So I'm building a hookah. Please save the lectures.
I was wondering what I should use to insulate so that smoke doesn't escape. I'm not looking at anything fancy, but just something that gets the job done and is relatively inexpensive. Here are some of my ideas:
-a wad of chewed bubble gum
-clay/playdoh
-insulating tape
-tying cloth in a bundle so that its airtight
Help me choose which one is safest. Smoke will come in contact with whatever I choose as an insulator, so I don't know if any of these have dangerous chemicals. I was thinking cloth was my best bet because there's nothing really in it.
Lectures? Heck, hookahs are perfectly legal, and an excellent tool to enjoy a smooth smoke.
I assume you are trying to insulate the junction between the tobacco bowl and the water chamber? The tobacco bowl could rise to a fairly high temperature (esp if metal) so if in direct contact with a hot bowl most of the materials you list will not work. The only one with promise for the worst case is clay (not playdoh though).
With a stem or distance from the smoldering tobacco of ~1/2 inch or longer the temperature at the joint should be low enough that you could use nearly any good sealant to set a junction. I would recommend the tape or gum in this case. Fashion the joint so that your sealant is on the outside of the joint though, not in contact with the hot smoke.
Also, consider fabricating a tapered junction. This sort of junction can be surprisingly effective in making a good seal without need of sealant. See, for example, luer fittings, which are the tapered junctions used in syringes and needles. Also have a look at the hookah cross section in the Wikipedia link, the bowl to body junction is a tapered junction.
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Heck, hookahs are perfectly legal, and an excellent tool to enjoy a smooth smoke. 
