Bulldog_916 Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 I just made an Egyptian style hookah hose from PVC and vinyl tubing. I bought 1/2" inner diameter vinyl hose, about 6ft should do. Get 3 2-sided corrugated couplers and 2 threaded and corrugated couplers. Then get one of the grey 18" threaded pipes. Put a threaded coupler on each end, then the threaded and corrugated coupler on both ends, one to serve as the mouth piece, the other to join to the vinyl hose. Put the other dual-corrugated coupler on the end that will attach to the stem. Wrap the whole of it in baseball bat grip tape. Tape cost: about 4 dollars for 30 feet.Hose: about 2 bucksThe Pipe for the Handle, about a buck and a half.Couplers total about 6 bucks.Pics to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giant Ninja Robot Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 do want pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hookah hippie Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 I gotta see a picture of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldog_916 Posted August 25, 2009 Author Share Posted August 25, 2009 Roughly 2 foot long handle.Wide shot of the handle. Closeup of the connection between the hose and the handle.Closeup of the mouth piece. A short piece of hosing covers the coupler to make it easy to hit without being rough on the lips.Closeup of the end that goes into the hookah. Coupler wrapped in electrical tape to the size of the hose port. I used the gasket for the hose port to keep the hose nice and snug in the port.Close up of the coupler for the hose port.Wide shot of the hookah with the hose attached.Smoking pic. Coals were starting to run down.Better smoking pic. Coals were a little better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldog_916 Posted August 25, 2009 Author Share Posted August 25, 2009 The hose is really good. Practically zero restriction. Looks pretty good with the hookah. Longer handle allows a lounger type hit.I know this type of thing has been done, but I was going for aesthetics AND functionality. Quite satisfied with the result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattarios2 Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 very nice man, job well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zinite Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 Can you post a materials list (with SKU numbers from a receipt)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldog_916 Posted August 25, 2009 Author Share Posted August 25, 2009 Yea absolutely.196233 1/2" X 18" PVC Riser $1.08194539 1/2" Barbed Adapter $0.86 for 2167200 1/2" PVC Coupler $1.28 for 224865 1/2" X 1/2 Barbed Splicer 1.26 for 322274 1/2" ID Vinyl Tubing $2.79 for 9 feet. Grand total: $7.91Big 5 Sporting Goods2320042 Franklin Bat Tape $3.49 for 30ft.$11.40 Total Cost of the HoseThis doesnt include cost of the teflon tape and electrical tape I had lying around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zinite Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 (edited) Completed 3 of these hoses today. It is so easy - I highly recommend these to anyone. I chose to only wrap the handle with the bat tape, and leave the entirety of the hose clear. I put the 3 6 foot vinyl hoses in the sink with boiling water, then hung it outside with a weight attached at the bottom. It fixed the coiling right up. Only problem I've encountered are a few kinks that won't come out of the hose. I'm hoping they'll just go away with time. Edited September 2, 2009 by delSol_si spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momatik Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 I will definitely be doing this.Thanks for the post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodsytheowl Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 very nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zinite Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 Smoking one of the hoses now. A slight plastic taste, even after washing it, but that should fade with time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momatik Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 I might have to make one of these sooner than I thought.A small piece of glue came out of my nammor as I was washing it today... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKJON Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 QUOTE (Bulldog_916 @ Aug 24 2009, 08:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I just made an Egyptian style hookah hose from PVC and vinyl tubing. I bought 1/2" inner diameter vinyl hose, about 6ft should do. Get 3 2-sided corrugated couplers and 2 threaded and corrugated couplers. Then get one of the grey 18" threaded pipes. Put a threaded coupler on each end, then the threaded and corrugated coupler on both ends, one to serve as the mouth piece, the other to join to the vinyl hose. Put the other dual-corrugated coupler on the end that will attach to the stem. Wrap the whole of it in baseball bat grip tape. Tape cost: about 4 dollars for 30 feet.Hose: about 2 bucksThe Pipe for the Handle, about a buck and a half.Couplers total about 6 bucks.Pics to come.nice job! most diy hoses look far worse. Also, when it comes to using tubing, it was a good idea to cover the tubing so the smoke residue doesn't show from the outside. Again, well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RingsMaster Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 looks great dude im going to use most of you idea except im going to use my tips from my nammor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldog_916 Posted September 7, 2009 Author Share Posted September 7, 2009 Thanks for the kudos fellas. It just hit me one day. Hell, if you want to make it more frilly or something, you can get some stuff from a crafts store or something and do it up with fuzzy balls on the handle or gemstones or whatever you want. It becomes an extension of yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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