glass warfare

[mer]

catchy name! so, does anybody know who this is? ground joints are a pretty niche market for a newcomer. it says Chinese but the marketing is definitely american. anybody tried them yet?

[PyroChixRock]

haven't tried them yet, was going to look into it. they sure are nice so far tho.

[sunray]

We carry them in the store at Trev's and they are good Just shorter than the other ones.
Yes they are made in China but I understand they are made from their design and made over there for them on Kimble + something else. From a gal in Texas,,
We have had good reports from the 14M and the 10-18 M and F that haave been bought here and used by my local blowers
We have more stock coming on Wednesday,

[spiralout]

where are they shipped from in the usa?

[mer]

i should have added; http://www.glasswarfare.com/
no info about location or shipping agents though.

[Swampy]

Anyone used these yet? Is the plain end saw cut or flame polished?



and from the faq page;
Q. Where are you located?
We're in Austin, TX.

[mer]

thanks swampy, missed that.

[Pogo]

Gave out samples to the blowers at the BC sxsw party. I liked the lil transitions. Never bought any, but liked the ones I used.

[sunray]

[QUOTE=Swampy;675213]Anyone used these yet? Is the plain end saw cut or flame polished?



saw cut

[Swampy]

^ Okay thank you.

[Bunyip]

Made in China? They are the 19%!!

based on estimated world census figures

[Adapt]

Yeah, I'm glad to see someone making low-pro transitions for 14mm females. Thanks for posting this!

[GlassWarfare]

Attn: Swampy

This is Sarah from Glass Warfare. The first run of joints were produced with a fire cut end (not Saw cut). Our newest batch is flame polished but we will not have them availalbe until August.

All of our ground joints are produced in China using raw tubing from a small, independant manufacturer that pulls clear tubing for the Chinese scientific industry. It is not the same cheap clear Chinese tubing that you typically get from American distributors.

Unique to Glass Warfare are:

10/18 male, 10/18 female (often referred to as 10/19)
14/20 to 10/18 bushings (low profile downstems)

We carry every size with bushings in between:

10/18 male and female
14/20 to 10/18 bushings
14/20 male and female
19/22 to 14/20 bushings
19/22 male and female
24/26 to 14/20 bushings
24/26 male and female
29/26 to 19/22 bushings
29/26 male and female

Most of these sizes are available in multiple wall thicknesses with various price levels. Please email us directly for bulk pricing.

**ALSO - in the fall we'll be launching COLORED BUSHINGS in ALL colors INCLUDING WHITE AND BLACK!

[PyroChixRock]

Sounds like good news to me.

[glassnewb]

Any jar sized ones in the future? 44mm - 50mmish?

[Kevin Bumble]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i90wS...eature=related


mmmm weird name to be from china,? IMO


but catchy reminds me of that up there^^^^

[Swampy]

Thanks for the clarification Sarah, much appreciated.

I like the idea of the coloured parts.

Tip of the day; you need to expose yourself more on here, maybe a post in the Vendor's Glassifieds would help get the word out... :o)

Thanks again and good luck.

[2wheeler]

Anybody using these on a regular basis? Wanted to buy a 6 cases/ 6 sizes of accugrind until i added it up and came up with $2,752 worth of joints.. Those 400 per case really add up quick.

[IsthmusColor]

What ever happened to those joints that where gonna be made here? On Simax.

[daveabr]

We have joints that are ground here in America on Simax. Everyone said they'd buy them. But, no one likes the $4-5 price


I'd be curious to poll what people would expect a single ground joint, made on Simax, ground in America, to cost. Because, at some point the manufacturers and customers just can't get together on it. Everyone wants nice, American joints, but very few people have switched from our Asian to AmeriGrinds. So, where is the happy medium? Not sure there is one.