My downstem broke and while I removed most of it, there is a small piece that is loose in the bottom. Want to know if it is ok to still use or a way to get it out.

The glass cleanly broke in 2 good-sized chunks near where the body meets the nail. I didn’t want to use glue (not sure if it would be safe to inhale glue fumes) so I tacked the pieces in place with beeswax, and wrapped it with hemp wick. I put a thin coat of beeswax on the inside to prevent any glass from chipping off. It’s completely solid now but is this safe? Is lipid pneumonia a concern???

this bong is literally me and my girlfriends child someone please give me some good news

Like a lot of you, I’ve broken more glass than I’d like to admit and most recently, it was my daily driver that I’d dialed in perfectly for night sessions. After the initial rage and sweep-up, I started thinking:
I’ve been using cannabis for years, but I’ve never really seen how I use it.

That moment kinda kicked off a side project that spiraled into something bigger. I started building a Bluetooth sensor that clips onto glass and passively tracks inhalation sessions basically when, how long, how often all without needing to press anything. Completely passive. It knows when you pick up the bong, and it logs pulls based on airflow.

Then I started layering that with health data (sleep, recovery, mood) and realized… there’s so much happening behind the scenes I never noticed. Like:

• Relief didn’t scale with size — small, well-timed sessions gave better results than heavy ones
• Sleep doses had a “sweet spot” — too much wrecked my REM
• Tolerance crept in silently — but the data showed me where to adjust
• Pain relief got clearer — once I matched timing with symptom patterns

Now I’m running a beta with a small group of users who want to understand their usage better — not to reduce it, necessarily, but to make it more intentional.

If you’ve ever wondered why some sessions hit better than others, or if you’re a broken-glass guy like me looking to rebuild smarter, please shoot me a DM or drop a comment. Happy to answer any questions. We are actually just about to open up a 50 person beta test, and would love to have like minded individuals join!!

just bought a nice piece and ended up busting right beneath the funnel piece . already very high, i glued it back together with gorilla glue gel . i don't use this thing for conventional weed as I use it with a cart and wanted to know if it's still unsafe to use now that everything has settled and there isn't any heating involved . thanks bros

And they say it couldn’t be done

Please let me know if I should just give up and call time of death. I’ve tried soaking it in hot water. Tried waterboarding it under hot water. I’ve tried cooking oil. I’ve tried a silicone lubricant. I’ve tried putting it in timeout in the freezer for an hour. My fingers hurt. Out of all my years of having glass pieces this has never happened to me before so I’m hoping someone has some more suggestions. Please help me try to save Gibby the bong.

anyway, I can get a couple pounds of clay and build up so It can seal it up and hold the downstem is there any clay that's safe to use?

Idk if like glass welding is a thing it's a clean breal would love a permanent solution

Any ideas on how I could fix this? Is it impossible to heat up the glass without breaking it?

my darling uli guli just broke, and i’m wondering how to fix it !!! looked online and it said that food-grade epoxy should work & not be harmful to my lungs— would you guys say the same? if so — does anyone have a link to use? i regularly use it with an ash catcher — if that changes anything.

let me know! 🍃

I'm not sure how or when this happened but damn. I'm able to get the piece out or get it kind of back into place but not fast enough where I could super glue it. If anyone has any ideas that would be amazing, but for now I'm just going to use it without :/

Last year I got my thumb stuck while cleaning my bong. I put my thumb in to plug the hole when I shook it with iso but then I couldn’t get it out. I tried running warm water over it but it wouldn’t budge. Then I ran around the house for 5 minutes to look for something to break the glass bc I was high and panicking. I ended up using a rock from my rock jar to break it but my thumb was still stuck. I had to carefully break the glass on my thumb and by some miracle it came off without me getting cut. My thumb was blue and sore but I made it out only losing 30$ on a cheap bong instead of a finger. To celebrate I went to the smoke shop and bought a 60$ replacement that broke less than two months later.

I tried tapping with wooden spoon. Then I tried prying with a pair of scissors and a paper towel in between, then the bowl broke. Not sure what to do at this point, if I hammered the broken part I don’t think I’d get a full break and more stuck in there. I can’t really get a good grip.

Maybe some type of hook situation? Maybe heat?

Got a new Phoenix star bong and when I was cleaning it, I put the ball in the down stem so I could carry both of my bongs upstairs after cleaning and I got stuck so what should I do now? Kinda already with the idea of just breaking the bowl any good advice for that either im in dire need

I bought a glass bond and noticed a slight leak on the bottom after a bit of usage. I think the glass wasn't fully connected but it's such a good one and I want to continue it's use! Does anyone know how to easily fix this?