a picture up when I have finished :)
 

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