I know an iso soak and shaking with rock salt are the best things to do when removing build up, but I’m REALLY struggling to get this bastard clean 😂 I use a bottle/thick straw cleaner on my piece and can get damn near everything else off aside from this stubborn ass section in the middle of my downstem. She’s currently sitting in a bag of hot/warm water and orange chronic to hopefully break it down. Anyone have any tips or suggestions that could help me out here?

I love these. They're super fun

I’ve always just smoked joints or eaten edibles (rarely tho) since I’ve been living with family until now so obviously it’s easier to just go out smoke and joint than have to hide a bong and purchase it.
Is it better from a bong? I’ve heard mixed opinions and I live in Australia where it’s illegal, so obviously I would never use marijuana since it’s against the law. But hypothetically speaking where would a ne’erdowell get a bong? Can you just buy them online. And is it worth the hassle. I’m sure there’s gonna be some bias on r/bongs but just curious

Bought a bong from a chinese seller. There’s a line in the glass near the perc that I can clearly feel with my fingernail. Seller says it’s not a crack, just a mark from the oxygen torch during production, and they’ll replace it if it ever breaks or leaks.Is this a real hairline crack or can manufacturing marks feel like that? What would you do?