DIY COOL TUBE Glass Tube

Fuck drinks, how bout a bong hit? Or maybe some +rep? lol Thanks though! lol

hey, wht kind of 'glue' or adhesive did you use to mount the glass to the reducer/connectors? does it have to be heat resistant?

FrankyF'nFourFingers said:

hey, wht kind of 'glue' or adhesive did you use to mount the glass to the reducer/connectors? does it have to be heat resistant?

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First and foremost... DO NOT USE EPOXY!!! That shit is a mess like tree sap. It takes forever to dry and it runs and drips for days. Hard to wipe it off the inside the tube if your hands are huge like mine. lol but anyway.

Line the inner of the 4" side of the increaser/reducer with that grey foam weather stripping thats sticky on the other side. When you stick the glass in it should touch the weather stripping. Put the super glue on the full diameter of the weather stripping where the glass will touch and hold it in place for a few minutes. when it feels a bit stuck, just let it sit til tomorrow and it should be good. I cant find the bottle but I got this super glue from Home Depot on close out for 50 cent. When I find the bottle I'll show you what the bottle looks like. It says for glass and plastics and shit on the bottle. I'm sure if you go and look on the wall it'll jump out at you like it did me.

If you bend one of those rods, to screw the lamp socket to, make sure you bend it at a perect 90 degree angle. If not, you will have to drill holes in the side of the increaser reducer to make it straight. You should post a picture of what you did in the thread when you done and bump it.

the weatherstrip is a nice idea. i would have fucked that up probably. i'll post pics when i complete the task at hand. it'll be a few wks though... have to get a bakers glass off ebay. i'll post and bump when the time comes.
i will be modifying my design. i'm going to leave my lamp intact with reflector and come from the other side of the reflector (that's open) with the glass. that sounds confusing, but i'll think it'll work.

thks again!

anybody know of a way to cut a glass tube cleanly? that'd make finding a tube so much easier. i found this on youtube, let me know what you think.

You can't cut it without special equipment, cant just use a little glass cutter. Odds of breakage either way are better than the odds of making it work.

Do you have a table saw? I think there is a blade for it. Try it a few times.

i actually managed to use a glass cutter to score the closed end of a tube, heat the score with a candle, and then put the tube in cold water. it worked, but i think the tube i got was too short to begin with. it was 9 inches to start and after cutting its 7 3/4".

Great cool tube bro,Thanks Looks like i'll now be shopping in the bakery dept,lol.Always a better mouse trap.Nice job .

visceraeyes said:

Does anyone know where I can find a 6" glass tube at?

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http://www.unitedsilica.com/design/index.html

They use 'em in furnaces. Maybe fond 'em at hvac supplier? Furnace liners is the term to use.

topekoms said:

ebay pyrex bake a round tube thats what i use!!!

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tell me your not using that light with that miniblind.