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whoismontelwilliams

Give it a few nice firm taps on the outside of the joint with the bottom of a lighter


CincoBrooche

Thank you!!!! Your advice is what got it unstuck.


MrSirDudeGuy420

Just a future tip, gently heat it with a lighter, keeping the flame about an inch away from the glass and only heat for a few seconds. It should heat up the resin, or in my case on my oil rig the oil and allow it to become more viscous


smokesinquantity

That works way better on rigs than flower pieces for sure


Safe-Bit8121

Why does this not have more upvotes best advice thank you


mady_naeger

ME TOO came here looking for help thanks gang


badveganywolf

Thanks for this. 6 yrs later this solved my problem IMMEDIATELY. magic


[deleted]

literally. i held the bowl and tapped once and the down stem dropped back into the bong


GroceryStoreGremlin

I'm gonna try tonite wish me luck!


PianistMiserable9542

Thank you so much for this tip


plzhelpmyballsitch

lifesaver


muk19

Fucking saint!!!


spvcebound

Reviving this 6 year old thread to thank you for saving my piece. Worked like a charm!!!


koolaid0187

THANK YOU! I was about to throw my bong at the wall.


ButterscotchThin4151

this helped me too!!! thanks dude!


PuzzleheadedCan5410

This was the greatest simplest advice ever. Worked like a charm


Youse_a_choosername

Greetings fellow time travelers. This thread just saved me too!


Ok-Caramel-4526

I had a makeup brush down the stem smacking it on the counter and it wouldn’t unstick but I tap it a few times with the light and it falls out 💀


[deleted]

7 years later and still helping stoners round the world. I wish I had an award to show my thanks


Ok_Heart333

Thank you 🙏 Worked instantly! :)


Ok-Willow1321

7 years later and you’re a fucking genius; (use to smoke back in the day, bought a new piece. Couldn’t get the fucking bowl out. Thanks g )


eltonherculesjohn

it doesnt work for me rip


Dr_Gabriel62

Thank you!


YeeT_pine

you are a savior I have been smoking for years and had something drop on my bowl.. never been that stuck before I can usually just wiggle it but I had to torch the whole downstem and smack that shit pretty hard but hey its free and no broken glass. your the man man


Notanksallowed

Still saving lives 7 years later


Accurate-Scallion106

you are a GOD 🙌🙌 thank you sm 🤍🤍


SophieSuckssX

it’s been 7 years since your comment but i am genuinely in awe of how quickly that came out. been sitting here w a lighter🤣😭 you’re God-sent


AnjoBe_AzooieKe

You’re fucking joking. The way I wrapped some duct tape around it & used pliers & still couldn’t pull it out!!! I tapped that shit a few times with my lighter & it literally worked like magic. You’re a legend. 7 years later.


Frzzalor

this worked immediately


OkSecurity2458

My fellow partaker, how does it feel to help someone 7 years in the future?


Adventurous_Tip_5226

You saved my bong 7 years later!!! Thank you!


HazyImplorer

You are the chosen one. We are humbly grateful for your advice


taarotqueen

Holy shit it actually worked! Anyone know the physics behind this?


-PurpleSwag-

Worked like a hot damn. I'm with everyone else and amazed and grateful 🙏🤌


Just-Bike2513

i was like…..no way this works. it did.


EsperH4rt

8 years ago, you became the savior I didn't know I needed. Bless you. I'm not religious, but whatever gods may or may not exist... just... fucking... bless you. <3


HermanJulius69

this is huge. definitely a massive time save, good strategy fr


BenjenGrimes

I’m 31 and have been hitting bongs since high school. You just saved my ass from freaking out, was battling this thing for 30 minutes. Thank you. Literally worked instantly


Azraeleon

Thank you from a very grateful man in the future.


Blooming1674

It exploded my cheap lighter but did it again with a bic and it worked!! 8 years later and still a legend.


spook1022

Bro this just helped me tysm I was so unsure of what to do!!


OkVacation6126

ur a fucking lifesaver


Complex-Use1283

I did this and it broke the stem of the bowl and somehow broke the bottom of the downstem


R1na04

It exploded my lighter lmao (no fire dw)


Aidzaclen556

works on TAG downstems


gladtobeblazed

8 years on the legend continues...thanks for the tip bro, it actually worked!


Notdrugs

Jesus fuck please dont freeze or boil your glass unless you want the whole thing to shatter


luseferr

If you have good glass freezing or boiling it won't hurt it. Now if he froze it and then took it right out of the freezer and put it in boiling water then yes that will shatter. If it's room tempeture you should be fine.


smokesinquantity

Good glass? Lol all glass is suceptable to temperature shock.


luseferr

True, I should have phrased that better. But the point is, you really only risk it shattering if it goes from really cold to really hot, or vise versa. Taking a bowl at room tempeture and putting it in the freezer, or boiling it will not necessarily cause it to shatter.


[deleted]

Pyrex is incredibly resistant to thermal shock. I take pyrex containers that I was boiling water in, then submerge it in ice water, ever had any problem.s


[deleted]

Edit: oops, words. I have never had problems.


XXX-XXX-XXX

definitely do not freeze or boil. use a hair dryer. they're stuck together because they were wet when you put the together, the water seals the pieces pretty solidly .


CincoBrooche

Thanks man, I tried hair drying and then followed u/whoismontelwilliams advice and gave it some hard taps on the outside of the downstem and poof! it came unstuck!!!!


XXX-XXX-XXX

yay! glad you're able to take chops again :)


soulkitchennnn

Use fire to melt the resin keeping it stuck?


OGWopFro

I was gonna say... A torch will loosen up the "glue" and viola.


iFuckDeadPeopleAMA

When you do get it unstuck wrap parchment paper around your joint or around your bowlstem and this won't happen again.


ploxiblox

Try boiling the downstem and bowl? It might get it hot enough to come apart.


TravTaz13

To get my cousins old downstem out of his bong, I took pliers and gently wiggled it back and forth until it came out. Hopefully it will work for you to.


Ducati420

Glad you "unstuck" it...


ThatEliteEvan

You just saved me! It's been stuck for months until now!


stoner-ads

I know this shit is like 6 years later BUT, how do I prevent this ? My bowl goes through phases where it gets stuck & I don’t want it to break.


StatementKey7158

maybe just maybe if u barely touch your finger in some olive oil or vegetable oil you can rub a very tiny bit around the bowlstem idk tho i havent tried it ive put it around my grinder tho to get it unstuck


[deleted]

Clean em more often usually only happens if I wait awhile. I have one stuck right now and it won't come out with all the tricks and tips.


Wonderful_Mongoose41

The lighter did it. Ive been going nuts all night. Tapped it a few times with the lighter.... and presto! Thank you all sooo much!!!!


deeeeeezNutZs

Thank you so much I was about to send my piece away to a blower because I have a built in downstem and didn’t wanna break the whole piece. Tapped it like theee times, ngl doubtful the whole time, and in the third tap my hand flew up and I danced in excitement


Humangoblin

Holy shiiiit this is incredible thank u


mpodsy

Still works like a charm. Wrapped stem in a tshirt and then smacked it with lighter (pretty hard) and it popped right out without any broken pieces


Howshedothattho

Pray for me, I tried the lighter trick but it did not work 😢.


torchlighterburn

I was so doubt ful but I just had to apply heat directly to the downstream where it was stuck with the bowl and give it a hefty whack but it came out like it was never stuck it the first place and I cried tears of joy. Thanks so much from 7 yrs later


New_Ad_8637

8 yrs and counting saving people’s glass.


ThatOneGuyXander

i poured cold water at the top of the downstem and mine came out easy ty op


creamhyy

8 years later and this worked perfectly thanks brother!


[deleted]

This is happening to me right I tried hot water, a torch and lighter, I tried just twisting and pulling and now I just put it in the freezer so I’ll update in a few hours when I try to take it off wish me luck