I just bought the BC vaporizer. I've never tried one so I can't wait to give that a try. I went to home depot earlier to get the stuff to make one but I was questioning some of the stuff I was going to buy whether it would work or not. I found the perfect soldering iron for the heat source but I couldn't find a good source for a bowl. It was a copper hose cap but the Home Depot guy said it might melt on the soddering iron past 200 degrees. He seemed like he might have had an idea what I was trying to do. My plan was to make a vaporizer disguised as a flashlight but I couldn't find a small dimmer or a good bowl peice. I was just planning it as I went. My goal was to actually have a flashlight that could light up but that would take a big flashlight to have battery power in it as well. Oh well. I'll save it for a future project.
Ive burned things with a soldering iron before, herbs, but not actual weed. It barely burns the actual stuff but makes a hell of alot of smoke. thats a good idea though. why not make a glass bowl? or even buy one. Im sure you can find somthing that will work around. Go to a knick nack type of shop and try to find a glass flower, break the stem of it off and use the flower. That would be awesome.
I've already got a bowl so I don't need one. I've always wanted to try a vaporizer so I bought one. Plus I don't smoke weed for the smoking, I do it for the high so its not necessary to damage my lungs at the same time so this will do that.
If you want a good vaporizer check out the vapir. Man that thing is so sleek, just a tad bit on the expensive side.