WELCOME TO THE MACHINE
A problem for some true DMT aficionados is the difficulty
involved in effectively delivering large doses—ideally without
leaving one’s lungs feeling like they’ve been coated with
caustic residue. For those who really want to get a 50 mg dose
or more, rather than just burning that much, there is finally
a solution. “The Machine” is an amazingly effective drug delivery
device that I recently test-drove. It is capable of holding
one or many doses, for one person’s repeated use or multiple
users. I was introduced to The Machine by an Australian
friend who, at the 2002 Burning Man, also taught me
about the benefits that can be derived by using mullein when
smoking tryptamines. The expectorant properties of mullein
help clear out the lungs after smoking, and it also permits
deeper inhalations without coughing during smoking. Mullein
is also useful for using 5-MeO-DMT due to additionally
permitting easier eye-balling of doses, via standardization.
The only materials needed to fashion The Machine are a small glass
bottle and a bit of extremely coarse steel wool, as is used for scrubbing
pans. For the bottle, a single-serving Hennessy Cognac bottle works
great, due to its long neck coupled with a handy pre-formed weak spot
in the bottom. After breaking or drilling a small hole in the bottom of
the bottle, a bit of steel wool is rolled into a plug and then pushed into
the neck. Any loose bits inside can be compacted gently by using a probe
inserted through the hole broken in the bottom. This is the finished
device ready to be charged.
To charge The Machine, enough for one or more good doses (the more
the better) is directly applied to the surface of the steel wool at the mouth
of the bottle. The neck of the bottle is then gently heated just enough to
cause the alkaloid to melt into the steel wool plug. If not intended for
immediate use or if intermittent use is desired the cap can be replaced
over the charge to protect it. Freshly applied DMT resin can be prevented
from contacting the cap by placing a small piece of paper between
it and the cap (rolling paper works well for this). The Machine
can also be charged for multiple users by placing a much larger quantity
on the inside of the plug by dropping it through the broken hole.
Charging is done the same way, by gently heating the neck until the
plug absorbs the alkaloid.
To use The Machine, simply point the neck downwards and heat the
steel wool plug from below with a lighter, while slowly inhaling through
the hole made in the bottom. (Take care not to overheat and ignite the
steel wool.) Rotating the bottle while heating will help it volatilize evenly.
The high surface area and heat distribution of the steel wool traps the
liquid alkaloid, both retaining it and driving it into vapor. This trapping
effect also permits the pipe to be simply set down, then picked up
and reheated, as needed.
There is little to no loss with The Machine and for some unknown reason
we have reliably found this pipe to be smoother on the lungs than
many far less efficient devices—particularly the glass “crack” pipes. The
amount of alkaloid that this device is capable of delivering must be experienced
to be believed. The bottle can be reused but the steel wool
should be replaced regularly. While The Machine works with many
materials, extracted Acacia alkaloid is highly recommended. — Justin
Case
Note: Having recently tested The Machine, I give it my highest endorsement.
Previously the “burned plastic” taste and seared lung feelings from smoking a
regular DMT pipe had caused me to abandon smoking as an approach to ingesting
DMT. It was simply too painful and I never got a big enough hit to experience
much effect, frequently coughing out too soon the hit that I did get. For whatever
reason, vapor produced by The Machine wasn’t nearly as rough as that
smoked through a normal DMT pipe. And man, does this pipe deliver a punch!
— DAVID AARDVARK
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