Halon Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 Today I got bored so I went to Home Depot and got some clear tubing and brass connectors. The pics below are my attempts at making a clear hose.Tried it out tonight and it smokes like a champ! Clearing the hookah is so cool cause you can see the smoke leave the hose.[img]http://h4.x0r.net/hookah/IMG_0782-1.JPG[/img]This is the connector I used.[img]http://h4.x0r.net/hookah/IMG_0784-1.JPG[/img]The finished product.[img]http://h4.x0r.net/hookah/IMG_0785-1.JPG[/img]Another shot.Tell me what you guys think!TYLER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htdsngup Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tballa Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 That's so sick! You needa make those and sell them. I'd buy one if you did! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakescakes Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 is it clear or painted silver?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halon Posted August 7, 2006 Author Share Posted August 7, 2006 It's clear. I had just smoked out of it so there's some condensation, and I'm sure the camera flash didn't help either.TYLER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeding_Heart1 Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 Wow yours turned out way better than mine did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calcartman Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 Whoa; can someone give me a how-to on this?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skiracerj1 Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 indeed a how to would be nice, what type and size of piping and connectors, and how mch it all cost, and also how'd you get the end pieces off your old hose. I have to say thought that out of all the homemade hoses thats up there with the best, the brass connectors were a nice touch, bravo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrGuy Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 skiracerj1 - leather hoses, as tangier pointed out in an earlier thread, are not entirely washable. The leather bit isnt, but the mouth end and connector end are, so you can detach them quite easily to clean.looks pretty nice. now all we need is a transparent stem! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuschultz Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 I did basically the same thing, only I didn't use the brass parts. I just rammed my wooden bits into the hose and away I went! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostofdavid Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 Very cool. LEt me know how to make one of these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalliwag Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 That is cool. But how stiff is it compared to most hookah hoses? I had thought about making one with either silicone hose (like the pimped out foreign cars) or surgical rubber tubing. But neither is clear and both are pricey at least from the sources I have locally. A 5 foot hose would cost $20 in tubing for the silicone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuschultz Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 Mine is a bit stiff, but it isnt too bad. Definately useable, fairly pliable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40 Thieves Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 Get outta here - thats awesome...btw got the pool table in a the most ridiculour fountain ever - no pics of the fountain but will have some of the table. C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksblazer Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 Hint,hint, to hookah vendorsThere appears to be a market for clear hoses.I know I would like to purchase one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calcartman Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 Here here! so would I! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonthert Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 They sell them...hookahs with clear hoses...they are called bongs. Yashman, taking a vacation right now, is the resident expert on rigging Home Depot shit together. Once he made a rowboat from stuff from Lowe's dumpster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calcartman Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 [quote name='Tangiers']They sell them...hookahs with clear hoses...they are called bongs. Yashman, taking a vacation right now, is the resident expert on rigging Home Depot shit together. Once he made a rowboat from stuff from Lowe's dumpster. [/quote] haha, thats a great idea! I'll sell my hookah and buy a bong, but do you think my shisha will work right in it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrGuy Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 if you could fit a shisha style head on it, it probably would do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halon Posted August 7, 2006 Author Share Posted August 7, 2006 Thanks for the compliments!I bought two different sizes of PVC tubing. The main section is 3/4"OD, 5/8" ID PVC tubing. 10' is $10. The brass connectors are like $3 each. The smaller tubing (going into the handle and stem connector) is 5/8"OD, 1/2"ID (though it might be 1/2"OD, 3/8"ID) PVC. It was only $5 for 10'. So all in all it was like $24 for all the parts, but I have another hose length worth of the big stuff and like 9.5 feet left of the smaller stuff. I'll look around sometime for cheaper brass connectors, I just saw these ones by the tubing and thought it'd be cool.So to make a hose like this, at least on impulse, is around $20. To make it with the regular size tubing like is already on your hose, it'd be around $10.TYLER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuschultz Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 I spent $5. No brass though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
web250 Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 Looks really awesome.I'd buy one for sure if someone sold something liek that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glottis Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 [quote name='Tangiers']They sell them...hookahs with clear hoses...they are called bongs. Yashman, taking a vacation right now, is the resident expert on rigging Home Depot shit together. Once he made a rowboat from stuff from Lowe's dumpster. [/quote] Heh, I'm detecting a bit of resentment here . I'm pretty sure that putting a clear hose on a hookah doesn't instantly qualify it for "bong" status. Also, you can thank me for getting him on the PVC tube + hookah = crazy delicious thing. One day, when science allows it, we will craft entire hookahs from Home Depot. You know, when we have the technology, better, faster, stronger, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c4r80n Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 the germans already do this. ugly, but homemade and cheap.someone try and make a stem that's clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvansLight Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 hmmm, i figured i could give this a shot as well. Give me a bit to try out some ideas i have, and if they work, ill sell em for how much they cost me to make, plus s&h and maybe $1 :Pbut i got an idea that might rock how bout a hose for a 2 or 3 hose hookah, that you can twist to close to let others smoke ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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