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After reading the post about the combination bowl/screen/cover, thinking about my own failures in producing results, and the possibility (more like actual probability) that I may not know what the hell I'm doing with it, I come with my (cap in hand-- Tull: Songs from the Wood) asking for love, patience and understanding from all you silly geese in helping this old dog learn a new trick or two.
Since so many of you have reported great success with the technique/tool, would all you successful type please post a picture of you coal preparation on the screen. Tell us (well me I guess) what tobacco, brand of coal you are using, as well as if you use the cover while smoking or not. I'm a picture/hands-on guy who needs to be brought up to speed on the latest technology. Dammit, if there is going to be a launched nuke, then I want to be the one to push the button!!
Cheers, brother-men and women,
MR Bubble
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Bubble: I'll use mine tomorrow (Sunday) for our after shooting smoke. I'll post pictures etc. if son one else does.
Last time I used aa caramel apple. Tomroow it'll likely be the last of my Nakhla chocomint.
Hang tough..we'll get you through!
 
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Now everyone else out there having good success with the bowl/lid combo, don't be shy! Mushus ratacus uses natural coal chunks which would be a different setup than I use. You guys who are using 3 Kings/Golden with this bowl, please post your picks of coal setup also. I NEED YOU! Well, I would really appreciate it.
MR Bubble
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well usually i use foil, but i just used my screen with windcover and metal bowl.now i don't know if it's just the metal bowl, but it cooked faster and was hotter. it seemed to me I could taste/smell more of the coal (when not smoking and during).i used to only use my screen and metal bowl, i switched to foil because i couldn't smell the coal as much.
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Eyeing little girls with bad intent...
 
Speakign of..having a little camera issue..pictures will be up shortly...
Have to say though it didn't go as smoothly with the nakhla as with the AA...
may have to make it best out of three... 
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Tangiers - Jethro Tull concert? Kind of dating yourself there aren't ya? Great group though!I won't bother mentioning some of the concerts I've been to as I would get laughed off the forum!Looking forward to the screen pics as I have been trying to master it myself! (In fact I'm using one right now with a wind cover and some Romman double apple.)
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no problem mush...its only HALF of the hookah forum waiting for these pics  youve got all the time in the world!  only kidding...cameras can be a pain in the ass at times. especially when you dont have a clue how to use them  and then you accidently erase everything on it.  i should know. o the memories.
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Ok, here's the deal.
The two AA times, once at the Marrakesh with a big ole chunk of natural bulk. Smoked great, the other here at home with various pieces of natural and finger together, Smoked great.
Nakhla at home with fingers...probelms. perhaps too much heat to start, I donno. I'll try again with nakhla and less heat...
here are some pictures.
Filling the bowl. all 3 times like this:
Nakhla

AA:

 
The remains of the coal I used for the AA. You can get the idea on the size, They were not large pieces. I got things working on the camera AFTER I was done smoking.. (natural ash left, finger right) The same amount of coal did NOT work well with the Nakhla chocomint.

as for the puck..after about 40 minutes smoking on the AA it still looked like this:

i'm going to post this as the forum is getting balky.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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ate a picture...
the underside of the puck was like this:

This is remarkable for the time i smoked on it to be that much still unsmoked.
This wasn't nearly as helpful as I'd hoped..sorry.
I'm going to try experimenting more this week, see what I can come up with for the Nakhla.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Thanks mush. Are you smoking that with the lid closed or open? I have an idea to try 1-1/2 (3 one-half) pieces of disks on the screen without the bowl on. Then, when the coals wear out, I'll try closing the lid and see what happens. What do you think? Well, I know. I'm a big boy and can do it if I hae the notion.
Thanks again.
MR Bubble
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[quote name='kitefanatic']Tangiers - Jethro Tull concert? Kind of dating yourself there aren't ya? Great group though!I won't bother mentioning some of the concerts I've been to as I would get laughed off the forum!Looking forward to the screen pics as I have been trying to master it myself! (In fact I'm using one right now with a wind cover and some Romman double apple.)[/quote]Yeah, it was in 93...I think...during their brief comeback before C&W consumed the final remanants of the holy soul known as Rock N Roll.
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