Candles?

[mushrat]

pparently not trolled. The OP just sent me a note about having had real life intterupt their foruming (is that a word?) and hadn't gotten back in a while. So my appologies. The thread is reopened.

[TheCaterpilla]

Sorry about that! I had a run in with a bit of drama and was unable to get to my computer for some time. Once I have time to set things up and get situated I'll be happy to post some photos showing how I went about this method.

[color=#ff0000]How ever!!![/color] I must say I've hit a few snags in my idea that I feel are very important for people to know.
First off, when I tried this method with a much larger hookah I was unable to get it to work, (the first time used was a small personal one). Why it only seems to work for that one is beyond me.

Second, because the fire and heat sit right next to where the grommet meets the bowl there is some potential for damage to the grommet. I haven't seen any signs of damage on mine yet, but I don't see why it won't get ruined next to direct heat. Then again, it may be built for such heat.

Third, and this is [color=#ff0000]Important!!![/color] While doing this with a friend of mine she started a fit of coughing almost right after we first started to smoke, (she smokes about as much as I do for about as long I have). I can only assume something in our smoke, and I'm thinking the candles played apart in her negative reaction.

Fourth, not very sure on this, but I think the tobacco cooks up faster when using the candle method.

Anyways, sorry about all that! And I will try to get some pictures up, hopefully by weeks end.

Sincerely,
TheCaterpillar