A Funnel Bowl That Is Pre-scalli Modded

[fifthmanstanding]

Ok, so I've been schooled on the scalli mod. That being said. If hypothetically a funnel bowl were to exist such that the funnnel part was much much wider than the normal funnel bowl, and acted as a scalli mod essentially......would said bowl be of interest to you, the general hookah smoking public?

[esheg4ever23]

Ok, so I've been schooled on the scalli mod. That being said. If hypothetically a funnel bowl were to exist such that the funnnel part was much much wider than the normal funnel bowl, and acted as a scalli mod essentially......would said bowl be of interest to you, the general hookah smoking public?

I think it would be harder to clean.

[fifthmanstanding]

not really. You just widen the funnel part, I've got one already made. It was a screw up with my first attempt at a funnel. flared the funnel too wide. If the idea is to take up more volume to allow less room for less shisha then all that's nessesary is to flare the center funnel wider and allow it to take the room.

As far as cleaning goes, it'd clean the same as any other bowl. Edited June 30, 2008 by fifthmanstanding

[dom209]

have you smoked out of it yet? does it smoke well? my only thought would be that heat management would be a bitch cuz you would have such a thin ring of shisha around the outside

[fifthmanstanding]

yeah it smokes fine, the damn thing was too big which is why I stopped smoking out of it, I made the bowl much bigger than the downstem, which created enough of a hatred of it's aesthetics for me to trash it. You don't make the funnel so wide that there's an extremely thin ring of shisha, it's made so that there's a decent amount but much less than that of a regular funnel.

[ilikemyusername]

don't they already have it? isn't it called a superchief?

[fifthmanstanding]

yeah but the superchief's funnel part drops lower than the height of the regular funnel part, and then flattens out, a lot of ppl have been saying another issue is that the shisha falls on top of the holes of that part, and also the walls of the funnel part don't come up high enough.

[Kalutika]

That's not really a funnel with a mod. A mod is not just to lessen the amount of shisha you use. the point is that it draws air through the shisha rather then just across the top. If you want to use less shisha you can just get a smaller funnel. Apparently a super small is in the works that will have a capacity similar to a normal bowl.

I tried to improve the funnel. I did. But then I realized that I has essentially made a superchief. I was saddened.

[iamscott06]

Hmm sounds interesting..

Maybe a picture or two would help the cause..

[mattarios2]

That's not really a funnel with a mod. A mod is not just to lessen the amount of shisha you use. the point is that it draws air through the shisha rather then just across the top. If you want to use less shisha you can just get a smaller funnel. Apparently a super small is in the works that will have a capacity similar to a normal bowl.

I tried to improve the funnel. I did. But then I realized that I has essentially made a superchief. I was saddened.

I thought eric or erik which ever way you spell it (sorry) said that he was not going to be producing a super small phunnel. If he did I would one of the happiest hookah smoker alive, along with many others.

[Spotless]

I thought eric or erik which ever way you spell it (sorry) said that he was not going to be producing a super small phunnel. If he did I would one of the happiest hookah smoker alive, along with many others.

Didn't erik already produce these but they didn't sell all that well so he discontinued it??

[fifthmanstanding]

That's not really a funnel with a mod. A mod is not just to lessen the amount of shisha you use. the point is that it draws air through the shisha rather then just across the top.

The funnel part was capped shut essentially, and I'd drilled holes into the sides of the funnel but high enough up to be above the juice but below the shisha. The air was drawn down through the shisha, because that's the only place the air could enter/exit.

and as far as pics go, yeah no camera. I'm going to put another shot into making a smaller one when I get the money for some more base metal.

[Voski]

I see no benefits with using a mod. I would not buy one.

[Stuie]

Not a big mod fan, but I keep one just in case.

[indian_villager]

Eric shot down the mini phunnel idea..... The only thing is that you can call up mnhookah and ask for a custom glass one (not the tower/jet)

[dom209]

id be willing to give it a try... you got any pics of this thing?

[Big Boss]

I wouldn't be interested. I'm not entirely sure Eric would be very keen about the idea of you making phunnel knock-offs. Besides, if its not broke don't fix it.

[fifthmanstanding]

not at the moment, I had some, however the bowl was made well but poorly cleaned up and polished so it was quite a bit rough, prototype models you know? The bowl has since been unsoldered and disassembled for parts.

Another thing I'm playing with is a screen that goes over the bowl w/ a scalli mod fabricated onto the bottom of the screen. So you just put it over the bowl and voila.

[fifthmanstanding]

Once again boss it's not a funnel knock off and it's not an issue with eric. I've spoken with him personally over the phone and he has no issue with it.

[Big Boss]

Once again boss it's not a funnel knock off and it's not an issue with eric. I've spoken with him personally over the phone and he has no issue with it.

Once again? I've only said it once. I'll take your word that you have spoken with Eric and that you have his blessing.

[ilikemyusername]

what are you even talking about ? i'm sorry, but i must be missing something.
if you pack a funnel and put the holes on the outside of the bowl you don't need a mod.
i used a mod for along time, then tried it without one, then questioned why i ever used one.
they weren't designed with the mod in mind, or else funnels would come with one.
i haven't yet smoked tangiers, but from what i understand its great. eric is intelligent enough to know that if his bowl NEEDED a mod, he'd make them.
fuckamod.
UNLESS...
when i ordered my funnel from dpg (back when they were legit) neal told me that "the new design makes it so you don't need a mod"
the section in the center that comes up is lower than the outside edges, not by much, we're talking an eighth of an inch.
i don't know if they have always been designed that way, or even if there is a "new" design.
i remember canon talking about poking a hole in the center of the funnel to keep the foil from getting stuck to it when he inhaled.
but these are handmade, so i don't know if that only pertains to his funnel or what.
my funnel is the bomb, without a mod.
this is officially my largest post ever.

[fifthmanstanding]

lol no that 'ask a stupid question' post is like 12 pages now lol Edited July 1, 2008 by fifthmanstanding

[Kalutika]

not at the moment, I had some, however the bowl was made well but poorly cleaned up and polished so it was quite a bit rough, prototype models you know? The bowl has since been unsoldered and disassembled for parts.

Another thing I'm playing with is a screen that goes over the bowl w/ a scalli mod fabricated onto the bottom of the screen. So you just put it over the bowl and voila.

When you use a mod you put it in first and then pack the shisha around that. If the mod were attached to the screen there would be no way to do that. The mod would end up on top of the shisha or pressed down into it restricting airflow.