What is bigger 14mm or 18mm?
A 14mm male bowl piece is about 3/4 of the size of a dime whereas an 18mm male bowl piece is almost the entire size of a dime.
What is the joint size on a bong?
Typically, bong joints are available in only three standard sizes: 10mm, 14mm and 18mm. Generally, the most used joint size is 14mm, and you will seldom see anyone using 10mm bong joints.
What size ash catcher do I need?
Whenever you're choosing an ash catcher for your water pipe, you always want to match the joint size of your ash catcher to the joint size of your water pipe. Though 14mm ash catchers are smaller than 18mm ash catchers, inserting a 14mm ash catcher into an 18mm joint will result in a loose fitting.
How do you measure a Downstem?
Insert a pencil (or any straight object) into the opening of the female ground joint until it is about ½ inch from the bottom. Mark the point where the object exits the joint. Get a ruler or tape measure and determine the length from the mark to the inserted end of the object.
What does 9mm mean on a bong?
9mm glass is almost twice as thick as traditional scientific glass (~5mm) meaning it can withstand a significant amount of abuse before fracturing. Although heavy, these bongs can make great travel pieces that make it to your destination in one piece. 2) Stability.
What is a 14 mm bowl?
The standard size bong bowl has a 14 millimeter ground joint. There are a wide variety of bong bowls with handles and unique designs.
Are ash catchers worth it?
If you have the money to spend, an ash catcher is a must have accessory for any water pipe. It will surely make your smoking experience more enjoyable and will definitely make cleaning your bong way easier. Make sure you browse our selection of ash catchers to find the perfect one for you.
How do I get the right ash catcher?
Aside from a proper filtration, a quality ash catcher should come equipped with an added percolation feature so that you get the most out of your dry herbs every time, without any harshness on your lungs. A glass ash catcher should also be durable and reliable in terms of glass quality and material.
Do you put water in dry ash catcher?
Don't let the name fool you, Dry ash catchers require that you put a small amount of water in them. This way when you smoke, the ashes will find their way into the water that is in the ash catcher instead of in you're bong!
How long should my Downstem be?
If it can slide inside the hole, then it is an 18mm or 19mm joint. Also if you can't slide a pencil into the hole, then it is a 10mm joint. Once you have the downstem size you need the length. Slide a pencil into the female ground joint of your pipe and make a mark on the pencil the depth of the downstem.
Is Downstems universal?
Downstem sizes come the same way joint sizes do, in the standard sizes of 14mm, 18mm, and the less common 10mm for mini rigs. If you need to figure out your joint size, check out our easy guide here. All you'll need is a penny and you can find your joint size in seconds.
Can you still use a broken Downstem?
Sometimes the break will be extremely severe, and it may not be repairable. However, a clean break, chip, or crack can be taken care of using a bit of glue.
What size lug strap for Seamaster?
The nato strap I use on my Seamaster which has a lug width of 21mm is 22mm. Yes I measured it and its 22mm. 1mm bigger isn't much of a squeeze but it's better than going 1mm smaller than the lug width as the springbars will show on the smaller width strap. Wouldn't recommend it.
Is 18mm NATO strap better than Omega straps?
There are plenty of great 18mm NATO straps available, of equal or better quality than Omega-branded straps, and at a lower price point. Why let Omega ream you for a friggin' piece of nylon.
What battery does a vape cartridge use?
The majority of vape cartridges are designed to fit a 510 battery, which is the industry standard. Unless you own a Stiiizy, PAX or another specialty brand, you’ll be shopping for 510 cartridges.
What is a vape cartridge?
What’s a vape cartridge? A vape cartridge is the top part of the vape pen, which includes a mouthpiece and chamber to hold cannabis oil. The bottom is either threaded to screw into the rest of the pen (the battery) or simply slides into place.
Standard Joint Shapes (Genders)
Let’s start off with genders. Yes, your water pipe has a gender. Yes, your bowl, ash catcher, adapter, drop down, nail, pretty much any accessory, has a gender. Now with this being said, we can figure out if your pipe is a male or female.
Standard Joint Sizes
Here's a series of photographs of the same male Quartz nail in three different sizes. These guys display the three most common joint sizes that you will find in the glass world. From left to right you see the smallest to largest: 10mm, 14mm, and 18mm.
Clarifying Terminology
Another question you may have; what is the difference between 14.5 mm and 14 mm or 18.8mm and 18mm and 19mm?