First, I have no idea what some of these things are called or I think I know but I’m also second guessing myself the whole time. Also, I’ve never bought glass from anywhere but a local head-shop. For instance, this bong is almost 20yo. Please forgive me, if I apply incorrect nomenclature to any of the parts.
My bong’s inner pipe, I think it’s called a joint, broke several months back. I searched online shortly after but there were so many variables to consider that it kind of seemed overwhelming. I’m hoping there’s someone within this community who has experience replacing a bongs’ hardware. I have some measurements and images with the measurements included if anyone needs to see them. All of the measurements below are approximate mm -> inch conversions.
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Depth from rubber grommet to lowest part of chamber: 115 mm, 4.5 in
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Inner glass diameter (joint?): 14 mm, 0.5 in
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Inner glass diameter (bowl?): 8 mm, 0.3 in
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Diameter of lowest chamber (don’t know if this is needed): 107 mm, 4.25 in
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Diameter of bowl chamber (don’t think this matters): 30 mm, 1.25 in
I would appreciate recommendations you all have for reputable glassware replacement sellers (from first-hand experience, preferably). In addition, I don’t think the depth of the join needs to be that long, that’s just the max depth. Thank you in advance for any suggestions, recommendations, or numbers to filter for when finding a replacement!
I’m not sure if you’re in the US, but I’ve bought glass from badassglass.com a few times and never had any issues.
ETA I think the part you’re needing is called a downstem.
Awesome! I’m saving this site for future glass inquiries. They have a Black Friday deal going on right now, too, so maybe I’ll look into new pieces from them!
Downstem is what we always called it. Pretty sure that’s accurate. Usually pretty cheap to replace.
My local headshops all carry these in stock so OP should go check their local shop out. I think you’d just need to match the diameter.
Excellent suggestion! I’ll make a plan to visit there tomorrow, if I can! I’ll be so happy to have my large bong back in running order after using the little bong my wife has (and isn’t very forgiving on the throat)!
Thank you for [the] name. I’ll probably hit up a local headshop and see what they thing. Glass is locally blown, from years ago, so I’m glad the only thing that broke (suddenly) was the downstem!
^Edit added in brackets ^