Embedded Millefiore Marble

Did I happen to show you the ROOR piece, my bro “Kenny-Ken”, the elevator-man, laid on me. This is the one that was broke broke and had Irie Motivations repair for me. You can’t even see the repair HUH? Can U? 

Yep… it’s a “Crimson King”, is what the Roor web site calls it. I’m Straight Flossing now, homie… Damn near fell to the floor, when i learned the price. Big Ticket Item..damn… Kenny-Ken your the man….. anyway..the worked band in the middle is Ruby Red Millefiori Embedded Marble . as are the mouth piece, slide, and ice pinches.

ROOR calls that worked midsection 'Cosmos'…. I don’t know though.. I see great movement in that  worked section, looks more like “water rings in a pond….” than outer space.  We can’t forget the Ruby Red marble tipped ice pinches… I know, it’s the sheznit.. Huh … then comes the    

    Dotted, & spotted, mouthpiece.  Yes there’s more…

Finish it, at the top of the tube, with the stamped, flame polished,  ROOR Logo, ……..

Yeah you read me right…….

FLAME POLISHED…….. DAAAAAMNNNN !!!!!!!!!!

Pretty Nice …... yeah

a very Good Friend that Kenny-Ken..

Got’s 2 have 1…

now I’m no expert on glass or anything close to one, but I tell you that new Luke Wilson - Mini Beaker - 10 Arm / Mini 5 Arm Downstem is the shit. Aqua Lab Tech has them  for $310, and change. That’s a little out of my price range right now.. but..

I seen some milk shots of it on one of the web sites, I gots to have one of those………….one day, one day..

Seems like “Vapes” are in the news everywhere. Can’t get excited about them yet. Oh they work real good, but the only one that I have tried, that I thought was about anything was the “Volcano” of course!!  Then I really didn’t have time to fully check the machine out, but for as much as I did….. I thought it was the best machine up to this point I had tried. I’ve tried the litlle wooden box type model (The Hott Box, i think), and the “Aromed” unit (has the little ashcatcher in the back). Both units worked in the “administering” area, quite well. vapor delivery was what felt different. Anyway, just wanted to post something today but It will problably not be until tomarrow till I actually get this  posted.

Hey was it not a kick ass day, today huh, sun was pounding… spreading that warmth over the Monterey Bay.. hot days like that  keep the bubble nice and pliable, I think It makes the bouquet more prominient, and pronounced. Don’t you love that warm hash  smell…….. when you open your container…

When I first decided to write this blog it was with the intent, to touch base with other Medical Cannabis growers in the 831 area code. for networking, sharing…. talking shit..  We have such a large group of indoor growers on the central coast and just thought it would be nice to  kick it with some of them. I know the San Francisco area has a large indoor scene, with different co-op’s in the city, sharing and getting together.. stuff like that. hey I don’t even know if any 831 growers are even in to doing that, Just thought I’d give it a shot.

I know I tend to babble on and stray from subjuect to subject,  At times I might put down more than a cannabis type comment.. but hey, I’ll just do the best can, to stay focused. If start I talking about the weather, just ride it out, I’ll get back on track in a few sentences….

Well, I’m about to get some “Dog Hair Tea” brewing for the new  “youngins” that just got “cupped” up. I made up the “Dog Hair” name myself. A good friend gave me the recipe. It took a few goes at it to figure out how to get the “dog hair” to grow, but now………… watch out. You arent’ gonna want to miss that pictorial if your into organic teas. I’ll be starting it, in a day or two, Have to get down to the store and get the materials to whip up 5 Gals or so…  Yeah “Dog HAIR TEA” bro if you want the kind “Rhizosphere” around those roots, and you do…….specially coming right out of the cloner…. it’s all about the “Pre-Veg”…. If your not up on “Pre-Vegging” check this article out in Maximum Yield Mag about it. click here

you gots to try some of this tea homie….

So I put two days of babbling in this one post….

The “Dry Ice” Process…

If you are here to bash and trash,  techniques, materials, ideas, or persons, PLEASE MOVE ON TO THE NEXT BLOG!
Disclaimer
DRY ICE is a extremely cold material. It's temperature is about 110 degrees below zero or 140 degrees below the temperature of ordinary ice. Although it looks somewhat harmless enough, it can do considerable damage to the person that handles it with bare hands. Numbness and pain not only in the fingers but in the hands and arms are the first symptoms. In some cases a form of neuritis is produced. It is recommended you take every precaution possible.

• Avoid all contact with skin and eyes
• Wear Safety Equipment such as Eye protection, and gloves
• Work only in well-ventilated areas
• Never store Dry Ice in tightly sealed containers
• DO NOT leave Dry Ice unattended around children.

I further encourage you to read the DRY ICE association safety page:
http://www.dryiceinfo.com/safe.htm
and the DRY ICE materials safety sheet (MSDS):
http://avogadro.chem.iastate.edu/MSDS/carbon_dioxide_solid.htm
The information provided on this thread is strictly for educational purposes and in no way do the owners and staff of this website encourage these techniques, processes, and/or use of these materials.
I hope no one is offended by the disclaimer and preface, I was on another forum and a person posted a BHO tutorial disclaimer similar to this. Just felt it might be prudent, for myself, and the B-Man, and the website.
To start… this is my first attempt at any type of pictorial… ok then, with that said, here we go…. As I had mentioned in a earlier post…….. myself and a couple friends, Big B. & Louie,  from Breaker Brothers Co-Op, had been experimenting with various methods of cold water extraction.  Dry Ice, and Co2 being the focus. Some time back, as we were about ready to “whip up some bub” , someone mentioned that it might be a good time to take some photos. So this pictorial idea was born.
While outlining this posting, We decided, I should give some info on the whole process before I start the pictorial… Most important , and something to keep in mind, is that our technique is not based on any known proven method. We have done “dry ice” more than a few times, so “our” method is derived from “trial & error” knowledge gained from those sessions. We welcome all comments, criticism, or collaboration of new ideas or technique that may improve the final  product. To those that may also have explored this method, and can aid in the research of this technique, Please share. if you see mistakes, of flaws in equipment, or process, let us know… “the adventure, is not arriving at the destination, but in the journey to get there………….”
History & Reference:
We have been attempting various methods for awhile, in search of the best cold water method that will “pull” the sticky-est,, gooey-est bubble possible. We are in no way laboratory trained pros. Just a few old guys in a co-op, who get together, talk shit, talk grow, have a good time, and like to try new trippy things. Also as mentioned this pictorial was totally a fluke, it was shot on a 2 mega pixel phone camera. We had no idea if our 2 meg photos would be a good enough to post as a pictorial, so photos may be grainy, and exposure funny, and at times hard to see, but even with all that… the photos, aren’t bad.
Material & Tools:
The dry ice used for this session is the “pellet” type used for industrial cleaning. its kinda the “ammo” for a dry ice sand blaster.  Here in California, its sold at ice companies and welding supply warehouses.  We have also used the “solid block” type, but have found, that you have to break it into small pieces, anyway. So if pellets are available, get them, and save yourself some work. The cost is approximately a buck ($1.00) a pound.
Some tools will make it easier, such as:

• a Hammer/Pick type tool to break up large icebergs.
• long poker tool such as fire place poker, with a real sharp point, to break up small icebergs

Hazards:
I feel if you do not have extensive experience with the standard ice water extraction method, you may NOT want to attempt using Dry Ice. It’s not easy substance to work with, and when things go wrong, they go wrong fast. So with that in mind……
Working with dry ice has some cautions,

• wear gloves,
• don’t stick your head in the fog and nose hit the mist,  you’ll get a headache.
• once water goes in… stay on top of it….. breakin up bergs…. very important keeping them small as possible

Note: As mentioned, we are always trying new ways, on this session we tried a different primary mixing. in the pictorial we do the primary mixing in a “bag stacked” container. This did not work very well! So please do not mix Dry Ice in your bags. Only due to our being familiar with “Dry Ice” did we manage to keep our cool, which kept the session from getting out of control. Due to the extreme low temps that “dry ice” causes we literally iceberged through all 8 bags!! a 5 to 6 inch thick screen iceberg! bros talk about “iced!!” We were concerned that the weight of the iceberg, or a pull in the wrong direction would crack the bags or screens!!!! they get that brittle. Hey… you know that, “Phil Nye the Science Guy” type demo, a rose dunked in liquid nitrogen, that he taps on the table and it shattered like glass. Yeah well that's NOT the kinda “iced” were talking about here, but it does get very, frozen, icy, cold, and ice brittle. So we recommend that the primary mixing be done in a un-bagged container. Then after processing your mix, pour it into your “bag stacked” container. If things start to freeze up fast, and begin to get out of hand, just be calm, don’t pull on, or force things loose. Remember your bags and plastic container will be very frozen and very brittle! Any sharp hard impact could cause the breakage of them. If things freeze up… It will happen fast…and usually freezes big… like the total top 2 inches.. you can not let that happen, or your whole bag and mix will freeze together in one big lump. real bros! Just pour water in the area, kick back, and wait it  out. it will thaw eventually…….. Keep those gloves on!!!!!!!!
so enough talking….. on with the photos..
The 200 grams of frozen trim and 5 pounds of Dry Ice.
The pellet type dry ice is preferred.
Now were going to start adding the material, we put a layer of regular ice (3 or 4 inches) on the bottom of your primary mixing bucket, this is to keep the trim material off the bottom of the container, were trying to do what we can, to keep the trim material in upper container suspension,, not on the bottom of your can during the mixing stage. So now..
  add your trim
We have been running about 200 grams, per 5 lbs of dry ice, to 10 to 15 gallons of water…. whoa now you say 10 - 15 gals? Usually this would be a 5 gal bucket run but due to the bubbling & boiling caused by the Dry Ice we felt that a lot of evaporation was happening during the mixing, and “freeze up” part of the  process. Also the reason that were using 20 gallon mixing container (trash can).
Now let me take a second to……
  Recognize!!!!                   and Represent !!!!!!!!
Before I move on…….. just a little side bar on BubbleBags,
Speaking for myself, and the true “bubbleheads” here at the Co-Op. We are hard core, “hope-to-die” 20gal bag Boys! In our humble opinion………. if you can afford the 20’s….. go for them. We run every thing in 20’s….. ,I've done small runs of under 100 grams of trim!!!! it makes the process so much easier,

• the 20 gallon container makes mixing easy with no mess, (well, with us, less mess)
• have more screen area, makes for faster draining.
• 20’s pull over a 5gall bucket, which makes the stretching the screen & harvesting a lot easier
• In our humble opinion, they are more durable and longer lasting than 5 gal sacks. (when properly cared for)

Don't  you hate running a 5 gal bucket run, and as the ice melts, now you have that 5 gal bucket filled to the top, and or overflowing……. That doesn't happen using 20’s. anyway just still “daytripping” on the bag thing……… back to the process.
So get your gloves on!! In goes the 5 lbs. of Dry Ice, evenly spread over the  top of the trim. Now I feel letting it set like this for a few minutes helps flash freeze the trim, some think it don’t matter…. cause once the water hits this…………………. everything goes off, and starts boiling, and freezing …. So anyway lets…
Start adding the water. and the magic begins….
Yeah… that's what were talking about……
Like I mentioned, once you add the water, the show really starts….  it must now not be left alone! Some body has to watch for iceberg formation, which can literally freeze, your mix and container into a giant ice cube! Now this is were the tools mentioned earlier come in handy.. I’m sure you could get away with just using a big stick, but a hammer, and long poker , will  make it easier. The tool technique is pretty basic, pound and hammer the Big, Big icebergs into submission, and poke the smaller ones into smaller than golf ball size pieces. Now all the time.. this container of mix, will be hissing, popping fogging, bubbling, and boiling. Do the best you can.
  Bubble on…… and a few seconds later….
  full on rolling cold boil…………..
Just putting some “OG backarm” on it…………………. ahh…... I love that low cold fog.
Once all the excitement dies down a bit, and you feel you have a good grasp of what's going on, and the mix is now “managed”, it’s a good time for a…….
  “MILK BREAK!!!”
  and a little something cold to drink
Check the texture of the mix, in that last photo. now that's what your looking for…. try to keep it that way until you start pulling bags. which is next up. Now some, may want to stir. I stir, hammer, & poke for 10 to 15 minutes, or until the ice gets down to a real small size, say 1/2 to 3/4 inch size then I pull bags. The problem is the mixture is so cold that it stays “iced up”, and this will not allow the trichs to drop to the screen, once the fog production slows down, and starts to clear, I start to get ready to pull bags. Your mixture should be at least 75% liquid before pulling. If you are checking, check your water temp now, . The recommended water temp is 4 ºC, (41 ºF) or lower. Yeah, for those of you that bought one, this is a good time to use that expensive combo PPM/PH/EC/Temp meter. So anyway…
  the temp is there, sitting right at 4 ºC .. but i like to keep it moving down….. now’s not the time…. but talking ”whipping sticks”, notice “Big B’s” 2 inch bamboo pole, personally i prefer a thin bamboo 3/4 dia. thin one myself. Doubles as a poker.
Like I mentioned, the technique shown was developed by “trail & error”” So please try what you feel, works for you.  You now have mixed and “iced down” the mix. It looks to be liquid enough to pour into our “bag stacked” container. After doing so, we just fall into the Bubbleman’s recommended instructions.  We pull the 220 work bag. drain and promptly empty contents into our mixing container, Getting ready for our 2nd run on this same trim. Clean, rinse, and hang 220 bag. Now pull the 190 bag, drain, and stretch over 5 gal. bucket, and scrape off, your yield. Clean the screen off in the mix, rinse and hang.  Now there's some that don't use the 190 or 160 bags, and let the 120 bag catch those heads, I've used the technique myself, when my trim has not been up to par, but if your trim is of high quality, you know “the kind-kind”, and your trying for the FMCD (full melt clear dome). I feel that using those higher micron bags (190, 160) only helps to filter, and get that loose particulate out of the mix, so by the time you pull that 90 bag, it is like pure glandular goodness, yeah? Anyway…. that temp should be about low enough now…..       
So what?????  you want to see some pulled screens!!!!
Damn…I’m slipping…. missed taking a photo of the 190 screen, we usually toss it anyways.. but ..so here’s the
160, grey green “Culinary Grade” paste
120, yeah……. is that creamy for 120 or what?
90, straight plumber’s putty
73, wish I had a better angle that showed the “shine” a little better
45, nice lump of “goo”
and the 25…. pretty smooth….
The yield, approx. 16 grams, dry, combined grades. 2 runs on same trim, Hand stirred by a senior citizen (slowly), using a bamboo pole. Real….
Summary on process:
The process is new, and the temp is freezing cold.. which i feel does help in keeping the trichs frozen, which in turn, helps to catch them on the screen. So “the yield”…. In my humble opinion, I feel is “positively” effected. Especially, if you use a frozen base type of setup. where you sit your primary mix container on, or in a freezing type base, which helps to get & keep your temp down, and maintained at that 4 degrees or lower. Look at the photo of me taking a “Milk Break”, notice to the right of me, the container that our trash can sits in, it is filled with regular ice and a couple of handfuls of Dry Ice. and we continue to “stoke it” with dry ice, all through the process. Not only does this help to get us cold but it keeps us cold , but also helps a little at keeping the water splashes off the floor. We think it helps…..
Summary on product:
As for “bag appeal” (looks,) the “color” seems to put a light tanny tone to things, the “texture” is very course in the higher grades, (120 above). “Taste”, is smooth, and after using “Dry Ice” a few times now, I really feel that it’s produced product, seems to retain a stronger, fuller, strain specific, “bouquet”. The smell that lingers in the air is oily, so much so, it’s the scent of hash oil in the air. Now… the big question..  is “Quality” …. in my humble opinion, the product produced by this method is……….. no better, or no worst than any regular cold water ice extracted product, hey but it is fun. The process is a trip to do, that low, dense fog rolling all over, throw on  some bumping music… The slushy iced mix that bubbles & hisses. Hey….it’s a great small garage party type activity…. 
Another thought… after numerous times using this method, the FMCD has eluded us. either by technique, choice of trim, or the properties of the Dry Ice, just does not allow it to clear dome melt (at least not for us) . Now.. don’t get me wrong, We are very happy with the final product, but when melting.. it bubbles amber, melts, and leaves a thin ash of carbon, that can be blown off the screen. the taste is so, so… very .. nice…
My apologies… what can I say….. a 2 mega pixel phone camera, just can’t get the close up shot needed, to show the nice amber dome. You can kinda make it out….
I started playing with this video editor and such….  I just finished editing my first video, It is of the melt confirmation test on the “Dry Ice” extracted product. I don’t know if this is video “insert” is gonna work but I’m trying anyways…... Here it is…

I hope the link worked for those that tried it
I kinda see now, that if I want to continue to explore this pictorial posting thing, I may need to get a camera more suited for it. Any suggestions?
So I hope this was, if not educational, at least interesting, or entertaining to everyone. it’s a lot more work than I thought to put one of these pictorials together, but very enjoyable. I’m already getting new photos together to explore the next method… 
Here's a few photos of “Big B.“ from Breaker Bros Co-op setting up the next experimental process, for your upcoming viewing pleasure. Kinda like a episode of Bubble Makers “Myth busters”.

Well……… like I said……. just a few guys throwing it down, in the central coast of California!
So…….., until again….

TOOB Reunion

Ahhhhh yes…. my bong has been resurrected from the glass pile. Due to my inexperience with glass bongs. I was a bit aggressive in cleaning it, and cracked the knuckle . a true bummer. As the bong was a gift to me for services rendered on a fairly medium size grow.

Any ways at the time I didn’t realize what I was being given to me. I have been, and am still partial to a good hand rolled joint, (check out my “snake Joint” page. But I  have acquired a new appreciation for a good pull outta nice clean bong. As mentioned I am new to glass, and am fast becoming a appreciative fan, of this style of art, and smoking. At this time my interest is in “Production” type glass pieces. Frankly, my wallet isn’t fat enough to get into any type “ART” pieces. They look kinda hard to clean anyways….. (You know me I am not trying to work that hard)

When he gave it to me, he said it was a nice ROOR piece. Heck I didn’t know what a ROOR was! But back to the story…. After puffing one day and  was in the process of pulling out the down stem for cleaning, when half the knuckle joint came out with it. I wish I would have taken a photo of the break. So I go to the ROOR website to inquire bout repair. That's when I learn that I own a “Crimson King” Model. It was priced for big bucks. I was floored!!! after the shock of its value wore off, I never found help with the repair. Interest died..

One day friends stopped by the Co-op, to check the scene, puff something new, and talk grow. So as we were kicking it, the conversation turned to the bong and in the course of that, I was told about,

Irie Motivations in Capitola, Ca.

They came highly recommended to me, and I am highly recommending them to u.

Friends this is at one spot that does repairs on the central  coast. They are the SHIT! The homies took care of me Big time. They work a “Time & Materials” thing on pricing, There is a waiting list, but its a short time. Hey they cut off the broke knuckle and melted a new one in it’s place. check it out

Not bad.. Yeah. Brand spankin’ …….. $90 bucks by the time the dust cleared.

They are a  retail store, some clothing, hats, tees, incense,  u-no… They also have a fair selection of new glass, trippy slides, downstems, papers, etc. Small down home type store..

Irie Motivations, good work, good people…

The Dog Pound definitely recommends them.

Bubble Bits

What the heck I’m just going to photograph every and anything that is interesting I suppose….. 

Here's a photo of my current bubble supply. Just little tid bits of this and that.

      That’s some 90 “widow” I’m holding                                                                  Yeah I really like looking at up close and personal. At about X60

  fair little layout, nice spread, and good count   (translation: fair presentation, nice selection, and good amount)   

                                                                     Yeah bout time we cleaned that slide, and downstem….. yeah…… like it’s a good day if someone changes the water!!!!

Super Blunt

Thought I get a few shots of one of the “Super blunts”.  Is what some of fellas from the Breaker Brothers Co-Op puff on from time to time. These puppies are no joke. even after smoking out 5 to 6 people, you still got one hella roach!!!! and Homie these Blunts are not cheap……

Juicey Super Blunt wrapper, & a little “Blue Dream”…..

 

So the homies from “Breaker Bros Co-Op” twisted 8 grams of “Blue Dream” in this puppy 4 me.. So lets spark this sucker up……

 

trying to really get a big ass “cherry” burning…

 

then everything goes “BLLURRRRRR-EEEEEEYYYYY”……………………………………….

and talk about saving the" “roach”……..

The International Cannabis & Hemp Expo 2010

Hopefully….. you already are aware of this jumping off in SF, but if not I thought I just mention it. Its on April 17th & April 18th in San Francisco, California at The Cow Palace. By their web site (http://www.intche.org) it looks to be  a decent event, I’ll probably find my way up there. I figure if you get there early, the freebie giveaways, the vendors kick down, is worth the $15 price of a ticket. Even without any freebies.. $15 to check it out is not bad. Hope to see you there.

Hey It’s been awhile since I’ve been posting. For me it’s been a little to long. I hope to start being more diligent in my postings. i have a bunch of grow article ideas, and just trippy DIY projects that I’m planning on doing pictorials on. Then of course……. there’s just my regular, goofy, old ass, self, here to stumble, fumble, and get in trouble……