![]() ![]() If you have the patience and don’t want to waste a perfectly fine screen, these accessories come out sparkling from a soak in 91% isopropyl alcohol with some large-grained salt. These little guys are usually shaped like flowers or jacks and are sold in multipacks that give you the option to just use ‘em and toss ‘em if you want. Glass screens are a great alternative if you want something that can be shined up and reused. These stone pipe screens, as they’re known, are not designed to be imminently disposable the way that the more traditional mesh ones are but should still regularly be cleaned and replaced. These kinds of screens are also available in a slightly hardier version that’s pre-shaped with a circular metal rim perfect for stone pipes. Generally they end up getting burnt in the center or caked with tar and cannot withstand too much direct heat, so it’s helpful to buy plenty of these kinds of screens at once (since they’re cheaper that way anyway). They’re easy to use: just tuck them into the empty bowl and press down so that the screen conforms to the shape of the bowl. They come in bulk packs and can last for a few sessions each. The most basic and popular pipe screens are circular mesh ones made of either silver or brass. Inhaling smoke off of heated aluminum isn’t necessarily the healthiest choice when it comes to screens however, and it’s affordable and easy enough to buy a big pack of screens that you’ll never have to bother with worrying about tin foil lung. Some folks make their own pipe screens using tin foil with toothpick holes poked into it. This means that you’ll be able to get away with cleaning your piece less often and, in the case of water-based pieces like bubblers or bongs, have less concern about clean water in general. They make it easier to dump out the contents of a piece in between sessions and, especially in the case of brass and silver screens, keep some tar from building up in the glass itself. Even if you’re an expert at lighting up, there will always be some circumstance where you pull too hard and wind up with a mouth full of ill-tasting plant matter.īesides the obvious reason of keeping your mouth free of gross debris, there’s also the matter that pipe screens help to keep a bowl cleaner in the long run than not using one. ![]() Some bowls have holes that are small enough that they don’t tend to let any ash through, although these often end up getting stuffed up with tar after a few uses. Technically you don’t need a pipe screen plenty of bowl sessions have gone fine without one. That doesn’t mean that there aren’t a couple of different solutions that you could implement to prevent a cherried bowl from landing in your mouth, though, so here’s a little background on all of your pipe screen options. There’s nothing worse than a mouthful of burnt ash landing in your mouth, and because it’s a problem that’s so easy to prevent most smokers don’t even talk about it. ![]() It’s really a question you only ask yourself once: why should I use a pipe screen? Once you find out why, you’ll be sorry that you ever questioned it.
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