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Thermochromic bangers by Whitney Harmon are amazing! They are great in how they let you know what the proper temperature is for when you use your favorite concentrates in one of their quartz bangers.How do they work? These Whitney Harmon thermochromic bangers work by how cadmium changes color as it get hot. In these quartz bangers crayola yellow or canary yellow is used. This yellow color

Glassblowing is a passion at Elev8 Premier Glass StudioDown here in Colorado Springs we work with this glass studio and crew by the name Elev8 Premier Glass.  At their studio they do a lot of glassblowing because they say they just love it!  If you are ever down in Colorado Springs go check them out.  Or, feel free to get to know them more at their website www.Elev8Premier.com.

Get to know the one and only AKM glassblower in this interview with Matt Z.  As you all know, AKM is famous for the skull design and taking glass techniques to a new level inspiring glassblowers around the globe.  With his career starting back in 1999 we can say AKM is one of the OG's in the glass industry with nearly 20 years under his belt.   Get to know glassblower

With the rising popularity of using a banger, the torch is becoming a normal thing to see these days. With simple maintenance and care your torch should last you many years. Using a torch is pretty basic, with the biggest thing to remember is safety. Never point a torch at yourself, another person, or anything that is combustible.How To Light Your Torch Lightly turn the gas valve on until

Using a dab straw is as easy as USE CODE ELEV8DAB TO SAVE 20% ON A DAB STRAWHow To Use A Nectar Collector Use your torch to heat the tip of the dab straw or nectar collector upPlace the heated dab straw or nectar collector in your concentrate container like a Huny BucketInhale the vapor created from the hot dab straw coming into contact with the concentrates.We have made 2 videos to help you

One of the main reasons to shop at our online headshop is one amazing selection of meticulously curated and handcrafted items.   On top of that, we have fast shipping, great customer support and we are actually owned and operated by a glassblower.    On top of that, we offer amazing amounts of education. guidance and you can actually talk to the owner when he does Elev8 At Ho

As the market expands many people feel they are not sure what is what in a head shop.  Each shop or town has different terms and definitions.  Many times in a shop you are welcomed by a kid that is new to the market as well.  They know what they learn on Instagram but is that the best source?We have some dope terms here that we hear a lot and are used a lot in the industry.  So

Let's Get To know Bubble Trap Glass Bubble trap glass has been blowing minds around the world for ages. The Bubble Trap Techniques is a really neat technique where the artist traps air bubbles in the glass. These air bubbles can be done in a random pattern or meticulously laid out into a very unique pattern. Molds are usually used to make a really clean and nice pattern. Today there are

The Love Of CFL or Shifty Boro Glass ColorsCFL and Shifty help describe a newer pallet of glass that changes color based on the light that it is under.  CFL is kinda a funky term as CFL means "Compact Florescent Light".  This does not mean this glass only changes under a compact light, but more that it changes is apparent color under florescent light.  It is called CFL because this

This is a really neat phenomenon in the glass world.  To help answer this we must take a step back into history.  Some of the first glass pipes to come to the scene that are color changing pipes were from a guy named Bob Snodgrass.  This guy stumbled on to the fact that if you get the precocious metal hot enough they will turn to a gas or vapor and then fume onto the piece of gla

Knowing if your glass is quartz is important if you will be heating it and cooling it over and over. In the cannabis industry quartz is used for bangers, dab straws and the Elev8R Vaporizer Heater. In this blog we will go over a few way to test if your glass is quartz. Our favorite way is the water test. How To Tell If Your Banger Is Quartz (water test)? What you need for the test

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