vendetta_revived Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Hello guys! Erm....So I was in need of a wind cover and decided to make myself one with a tin or something, so I went to the market and looked at all sorts of canned things, and then found the perfect tin - Canned pineapples slices it had. So I bought it and then went to the hardware store, and as I was looking around for a church key, I found this :- [img]http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/3408/photo0220c.jpg[/img] [img]http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/875/photo0219w.jpg[/img] It is actually a holder for things like spoons/forks and other small utensils, but it is of just perfect width and height to fit over my mya QT, so I got it (was for only $1). But it has too many holes on the sides, does it make a difference ? I wanted to ask if it is effective with so many holes or should I cover them ? If so, then which ones am I supposed to keep uncovered ? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 well, its not going ot block much wind or retain much heat with that many holes. On the other hand it'll be better than nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vendetta_revived Posted March 9, 2011 Author Share Posted March 9, 2011 Lol! I don't smoke outdoors, but needed one indoors to save a little coal. And I kind of used it last night and it didn't get hot at all from the bottom of sides, so I was thinking that I can tape some foil paper on it ? Am I supposed to keep the holes uncovered where the top of my bowl ends ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 better be special tape. As long as air can get to it it's good. Don't want to smother the coals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vendetta_revived Posted March 9, 2011 Author Share Posted March 9, 2011 No, just used regular tape and foil paper. Here's it now. [img]http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/9783/photo0225i.jpg[/img] Should work fine now I suppose, will know by tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Overlord Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 I would say if you smell melting plastic you will know that Scotch Tape wasn't a great idea on something that could heat up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vendetta_revived Posted March 9, 2011 Author Share Posted March 9, 2011 That is not scotch tape :-s The silver stuff is foil paper. And the tape is used over the foil so there are no openings that touch the tape itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skoozle Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 That's what I would have suggested. If the tape burns, I'm sure there is a way to wrap the foil paper without using tape. It actually looks pretty good for homemade. Let us know how it works out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 honestly i just use a can with 3 big holes near the bottom and about 4 bigger ones on top. It works like a charm, just be careful to smooth out any edges or it will catch your foil and tear it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezxen Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 [quote name='Jesse' timestamp='1299694739' post='500776'] honestly i just use a can with 3 big holes near the bottom and about 4 bigger ones on top. It works like a charm, just be careful to smooth out any edges or it will catch your foil and tear it. [/quote] Ijust wrap foilaround mybowl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vendetta_revived Posted March 9, 2011 Author Share Posted March 9, 2011 I used the foil paper wind cover for some time, but it never lasted more than a couple of sessions, so I set out on my quest to make one, and this one worked fine tonight but I understand the tape I used was plastic after all. But as some people have mentioned here, it CAN melt so tomorrow I'm gonna get some paper tape, the kind that doctors use for bandaging and do it again!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Click Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 It would be nice if you can find a metal sleeve to slide over the utensil holder that way you can adjust how many hole you want exposed and control the heat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vendetta_revived Posted March 10, 2011 Author Share Posted March 10, 2011 Hey thanks Click! That is a brilliant idea!! I still actually have that can of pineapple slices and I guess it's marginally wider than this. I can drill 2 holes at bottom of it's sides not completely opposite to each other and then shove that on top of this. That way, I can lift it to expose as many holes as I want and then stick like a metal pipe through those holes, and passing through the holes of the holder to make it stay there!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chreees Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Here's what I did before I bought my XL windcover: [IMG]http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p40/INCUBUSRATM/Hookah/DSC00909.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p40/INCUBUSRATM/Hookah/DSC00910.jpg[/IMG] Took a few sheets of foil, folded them over for durability, then folded the edges, then rolled it on a can to make it curved, and fit in on the edge of the bowl, taped it ON THE OUTSIDE of the bowl to keep it together, and crinkled the bottom to form it to the edge on the bowl so it rests on it properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Click Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Lol. So ghetto Chris. But as long as it works, so be it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chreees Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 [quote name='Click' timestamp='1299726680' post='500829'] Lol. So ghetto Chris. But as long as it works, so be it. [/quote] That's right! Haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king_lunchb0x Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 that utensil holder would work great i think just take some foil and wrap it around . try not to use tape. it will melt and smell like shit and be a pain to get off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vendetta_revived Posted March 10, 2011 Author Share Posted March 10, 2011 @Chris ; That looks awesome! lol! But didn't it get hassle-some to tape and everything ? @King_Lunchbox : I'm gonna get some paper tape! That won't melt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 The paper tape won't melt, but the adhesive could heat up and stink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vendetta_revived Posted March 10, 2011 Author Share Posted March 10, 2011 Duly noted! Thanks. Wrapped around with coil paper and the ends rolled together and then taped to seal the ends. That way, the tape itself is not touching the cover from anywhere and the closest strand of tape is about 11/2 inches away. Would have been a lot easier to just buy a cover, but tried everywhere without any luck! Hard to believe that hookah was invented in my country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 heh. well, back then it was as simple as sticking a few pieces of bamboo in a coconut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vendetta_revived Posted March 11, 2011 Author Share Posted March 11, 2011 Here it is now! Only steel, foil and some thread!! No adhesive whatsoever. [img]http://img810.imageshack.us/img810/9352/photo0235n.jpg[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Click Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Just wrap the whole damn thing in foil and poke out the holes you want through the foil. winning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vendetta_revived Posted March 13, 2011 Author Share Posted March 13, 2011 Thanks Click! The one on the picture works fine as shown! and I made me another one from that can of pineapple slices. Thanks for suggestions everyone! WIN! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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