Switch 2 Glass Cap Field Guide

Glass carb caps that fit the Dr. Dabber Switch 2. Photos, prices and a direct buy link for each. No metal, no titanium.

Stock and prices checked live on August 31, 2026

Short answer

Buy today, cheap: Dab Hut joystick, $24 clear. Get the Stock and Open tiers, about $55 together.
Buy today, nice: JNG Joylink, $80, six colorways live. Open airflow with a rolling marble.
Run terp pearls: Coopers Spinner + Center Directional, $70, in stock in 20 colors.
Best cap overall: Gem Cup Gem-Lock, but every piece is sold out. Watch their Instagram for the next drop.

The picks

Dab Hut joystick cap in blue: a capsule-shaped blue glass top with a carb hole below it, a ring collar and a straight stem

Best buy right now

The Dab Hut x AngusChenChen Joystick

$24 clear, $28 colors, $35 Blue Marina

In stock today. Ships from Michigan, 2 to 4 days.

The only good joystick that is reliably in stock, and the cheapest way to find out what airflow you actually like. Three drilled tiers: Restricted (about 1.6 to 1.8 mm) for low-temp flavor, Stock (2.0 to 2.2 mm) to match the Dr. Dabber cap, Open (2.5 mm+) for one big pull. Uses your stock magnetic ring. The Dab Hut says outright it is modeled on the Gem Cup design: close, not identical.

Good

In stock in every airflow tier today
Clear is $24, so Stock + Open is about $55
5.0 from 4 verified reviews, all say better than stock

Watch out

Airflow is fixed per cap, no re-drill
Blue Marina, UV Green and Purple sold out in some tiers

Buy at thedabhut.com

JNG Green Stardust Joylink: a glittering green ring-shaped top with an opal marble held in the middle, on a clear ribbed stem

Best in stock premium

JNG Studios Joylink

$80

In stock today, 6 colorways.

Hand-blown in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania by Jonathon Nagy. His product pages say plainly "Fits Dr. Dabber Switch 2 grommets." More airflow and more movement than stock, plus a marble that rolls as you tilt. This is the "Open" reference other makers tune against, so pick it if you finish a dab in one pull. Green Stardust, Electrum, Gold Ruby, Sonic and UV Isotope were all live today.

Good

Actually in stock, unlike Gem Cup and Major Glass Lab
Made specifically for the Switch 2 ring
Doubles as a pendant

Watch out

One airflow only, and it is open
Buy the Joylink line only. Golink is Switch GO and Corelink is Puffco / Carta

Shop JNG Joylink caps Green Stardust $80

Best for terp pearls

Coopers Glass Switch 2 spinners

$65 to $100 depending on style and color

In stock: 36 of their 39 Switch 2 pieces. Colors ship in about a week.

The deepest Switch 2 glass catalog anywhere, and nearly all of it is live. The pick is the Spinner + Center Directional ($70): one face spins pearls in a vortex, flip it and the other face blows straight down the middle. The Glory Hole caps ($65 to $75) add finger holes so you can choke or clear without lifting the cap. All reuse your stock magnetic ring.

Good

In stock in 19 to 40 color variants per style
Spinner and directional in one flippable piece
Handmade, crushed opal and linework options

Watch out

No customer reviews posted
Two to three times the Dab Hut price

Spinner + Center Directional $70 All Switch 2 caps

Gem Cup Gem-Lock cap held in a black glove: a purple and lime-green hat-shaped glass cap with a purple base ring, more colored caps blurred behind it

Best overall, if you wait

Gem Cup Glass Gem-Lock

$80 clear, $100 to $180 colored and faceted

Every Switch 2 piece sold out today. All 21 of them. Preorder drops run 2 to 4 weeks.

Still the best-engineered joystick for this rig, which is why the Dab Hut benchmarks against it by name. You choose the airflow hole from 1.6 to 2.7 mm at checkout and they re-drill it free later if your taste changes. The restriction sits at the bottom of the stem instead of the top, so air enters the cup with more force at the same size. Ships with its own magnetic ring captured between two silicone O-rings, and a UFO ring stops the stem touching the quartz. Lifetime warranty.

Good

Pick your airflow, change it later for free
Lifetime warranty
Its own snappier magnetic ring, not the stock one

Watch out

Completely sold out as of today
Preorder wait, and drops go fast

Watch the Switch 2 collection Gem Cup on Instagram

Major Glass Lab joystick: a bright yellow disc-topped glass cap seated in the black knurled magnetic ring, with a row of colored stems in the background

Owner favorite

Major Glass Lab Switch 2 Joystick

$45, free US shipping

All 7 variants sold out today. They restock and ship on Fridays.

The joystick Switch 2 owners on Reddit praised the most in 2025 ("makes the thing rip"). Longer tip and more wiggle than stock, three airflows (Open, Stock, Extra restricted), fits the stock ring. Best value of the premium joysticks when it is actually available.

Good

Real owner track record
Three airflow choices at $45

Watch out

Sold out right now
No re-drill service or warranty stated

Check majorglasslab.com

Sandalz purple spinner cap: a pink-purple glass cap with a wide brim and two clear bumps on top

You asked about this one

Sandalz Glass Switch 2 Spinner

$59.99

In stock today at Drip Store, purple.

Jayme Hunter (@sandalz_glass). This is a spinner, not a joystick. To answer your question directly: Sandalz does not make a Switch 2 joystick. He makes joysticks, but every one is built for Puffco or Flux grommets, not the Switch 2 ring. Of the nine Sandalz spinner caps in stock at Drip Store, only this purple one is cut for the Switch 2. The rest are Puffco 3DXL.

Good

In stock now
Well-known artist, strong reputation on Puffco spinners

Watch out

No Switch 2 joystick exists from him. DM him if you want one made
Only one of his listings actually fits the Switch 2, check the description before buying

Buy the Switch 2 spinner $59.99 Sandalz on Instagram

Joystick comparison

Every joystick-style glass cap made for this rig, side by side. Scroll sideways to see them all.

	Dab Hut / AngusChenChen	JNG Joylink	Gem Cup Gem-Lock	Major Glass Lab	Paulson Pieces	Calibear / Roots
Price	$24 to $35	$80	$80 to $180	$45	$70 direct	$29.99 to $89.99
In stock today	Yes	Yes, 6 colors	No	No	No	Yes
Airflow choice	3 tiers	One, open	You pick 1.6 to 2.7 mm	3 tiers	One, unpublished	One, unpublished
Re-drill later	No	No	Yes, free	No	No	No
Grommet	Stock ring	Stock ring	Ships its own	Stock ring	Stock ring	Stock ring
Warranty	None stated	None stated	Lifetime	None stated	None stated	None
Owner evidence	4 verified 5-star reviews	Sold via Dr. Dabber previously	The design others copy	Reddit favorite 2025	Reddit score 14	Little to none
Shape	Long stem, capsule top	Ring top, rolling marble	Long stem, hat top	Long tip, disc top	Ball top	Saucer or ball, opal

Also worth a look

Calibear UFO Opal Joystick

$29.99

In stock

Cheapest opal joystick. Factory made, no airflow choice, no reviews on the page, but always available.

Buy $29.99

Calibear Opal Pillar Joystick

$29.99

In stock

Same price as the UFO with a straight pillar top instead of a saucer.

Buy $29.99

Calibear Diamond Facet caps: a faceted crystal ball with an opal core on colored glass stems

Calibear Diamond Facet Opal Joystick

$49.99

In stock, 4 of 5 colors

Cut-crystal ball version. Cali Orange, Mango Yellow, Lime Candy and Lemon Candy were live today.

Buy $49.99

Calibear Dragon Claw caps in five stem colors: a dark red glass claw gripping a clear marble on colored stems

Calibear Dragon Claw Opal Joystick

$49.99

In stock, 4 of 5 colors

A red claw holding the marble. Pure style pick.

Buy $49.99

Roots Glass UFO Opal Joystick

$79.99 clear, $89.99 Lime Candy

In stock

Cut for the Switch 2 only, they warn it will not fit the gen-1 Switch. Note the price: this is not the cheap option some listings suggest, it is $79.99.

Buy at rootsglass.com

Roots Glass Vortex Spinner insert

$29.99

In stock, blue / green / purple

Drops into the stock seat and spins pearls. Knurled grip ring so you can pull it hot.

Buy $29.99

Dr. Dabber Switch 2 stock cap: a clear glass stem seated in the black knurled magnetic ring

Dr. Dabber stock replacement cap

$24.95

In stock at Dr. Dabber, Lighter USA and Pulsar

The one from the box. Fixed 2.0 mm. Owners call it restrictive and a bit sticky, but keep a spare. Buy it at $24.95, not the $33 to $36 some shops ask.

Dr. Dabber $24.95 Lighter USA $24.95

Dr. Dabber Magnetic Carb Cap Seal

$4.95

In stock

Not a cap. This is the magnetic ring every third-party cap seats in. Buy a spare, the magnet inside is easy to damage when cleaning.

Buy $4.95

Kadabra Glass spinner cap: a clear glass cap with a wide flared disc and a hollow barrel body on a black background

Kadabra Glass Switch 2 Spinner

$49.95 clear, $100 to $130 colors

Sold out

The spinner r/drdabberofficial cites most: "spins pearls real nice with real thick fat clouds." Denver made. Sells out on every drop.

Check 710pipes.com Kadabra shop

Paulson Pieces set on a Switch 2: an orange confetti glass top and matching joystick cap installed on the rig

Paulson Pieces Joystick Ball Cap

$70 direct, $262 as a glass + cap set

Sold out. His own store is offline right now.

Ball-top joystick from Spokane, WA. Reddit liked it: "much easier to move, doesn't stick and spins the pearls better than stock." One airflow, unpublished size. paulsonpieces.com returns a payment error today, so the store looks frozen. Watch GlassPass, a clear millie went for $30 there.

Paulson on GlassPass Nikk Drips set

Gem Cup Glass Clear Spinner

$52.95

Sold out

Spinner from the Gem-Lock maker, sold through Bar None Glass.

Bar None listing

How it fits

The Switch 2 does not take normal banger caps. The glass top carries a magnetic silicone ring, and the cap is a bare glass joystick that drops into that ring and tilts. Every cap here is built for that ring. Your stock ring stays on the rig and you just swap the glass.

Owner measurement: the part that drops into the ring must be under about 16 mm.
A 25 mm bubble cap is "too big, I've tried." Gen-1 Switch caps and Puffco caps do not fit either.
Keep a spare magnetic seal ($4.95). The magnet inside is easy to damage when cleaning.
There is no "Joystick Cap" brand for this rig. Joystick is the cap style. The makers are Gem Cup, Major Glass Lab, Dab Hut, JNG, Coopers, Calibear, Roots, Kadabra and Paulson.
Watch the product text on multi-device makers. JNG's Joylink is the Switch 2 line; his Golink is Switch GO and Corelink is Puffco / Carta. Sandalz joysticks are all Puffco or Flux.

The ring is the interface. Caps are interchangeable glass that seats in it. Gem Cup ships its own ring; everyone else reuses the stock one.

Airflow hole sizes

This single number decides how the cap hits. The stock cap is 2.0 mm, and every 0.1 mm is roughly 10 percent more or less air.

1.6

tightest, cold-start flavor

1.8

low temp, several pulls

2.0

stock cap

2.2

Skip these

Metal
JCVAP Turbo Spinner ($14.71) and Cloud Vortex Spinner ($40). Both stainless steel. Owners also call the Cloud Vortex "a paperweight" on the deep Switch 2 bowl.
Wrong mount
Mothership spinner caps. Real glass, and one reviewer swears by it, but it is a discontinued 25 mm banger cap trading at $200 to $450 on eBay, and nothing documents how it seals on the ring.
Gen 1 only
Dr. Dabber Switch bubble caps, half-bubble caps, glow caps. Those fit the original Switch's open glass top, not the Switch 2 ring.
Wrong device
Sandalz joysticks, JNG Golink and Corelink caps. Beautiful glass, but built for Puffco, Flux or Switch GO grommets.
Overpriced
The stock cap above $25. Mind Vapes wants $35.99 and Mile High $33.25 for the same part Dr. Dabber, Lighter USA and Pulsar sell at about $24.95.

What owners say

From r/drdabberofficial (archive runs to about May 2025), Dab Hut and Roots reviews, and the Troy and Jerry review updated August 2026.

Stock cap: "very restrictive on airflow," "falling off the magnet," and a sticky ball that owners treat with beeswax or a drop of oil in the magnet recess. Troy and Jerry: it "doesn't make larger terp pearls spin."
Gem Cup: the design other makers benchmark against by name.
Major Glass Lab: "makes the thing rip."
Dab Hut: "great little cap for the price, much better than the stock cap."
Kadabra spinner: "spins pearls real nice with real thick fat clouds."
Paulson Pieces: "much easier to move, doesn't stick and spins the pearls better than stock."
Metal Cloud Vortex: "not made for the Switch 2 deep bowl," "worse clouds than the stock, just a paperweight."
Too open kills the spin: the JCVAP hack thread reports "excessive airflow preventing pearl rotation" and "super wispy hits."
Nobody reports a glass cap cracking, falling in, or getting too hot. Heat complaints are about the quartz insert.

Sources

Every price and stock status on this page was pulled straight from the seller's live product feed on August 31, 2026. Photos are the sellers' own product shots. Handmade glass moves fast, so "sold out" often means "check again Friday."