
āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĢāĻŋāϞā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāĻŋāĻĒāϏ āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ āĻāϰāĻŦā§āύ: āύāĻŋāĻā§āĻāϤ āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻāĻžāϧāĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻļāϞ
āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĢāĻŋāϞā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāĻŋāĻĒāϏ āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ āĻāϰāĻŦā§āύ: āĻāĻāĻžāϧāĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻļāϞ
āĻĢāĻŋāϞā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāĻŋāĻĒāϏ (āϝāĻžāĻā§ āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻāĻ āĻŦāϞāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ) āĻāϝāĻŧā§āύā§āĻ āϰā§āϞāĻŋāĻ, āĻāĻ āύ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ, āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻŽā§āĻā§ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦā§āĻļ āĻāϰāĻž āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻŋāϰāϤ āϰāĻžāĻāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāĻā§ āϧāϰ⧠āϰāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻšāĻžāϰā§āϝāĨ¤ āĻāĻ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āĻļāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻžāϧāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻā§āĻļāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āύāĻŋāĻā§āĻāϤ āĻĢāĻŋāϞā§āĻāĻžāϰ āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻšāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻž āĻļā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ
āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŽā§āϞāĻŋāĻ āĻĢāĻŋāϞā§āĻāĻžāϰ āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰāϤā§: āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻĄāĻŦā§āϰā§āĻĄāĻā§ 2"Ã0.5" āĻ āĻāĻžāĻā§āύ, āĻāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻĒāĻŋāĻāύ⧠āĻĒāĻŋāĻāύ⧠3-4 āĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ āĻāϰā§āύ (āĻ ā§āϝāĻžāĻāϰā§āĻĄāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύ), āĻ ā§āϝāĻžāĻāϰā§āĻĄāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāϰāĻĒāĻžāĻļā§ āĻ āĻŦāĻļāĻŋāώā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ āϰā§āϞ āĻāϰā§āύāĨ¤ āĻ ā§āϝāĻžāĻāϰā§āĻĄāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύ āĻĒāϤāύ āϰā§āϧ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒ āĻā§āĻļāϞāĻā§āϞāĻŋāϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§ āϏāϰā§āĻĒāĻŋāϞ āĻĒāĻĻā§āϧāϤāĻŋ, āĻāĻŽ-āĻāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĄāĻŦā§āϞāĻŋāĻ-āĻāĻā§āϤāĻŋ - āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϤ āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžāύā§āϝ āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻšā§āϰ āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĻĨāĻā§āϝā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāĻžāϞ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
āĻā§āύ āĻĢāĻŋāϞā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻŦā§āύ?
Benefits:
- āĻāĻ āύ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§
- āĻŽā§āĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻž/āĻāĻžāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰā§āϧ āĻāϰā§
- āĻļā§āϤāϞ āϧā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž (āĻ āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻā§āϤ āĻĻā§āϰāϤā§āĻŦ)
- āĻāĻā§āĻā§āϞ āύāĻž āĻĒā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϧāϰ⧠āϰāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻŽāϤ⧠āĻāĻŋāĻā§
- āĻāϝāĻŧā§āύā§āĻ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖāϰā§āĻĒā§ āϧā§āĻŽāĻĒāĻžāύ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§
- āĻŽā§āĻā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāύā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāϝāĻŧā§āύā§āĻāĻā§ āϰāĻžāĻā§
āĻĢāĻŋāϞā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž:
- āĻāϝāĻŧā§āύā§āĻ āĻā§āĻā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§
- āϰā§āĻ āĻŦāϰā§āĻā§āϝ (āĻļā§āώ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āϧā§āĻŽāĻĒāĻžāύ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧠āύāĻž)
- āĻāĻ ā§āϰ āĻĢāĻžāĻāύāĻžāϞ āĻšāĻŋāĻ
- āĻā§āĻ āĻšāϞ⧠āϧāϰ⧠āϰāĻžāĻāĻž āĻāĻ āĻŋāύ
Materials
Best:
- āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāϤ āĻĢāĻŋāϞā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāĻŋāĻĒ āĻĒā§āĻĒāĻžāϰ (sold in booklets, perfect thickness)
- āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻĄ (uncoated, white)
- āϏā§āĻā§āĻĒāϤā§āϰ (cut to size)
āĻā§āϰāĻšāĻŖāϝā§āĻā§āϝ:
- āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞāĻž āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻĄāĻŦā§āϰā§āĻĄ
- āϤāĻžāϏ āĻā§āϞāĻž (āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āĻŽāϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ)
Avoid:
- āĻāĻāĻāĻā§ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϞāĻŋāĻĒā§āϤ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ (āĻāώā§āĻŖ āĻšāϞ⧠āϰāĻžāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧāύāĻŋāĻ āĻŽā§āĻā§āϤ āĻāϰā§)
- āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ (āĻā§āĻŦ āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞāĻž, āĻā§āĻā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§)
- āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻŋāύā§āϰ āĻĒāĻžāϤāĻž (āĻāĻžāϞāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻŦāϰāĻŖ)
āĻā§āĻļāϞ #1: āĻ ā§āϝāĻžāĻāϰā§āĻĄāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύ/āĻĢā§āϝāĻžāύ āĻĢā§āϞā§āĻĄ (āϏāĻŦāĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ)
āĻā§āύ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰā§:
āĻ ā§āϝāĻžāĻāϰā§āĻĄāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύ āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻā§āϞāĻŋāϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻžāϞ āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻš āϏāϰāĻŦāϰāĻžāĻš āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻĢāĻŋāϞā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻā§āĻā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻž āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
āϧāĻžāĻĒā§ āϧāĻžāĻĒā§:
1. āĻāĻžāĻāĻž āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāύ to about 2 inches long, 1/2 inch wide
2. āĻ ā§āϝāĻžāĻāϰā§āĻĄāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ one end: fold forward, then back, then forward again (3-4 folds)
3. āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋ āϰā§āϞ of the paper around the accordion
4. āύāĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāϤāĻž āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻā§āĻāϏā§āϝ āĻāϰā§āύ to match your joint diameter
5. Should be āϏāĻŋāϞāĻŋāύā§āĻĄāĻžāϰ āĻāĻā§āϤāĻŋ with accordion visible at center
Diameter: āϏā§āĻā§āϝāĻžāύā§āĻĄāĻžāϰā§āĻĄ āĻāϝāĻŧā§āύā§āĻāĻā§āϞāĻŋāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻĒā§āύā§āϏāĻŋāϞ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻāĻāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§
āĻ āύā§āĻļā§āϞāύ āĻāĻŋāĻĒ: āϧāĻžāϰāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻāϤāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻļā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϏāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ⧠10āĻāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻā§āĻļāϞ #2: āϏāϰā§āĻĒāĻŋāϞ āĻĒāĻĻā§āϧāϤāĻŋ
āĻā§āύ āĻāϞāĻžāĻĻāĻž:
āϏāϰā§āĻĒāĻŋāϞ āĻā§āύā§āĻĻā§āϰā§āϰ āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽā§ āĻāϰāĻ āĻāύā§āĻā§āϤ āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻš āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤ āĻā§āĻ āĻā§āĻ āĻĄā§āϰ āĻĒāĻāύā§āĻĻ āĻāϰā§āύāĨ¤
How To:
1. āĻĢāĻŋāϞā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāύā§āϤ⧠āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻāϰā§āύ
2. āϏāϰā§āĻĒāĻŋāϞ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āĻā§āĻŦ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āϰā§āϞ (āϝā§āĻŽāύ āĻĻāĻžāϰā§āĻāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϰā§āϞ)
3. āϏāϰā§āĻĒāĻŋāϞ āĻāĻžāϰāĻĒāĻžāĻļā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻāϰā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ āĻā§āϰā§āĻŖāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāϰāϤ
4. āĻŦāĻžāĻāϰ⧠āĻā§āϰā§āĻŖāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻā§āύā§āĻĻā§āϰ⧠āĻāύ āϏāϰā§āĻĒāĻŋāϞ āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤ
Best for: āϝāĻžāϰāĻž āĻāĻ ā§āϰ āĻĄā§āϰ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāϰ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰā§āϧ āĻĒāĻāύā§āĻĻ āĻāϰā§
āĻā§āĻļāϞ #3: M-āĻāĻā§āϤāĻŋ/W-āĻāĻā§āϤāĻŋ
āĻā§āύ āĻāϞāĻžāĻĻāĻž:
āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻĢāĻŋāϞā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻā§āϝ āĻŦāϰāĻžāĻŦāϰ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻžāĻŽā§āĻāϤ āĻā§āϝāĻžāύā§āϞ āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤ āĻā§āĻŦ āϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāĻļā§āϞ, āĻā§āĻā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻŦā§ āύāĻžāĨ¤
How To:
1. āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻĢāĻŋāϞā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāύ M āĻŦāĻž W āĻāĻāĻžāϰ⧠āĻāĻžāĻāĻ āĻāϰā§āύ (āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻā§āϝ āĻŦāϰāĻžāĻŦāϰ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻā§āϝāĻžāĻ)
2. āĻāĻŋāĻāĻā§āϝāĻžāĻ āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āϝā§āϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧠āĻŦāĻž āύāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āĻāĻžāϰāĻĒāĻžāĻļā§ āϰā§āϞ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§
3. āĻāĻāĻžāϧāĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻš āĻā§āϝāĻžāύā§āϞ āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰā§
Best for: āĻāĻžāĻ āĻžāĻŽā§āĻāϤ āĻ āĻāĻŖā§āĻĄāϤāĻž, āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻš āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŽ
āĻā§āĻļāϞ #4: āϏāĻšāĻ āϰā§āϞ (āϏāĻŦāĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āϏāĻšāĻ)
āĻĒāϰāĻŽ āύāϤā§āύāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ:
1. āĻļā§āϧ⧠āĻāĻžāĻāĻ āϏāĻŋāϞāĻŋāύā§āĻĄāĻžāϰ⧠āĻĢāĻŋāϞā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāύ āϰā§āϞ
2 āĻ āĻā§āύ āĻ ā§āϝāĻžāĻāϰā§āĻĄāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻžāĻāĻ
3. āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰ⧠āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āϧā§āĻŽāĻĒāĻžāύā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻā§āĻā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§
Pros: āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤāϤāĻŽ, āϏāĻŦāĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āϏāĻšāĻ
Cons: āϏāĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§, āĻāĻŽ āϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāĻļā§āϞ
āĻāĻāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻāύāĻž
āϏā§āĻā§āϝāĻžāύā§āĻĄāĻžāϰā§āĻĄ āϏāĻžāĻāĻ:
- Length: 2 āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāύ
- āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϏ: 6-8 āĻŽāĻŋāĻŽāĻŋ (āĻĒā§āύā§āϏāĻŋāϞ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻžāϰ)
- 1Âŧ āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ: āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻĢā§āĻā§āĻ āĻĢāĻŋāĻ
āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻĢāĻŋāϞā§āĻāĻžāϰ:
- āϰāĻžāĻāĻž āĻāĻāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻĒāϤā§āϰā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ: 8-10 āĻŽāĻŋāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϏ
- For blunts: 10-12mm
- āĻāϰāĻ āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§āύ (2.5-3 āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋ)
āĻā§āĻ āĻĢāĻŋāϞā§āĻāĻžāϰ:
- āϏā§āϞāĻŋāĻŽ/āĻāĻāϰā§āĻĒā§āϝāĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻĒāϤā§āϰā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ: 5-6mm
- āĻāĻŽ āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻāύ (1.5 āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋ)
Rule: āϏā§āύāĻžāĻ āĻĢāĻŋāĻ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻĢāĻŋāϞā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϝāĻŧā§āύā§āĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϏā§āϰ āĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžāύā§āϝ āĻā§āĻ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤ
āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻĢāĻŋāϞā§āĻāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻž
āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻž: āĻĢāĻŋāϞā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ
Cause: āĻā§āĻŦ āĻā§āĻ, āϰā§āϞ⧠āĻāĻāϤā§āϰāĻŋāϤ āύāϝāĻŧ
Fix: āĻĢāĻŋāϞā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻā§ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϏ āĻāϰā§āύ, āύāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰā§āύ āϝ⧠āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāϝāĻŧā§āύā§āĻā§ āĻā§āϰā§āĻŖāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§ āĻļā§āϧ⧠āĻļā§āώ⧠āϰāĻžāĻāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāύāĻŋ
āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻž: āϧā§āĻŽāĻĒāĻžāύā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻĢāĻŋāϞā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻā§āĻā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§
Cause: āĻ ā§āϝāĻžāĻāϰā§āĻĄāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύā§āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤ⧠āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āϰā§āϞ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞāĻž
Fix: āĻ ā§āϝāĻžāĻāϰā§āĻĄāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύ āĻĒāĻĻā§āϧāϤāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§āύ, āĻāύ āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§āύ
āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻāĻāĻž āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ
Cause: āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāύāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻā§āϰā§āĻŖāĻŋāϤ, āĻ ā§āϝāĻžāĻāϰā§āĻĄāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύ āĻā§āĻŦ āϏāĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋāϤ
Fix: āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžāύā§āϝ āĻĸāĻŋāϞā§āĻĸāĻžāϞāĻž āϰā§āϞ āĻāϰā§āύ, āĻāĻŽ āĻ ā§āϝāĻžāĻāϰā§āĻĄāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§āύ (4-5 āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤ⧠2-3)
āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻž: āĻ āϏāĻŽ/āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻž
Cause: āĻ āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻā§āĻāϏā§āϝāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻā§āϰā§āĻŖāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻāĻžāĻĒ
Fix: āϏāĻŽāĻžāύāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻā§āϰā§āĻŖāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻ āύā§āĻļā§āϞāύ āĻāϰā§āύ, āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āϰā§āϞ āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻā§āϰāĻžāύ
āĻāĻā§ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻŦāύāĻžāĻŽ āĻšāĻžāϤ⧠āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻĢāĻŋāϞā§āĻāĻžāϰ
āĻāĻā§ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻĢāĻŋāϞā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāĻŋāĻĒāϏ (Booklets):
- āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻā§āĻāϏā§āϝāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻāĻāĻžāϰ
- Perforated for easy tearing
- Designed specifically for purpose
- Various fun designs
- $2-5 per booklet (50-100 filters)
Hand-Made (Business Cards, etc.):
- Free
- Always available
- Can customize size
- Requires cutting
Most people use both: Pre-made when available, improvise when needed
Advanced: Glass and Metal Filters
Glass Tips:
- Reusable, cleanable
- Very cool smoke
- Won't get soggy
- More expensive ($5-20)
- Can break
Metal Filters:
- Ultra-durable
- Cleanable
- Multiple designs
- Cool smoke
- Can get very hot
Cardboard still most popular due to disposability and perfect function.
This guide is for educational purposes. Cannabis laws vary by jurisdiction.
Step 1: Prepare filter material

Cut or tear filter tip paper to about 2 inches long, 1/2 inch wide. Business cards, index cards, or specialized filter tip booklets all work.
Step 2: Create accordion base

At one end, fold back and forth 3-4 times creating accordion/zigzag pattern. This prevents collapse and improves airflow.
Step 3: Roll around accordion

Roll the remaining paper around the accordion base to create cylinder. The accordion stays at center, rolled paper wraps around it.
Step 4: Size and adjust

Adjust tightness - should fit snugly in joint without falling out. Can be rolled tighter or looser depending on paper size and joint diameter.
Step 5: Alternative: Spiral method

Instead of accordion, create tight spiral at center (like cinnamon roll), then roll paper around it. Different airflow but also effective.
Step 6: Alternative: M-shape

Fold paper into M or W shape along entire length, then roll. Creates structured airflow channels throughout.
Frequently Asked Questions
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