dosman
07-13-2009, 04:57 PM
I decided I wanted one on here when I found a good deal ($100) and I read on TC a review by Ninja saying stellar things about the four arm.
as far as design, this thing is really tight. I love the blue arms.
http://www.fullmeltbubble.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=1&pictureid=3
(I hope colitas doesn't mind me using his pic)
now, filtration. This thing is a monster at filtration. after all, look at it. this thing is another chamber, not just an ash catcher. I will be reviewing this on my Syn 22" 12-arm beaker, and later on my dealer's cup when I get an adapter. Standard 3-slit dcut diffuser.
Normally this tube is superior to most tubes at filtration. It has a beefy base and a 12-arm perc. When you add the 6-arm, though, it is smooth as butter.
overall:
This thing DOES keep the actual tube pretty darn clean. Props for that. no spill over once you learn to milk it well. this thing is HUGE though. Mine touches the ground, where it rests beside the bong.
It does add quite a bit of drag. The tube itself has nearly no drag. I'm hoping I can get a keck clip to tie the diffuser down, because then all it takes is to pull the slide first, clear the a/c, then take the ac off and clear it with almost no drag at all. So I wouldn't say the drag is a problem at all.
The worst part, though, is cleaning it. Somehow pieces of buds that fell through go down the tree percs and you can't get them out!! I have tried burning them but the flame does not go down far enough...lol. so, eventually I will have to figure out how to destroy those buds.
In conclusion, this is a pretty nice ash catcher. Considering its relatively high end function, I am pretty disappointed that they didn't provide enough space around the percs for loose particles to escape. I think this AC will fare MUCH better on a percless tube, such as the Dealer's Cup I have. I look forward to trying that out.
as far as design, this thing is really tight. I love the blue arms.
http://www.fullmeltbubble.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=1&pictureid=3
(I hope colitas doesn't mind me using his pic)
now, filtration. This thing is a monster at filtration. after all, look at it. this thing is another chamber, not just an ash catcher. I will be reviewing this on my Syn 22" 12-arm beaker, and later on my dealer's cup when I get an adapter. Standard 3-slit dcut diffuser.
Normally this tube is superior to most tubes at filtration. It has a beefy base and a 12-arm perc. When you add the 6-arm, though, it is smooth as butter.
overall:
This thing DOES keep the actual tube pretty darn clean. Props for that. no spill over once you learn to milk it well. this thing is HUGE though. Mine touches the ground, where it rests beside the bong.
It does add quite a bit of drag. The tube itself has nearly no drag. I'm hoping I can get a keck clip to tie the diffuser down, because then all it takes is to pull the slide first, clear the a/c, then take the ac off and clear it with almost no drag at all. So I wouldn't say the drag is a problem at all.
The worst part, though, is cleaning it. Somehow pieces of buds that fell through go down the tree percs and you can't get them out!! I have tried burning them but the flame does not go down far enough...lol. so, eventually I will have to figure out how to destroy those buds.
In conclusion, this is a pretty nice ash catcher. Considering its relatively high end function, I am pretty disappointed that they didn't provide enough space around the percs for loose particles to escape. I think this AC will fare MUCH better on a percless tube, such as the Dealer's Cup I have. I look forward to trying that out.