Bane Posted April 7, 2005 Share Posted April 7, 2005 Hey! I'm pretty new to the Hookah community, and havn't purchased one of my own yet. So yesterday, I decided to see if I could make a working hookah, just for kicks. The base consists of a medim-size glass jar, with a canning lid (the kind of lid with two parts, a disc that covers the jar mouth, and a ring that screws on over it). The stem is made from various copper pipe fittings, and the bowl is one of those realllly small terra cotta flower pots. For the hose I just used clear tubing that I picked up for a few bucks. Needless to say, this hookah looks pretty hilarous. But....it works! And works pretty good, too. The only thing it's missing is the one-way valve, but it doesn't seem to function any worse for it. I fired it up with some shisha from the local head shop, and it smokes pretty well. I just thought it was kind of cool that I got it to work, so I thought I'd share it with you guys. I plan on buying my own hookah pretty soon...as soon as I get my new card from the bank, actually. Hookah-shisha seems to have a lot of good stuff...I'm either going to order from there, or socialsmoke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cypress Posted April 7, 2005 Share Posted April 7, 2005 I am curious as to how this actually looks. If you can post a picture of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bane Posted April 8, 2005 Author Share Posted April 8, 2005 Ok, I'll try to get a picture up soon. I left the hookah at my girlfriends place, so I will have to post pics a little later. Tomorrow, or Sat most likely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathazar Posted April 8, 2005 Share Posted April 8, 2005 Yeah pics would be good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted April 8, 2005 Share Posted April 8, 2005 Good job bane, I've always been a fan of homebuilt smoking devices. I've built 4 of my own but none are hookahs or intended for tobacco use . Can't wait to see a pic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NERV Posted April 8, 2005 Share Posted April 8, 2005 one time my friend was borrowing my hookah so i had to make one out of alot of aluminum foil, a hollow stone elephant, a lava lamp, an extra hookah stem, and a hose form a marble maze, but that now my normal hose cuz it smokes so much better and is a breeze to clean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bane Posted April 8, 2005 Author Share Posted April 8, 2005 Wow Nerv, I bet that was a sight! Sounds very creative. I'm trying to imagine in my head the way all the pieces you mentioned would fit together....a hollow stone elephant! lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NERV Posted April 8, 2005 Share Posted April 8, 2005 the elephant wrapped up in aluminum foil was the bowl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cypress Posted April 8, 2005 Share Posted April 8, 2005 It seems like our most resourcefull time in our life is our college days. Hell we drank everything from cheap beer to smokeing cheep cigs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NERV Posted April 8, 2005 Share Posted April 8, 2005 Said elephant: makes more sense of how i used it as a bowl, lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bane Posted April 9, 2005 Author Share Posted April 9, 2005 Here's the pic, as requested. Feast your eyes on the ghettoness! My hat goes off to you, Nerv, for using an elephant as a bowl BTW, I have my REAL hookah now. I got my friend to stop by a store near his school, and he picked me up a really nice starter set. It came with pretty much everything, including extra grommets. I was impressed. We christen it tonight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted April 9, 2005 Share Posted April 9, 2005 Very impressive...think we should have a contest... Good luck with your new Hookah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZooJohnnyZETA Posted April 9, 2005 Share Posted April 9, 2005 Woah! LOL! That is really clever Bane! I would have never thought of using one of those mini terra cotta pots as a bowl! If I had a hat I would tip it to you. Good to hear that you have a legit hookah now though. Smoke on Bane, smoke on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR Bubble Posted April 9, 2005 Share Posted April 9, 2005 You ought to sell those at flea-markets! MR Bubble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bane Posted April 9, 2005 Author Share Posted April 9, 2005 Lol, thanks guys I'm taking my brand new sultan hookah to my friend's place later today to fire it up for the first time! Lookin' forward to it I'll let you guys know how it smokes compared to my "ghetto special" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathazar Posted April 10, 2005 Share Posted April 10, 2005 You're a genius, Bane Btw, I'm smoking a Sultan right now and it smokes just fine. But I'm gettin damn sick of this Nakhla Lemon & Double Apple. Can't order any more maassel until more money comes in. I'm dyin here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NERV Posted April 10, 2005 Share Posted April 10, 2005 so, how is the hose and stem secured to the lid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bane Posted April 11, 2005 Author Share Posted April 11, 2005 Haha, thanks Math Nerv - I tried to solder the copper stem to the jar lid, but I just couldn't get the solder to flow to the copper. It would stick to the lid, but not the copper pipe, even with flux. Oh well....Anyway, in the end I just hot-glued the damn thing in place The hose connector is also hot glued. It's one of those brass fittings thats made to connect two hoses together. Worked out pretty well I smoked my new sultan last night for the first time, tried out some bananna. As to how it smokes compared to my ghetto special, I'd actually say it's about the same! Who would have thought... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathazar Posted April 11, 2005 Share Posted April 11, 2005 Banana what? I've got Nakhla Banana and it SUCKS!!! I've yet to taste a decent Banana. Romman is okay, but it's a little too candy-like, it just doesn't taste real enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NERV Posted April 11, 2005 Share Posted April 11, 2005 dawn, how the hell did i forget about about hot glue? i was gonna make a hookah but cudnt think of how to attach everything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted April 11, 2005 Share Posted April 11, 2005 Actually, the fact that it smoke the same doesn't come as much of a suprise... Mechanicaly, a hookah is a water pipe, Draws smoke through water and into hose. Look slike you used a clay/terra cotta bowl like a "real" hookah so the ma'asell would burn the same.... The only real difference i can see between that and a $100 store bought is the aesthetics and the "extras" like autoseals, rotating parts, coal trays, and the like. Should start a "Hookah for the masses" page...sell em for 20-25 bucks :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cypress Posted April 11, 2005 Share Posted April 11, 2005 Thats a great poor mans version of a hookah. Now all you need to do is paint the jar, spray in bed liner (use this for a vase protector or in this case a jar) and heat the soldier and copper with a torch and it should stick and you should be set. Cool. I do agree with the idea for us to have a hookah making contest Maybe an entry fee is 10 bucks and have a forum poll and leave it open for a week. The winner takes the cash. Maybe Adrock can set up a paypal account for the entry fee. We also should have it as a sticky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bane Posted April 11, 2005 Author Share Posted April 11, 2005 Yeah Math, the bananna wasn't that great. I'm going for melon next, I think. Cypress - Yeah, I have a pencil torch that uses butane, but it was empty when I needed to use it for soldering the stem. I need to get more butane for it, and then I'll try it again. As for a hookah-making contest, I'd be down with that! I'm an art major Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold493 Posted April 11, 2005 Share Posted April 11, 2005 I was thinking about building my own Hookah as well but actually trying to make it aesthetically pleasing. I was thinking that you could use a real hose as well as a real bowl/make your own bowl and fire it. I was thinking the stem could be a simple stainless steel pipe (which are hard to find most are copper) and then you could wrap string down the pipe in a colorful pattern to cover the metal up or just buy a few chunks of wood and use a laith and just make it so they slide over the metal. The real problem I got is the part where the glass base and stem meet. The simple solution is to do what Bane did but that is pretty far from pleasing. I was thinking that you could drill out a solid metal paper weight with holes for the hoses and attach a grommet on the bottom. The base is a simple trip to the chemistry department and some paint, spray on a base layer of a color and then stencil over that for some nice looks. it wouldnt be see through cause chemistry bases have crap on them. I need a better way to link up the glass base and the stem though. Let's brainstorm on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted April 11, 2005 Share Posted April 11, 2005 I've had an idea for a while of building a "toolbox" hookah. My theory is to use a 1" ratchet head for the bowl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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