What Is A Banger Nail?
What is a Dab Nail?
A dab nail is the part of the rig that is inserted into the water pipe and gets heated up. It is very important to choose the right nail when developing your whole setup, meaning it’s worth the time to get to know the surprising variety of options for this part of the dab rig.
Introduction of Banger Nails
The dab nails are available in a wide variety of materials and shapes, but one of the most popular and enduring of them all is the swan-necked, flat-bottomed banger design. Named perhaps for its visual similarity to a hammer, bangers are a common go-to for amateur dabbers because of their low price point and the relative ease with which they can be used.
Banger nails can be made from anything from titanium and glass to quartz crystal. The flat bottom feature of banger nails makes it easy to get an evenly heated surface using sustained, slowly moving contact with a torch lighter.
High-temperature dabbers or those who are super concerned about torching their nail might want to consider even getting an adapter piece for the banger in order to space it a little further away from the rig itself, as heat can cause stress fractures in the piece. Check out the benefits of both low-temp and high-temp dabbing.
Cleaning the Banger Nail
For neat freaks, bangers, in general, are luckily known for how easy they are to keep fresh: just a few goes with a cotton swab dipped in 90% alcohol and, well, bang! Clean as new. Some people argue that it’s best to leave the nail “seasoned,” as in not entirely cleaned (think of a cast-iron skillet), in order to keep the quartz banger lasting longer, so the choice is up to you.
Pairing Your Banger Nail with Your Dab Rig
As with anything, when buying a banger nail be sure to take note of the size of the joints between the pieces you have and the ones you’re buying so that they fit together snugly and form a secure seal. This goes for whether you’re using extra attachments on a rig or just plugging the nail directly into a bong.
It’s clear why bangers, thermal or not, are a solid choice for people looking for a simple and consistent dabbing nail. Whether titanium nail, quartz, or ceramic, banger nails are renowned for how easy they are to use.
For novice dabbers especially, a banger is an easy way to get onto dabbing and experience what all the fuss is about. And for professionals who love a low temperature, nothing is better than the slow and steady pull of a banger topped off with a carb caps.

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