a heat gun that heats to at least 200 degrees C paper towel and toilet paper tubes of the same diameter aluminum foil an oven bag, also known as a turkey bag a tea ball twist ties a funnel or coffee percolator small enough to nest in the paper towel tube
Opinions vary among smokers regarding whether or not heated aluminum foil is actually safe, or whether it gives off harmful vapors of its own. Some studies suggest that aluminum poisoning contributes to Alzheimer’s disease, though this method typically won’t scorch and melt any aluminum. If you want to vaporize for health reasons, keep this in mind.
The bag will collect the vapor as you heat it. You can pass the bag around, so it might also be smart to have something to plug the hole in the bag with. Or you can just use your thumb.
Next, fix the other paper towel tube over that, with the percolator or funnel pointing up. You might fit them together with some extra foil to make sure they fit together snugly. Fix the bag on top of the funnel, and you’re ready to go.
a small box a small tea candle that fits inside the box a small metal tray that can rest on top of the box, possibly the lid from a candle or the top to a tin of hand cream a glass big enough to cover the metal tray a small rubber tube or bendy straw
Basically, you’re going to heat what you’re planning on smoking on the tray with the candle and use the glass to collect the vapor, which you’ll inhale through the tube. It’s a simple method.
a lightbulb a plastic straw a plastic soda bottle, 12 oz a knife or scissors a pen some tape or glue
If you’re concerned about BPA-related issues with smoking out of plastic, you can substitute any type of non-plastic tube into the bulb that fits. The stem of a small metal flashlight might work nicely.
When you’ve removed the end, you might need to pull the rest of the metal off using pliers. It’s soft metal and should tear easily. When you’ve removed the metal, extract the filament and interior components of the lightbulb, leaving you with an empty glass chamber.
When the heat starts to release the vapors, you’ll see not smoke exactly, but a kind of misty haze start to form in the bulb. Uncover the hole on the cap with your finger and breathe in through the straw. Opinions vary about whether or not heating lightbulbs in this way is safe. Some bulbs have plastic liners the vapors of which would be dangerous to breathe, more dangerous than the carcinogens related to smoking plant matter. If you’re going to use a lightbulb, make sure it’s clean, clear glass, and change it out regularly.
