$450 bong broke, looking for advice and pricing to fix it?

Frawsti

Frawsti

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A glass bumped the bottom of my bong and it broke, im not willing to give up on it though :c

So i was wondering if this is fixable? And if it is, about how much would i be looking at price-wise?

The bottom of the bong has really thin glass, the rest of it is super thick though. Would it be possible to wrap a thick sheet of glass around the entire base to make it thicker? Sorry if that sounds rediculous, i know nothing about glasswork.


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joliet jake

joliet jake

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Wow nice bong -Very cool - Not really what you wanted to hear but I thought i would wait here with ya while you find out.
 
researchkitty

researchkitty

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That is an impossible repair. It is impossible because of the variance in wall thickness, location of the break, and type of break it is.

In order for that to be repaired, you need to find a lathe shop that can re-anneal the piece, chuck it up on the lathe, re-work the entire bottom, and then re-anneal it in the kiln to get it back to you.

Is that really a $450 tube? Replacement time! :)
 
NnthStTrls

NnthStTrls

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ELECTRICAL TAPE!!! Fuck duct. Electrical is the way to go. You can even get some green or blue or yellow or whatever you want to match your bong. Wrap it nice and thick so that it helps protect the weakened area. :peace:
 
CashCrops

CashCrops

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It most likely is impossible as stated above, you can try EPOXY I have used this stuff on glass before but that is one hell of hard spot to fix.
 
missnu

missnu

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I think I would try to patch til I can get something that isn't that expensive...I mean if I pay that much for something it should be bulletproof...and last forever...
 
CashCrops

CashCrops

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I would glue a small handle on the broken piece so you have something to hold it in place with, then mix the epoxy and use a drywall screw to apply very small but consistent amount of epoxy on the bong itself, then hold your piece in place till it dries. Make sure you clean the area where you will be applying epoxy to with rubbing alcohol.
 
researchkitty

researchkitty

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Epoxy wont help seal the crack on picture two in the 11 o'clock position that is about 4 inches long going northwest. Sure, it might hold the chunk in place. But, the next tiny tap that tube gets that crack is going to complete by going around the entire funnel to the other side of it. I could break it the rest of the way around with my fingertips in a half second. Sorry to be the debbie downer, it sucks that it cant be repaired.
 
Frawsti

Frawsti

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I could die, i was really hoping to come back here to good news. :[ I bought this less than a month ago, i really didnt want to trash it. :/

Thanks for the help everyone, it's much appreciated.
 
dew-b

dew-b

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Frawsti said:
A glass bumped the bottom of my bong and it broke, im not willing to give up on it though :c

So i was wondering if this is fixable? And if it is, about how much would i be looking at price-wise?

The bottom of the bong has really thin glass, the rest of it is super thick though. Would it be possible to wrap a thick sheet of glass around the entire base to make it thicker? Sorry if that sounds rediculous, i know nothing about glasswork.


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with it being glass i would trash it. it will have tiny cracks that you can't see. it could break wile taking a hit after yoy patch it. always better safe then sorry.
 
eDude

eDude

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That sucks.. it's really hard to mend broken glass like that. Honestly I'd be pissed that it was that thin. That's the most important place or worst place to be thin.. You gotta tap that thing all over to hear how thick it is. A friend of mine makes some with 10mm wall and it's soo thick you could beat a man to death with it and still take a rip.
 
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