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That chonky stem is so rad. I was enjoying it thoroughly last night, with 14 domes at 8.5 on the dial, and really impressed with the airflow and cooling. Every time I look at it I'm transfixed.

@mocassino I'll be back on the machines this weekend and will make another one for you as a top priority. I won't list it, and will PM you about it so you get dibs. Thanks for your desire and patience!

Relax, I'm not mad on it

Take your time

Latest batch of TinyMight Stems is live on my shop! This makes me fully stocked on TM stems, but I can still take custom order requests if you don't see what you like. (Don't worry, mocassino snagged theirs privately and didn't miss out again! )

MMSmetalworks TinyMight Stems!

I listed two Low Profile stems in this run, and was pleased that I didn't have to compromise on cooling as much as I thought! In spite of their short stature, they pack 14 domes for near full size cooling!

The first Low Pro pulls styling cues from my favorite prototype, though shorter and full featured. It's an elegant and comfortable stem solution that gives compact cooling and function for pocketability without snags.



The second Low Pro adds a defined mouthpiece and styling, keeping the 14 dome cooling and features of the other.



On the other end of the size spectrum, I took cues from how many people craved mass in their TM2 MMSmetalworks stems by creating this Holy Hand Grenade of a stem. Look at that beautiful massive thermal battery! No fins needed here.

It's elegant simplicity with minimal styling accents focusing on shape over intricacy.

Yes, it's heavy.



Last, but not least, is this.

looking at those last 3 pictures posted, is it safe to assume it was machined from a single piece of SS billet?

Absolutely! Every one of these stems is a single piece of 304 SS (not counting domes and screens inside, obv). It's awesome holding such a rigid and solid sculpted object with this heft.

This is the accessory I never knew I needed, so glad to see these

I also see the wizardy colouredness glass magic-wandy-with-beads-insidey type thing... and while I seriously resepect their artisanship... something like this just looks way cooler to my eyes. Saving pennies at the moment, I have bookmarked your etsy store for the time when I have cold hard cash.

Happy Friday everyone!

It's been brought to my attention multiple times in the past 24 hours that I forgot to show the bowl side of my TM stems! I'll be updating my listings with this today, and going forward.

Here is what it looks like with and without the FlipDome cooling stack installed. (And without without the half inch bowl screens installed)




Bowl size is fixed at a maximum of .22-.25g, but obviously it works great with much less loaded given how the TM works. Back to back testing against the OEM glass stem found that even 14 dome on a low profile stem gave much more comfortable draws than stock, and a complete stir free extraction.

Because of the easy insert taper and metal bowl, the bowl itself is insulated from the device and can add some hybrid heating, which I personally prefer.

@MHL You are so kind to say that! Thank you. These are the accessories I always wanted but never found, so I share your joy of their existence.

maremaresing said:

These are the accessories I always wanted but never found, so I share your joy of their existence.

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Me too. I don’t use my TM2 all that often, but one of these might change that.

I imagine the cooling is great. How is the airflow restriction. Is there a big trade off?

Compared to a third party TM glass stem for example. I don't think the stock CU should be compared to as it's terrible and no one in their right kind uses it.

Mine has arrived in Germany, I hope to be able to hold it in hands, test it soon and share my, hopefully positive, opinion.

My Flip Dome arrived today, first impression, clean finish, heavy. You can use the TM2 as a weapon with it. The cooling domes offer some draw resistance (similar to the standard stem), but you can customize them (use less domes) to your liking and even put glass balls or similar between them. Installing and removing the domes is easy and the tool supplied does what it should. A few spare parts are included.
There is a metallic taste, apparently from the domes, without them I don't notice the taste. I haven't tested it yet, I haven't had time to do so, children are awake....

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Just used on TM2, thought I'd take it slower, so "only" tested level 8. You hardly notice any heat and usually only notice when the lungs are full. This makes the TM2 even more powerful.

My low-profile stem has been getting lots of use since arriving Tuesday.

Loving it. I too noticed a light metallic taste on the first few hits, though that went away fast. No noticeable draw restriction whatever. Very strong cooling effect. Looks super-cool. Will never break, so no more carrying a spare stem when i leave the house.

Highly recommended; you will not be disappointed.

Thank you both so much for posting your impressions @Pib and @buford !!! I've keeping quiet and waiting for on the ground reports, and I'm really happy to see that my experience with these stems is shared. That's the best part, to share something wonderful and fun.

Pib said:

The cooling domes offer some draw resistance (similar to the standard stem), but you can customize them (use less domes) to your liking and even put glass balls or similar between them.

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Great callout on being able to use different internals captured by a dome on each end. I (obviously) love to tinker and mod and making the cooling system accept off the shelf variables was purposeful. User maintainability and tunability is a huge plus in any device or accessory that allows it. Even within the 8mm dome idea, there are domes out there with more holes (for airflow), different materials (titanium instead of 304), etc.

All of my FlipDome stems using the same core dimensions for the cooling components was also purposeful. The idea is that if you buy one of my stems and I/users come up with something better in the future, you'll be able to purchase or recreate what that is, across the board. This puts a lot of size constraint on the TM2 stems, but it comes with numerous benefits like allowing for deeper heatsinks while maintaining overbuilt structural integrity, and a larger thermal battery in the midsection to manage overall stem temps.

RedZep said:

I imagine the cooling is great. How is the airflow restriction. Is there a big trade off?

Compared to a third party TM glass stem for example. I don't think the stock CU should be compared to as it's terrible and no one in their right kind uses it.

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I hold my designs to such a cruel standard and sometimes forget that the stock components on many devices ship out with things I'd never accept. Many times that's why I'm making an accessory in the first place.

"Better than stock" is a good baseline, regardless. At the high temps I love using the TM2 with, the stock CU wasn't enjoyable. I only have the stock stem and the torpedo stem to compare with, and agree that the FlipDome is closer to the stock CU on draw restriction. Obviously, screen cleanliness and stem pack has a huge effect on restriction in use.

Yesterday I tested the TM2 on setting 9, no hot vapor, the stem also stays cool. If it were cheaper I might think about another one, not because it could break, just a different design.

Finally tested with capsules. The capsule fits perfectly, there is no play in from the capsule. The screen can remain inserted, there is enough space, the dual possibility of use without inserting and removing is perfect. The capsule only shows its strength on the second or third puff and here too the vapor is cool and problem-free, although it seems to me that the vapor is stronger, but the session is shorter.

Thanks so much @Pib for coming back with reviews on these different aspects of the MMS TM2 stem! I've really enjoyed my version of your stem recently. It's so chonky and hefty that it gives the TM2 a real presence. Cools excellently overall due to the fins and thermal mass keeping the domes in check.

Your review of using dosing caps successfully sparked me to try them again with the TM2, and I'm very pleased to see that they work wonderfully now that I'm using higher temperatures. My TM2 dosing cap stays next to the lathe to be used as a fitment test occasionally, but I have one stem sized for XMAX dosing caps, and those work awesome. Perhaps I'll make a reducer adapter for my TM2 Stem bowls that allows them to work with smaller caps.

On that note, I do take custom order requests via PM. If a variant of my stems is desired in function or appearance, I am here to serve!

My theme today is Lobo/POTV! These are the deluxe variety that recently ran out of stock, and I feel they make the Lobo look absolutely incredible. While the thinner 12mm stems I make are great for cooling with their FlipDome CU, they tend to heat up breifly at the end of a session to dump stored heat. For people running extended sessions at high temperatures, I recommend the finned stems to keep things comfortable for the long haul.

After making so many TM2 stems recently, the deluxe Lobo stems seem adorably miniature. Seriously, look at this size difference!



MMSmetalworks Lobo/POTV Stems!
There are 4 styles available, each with their own theme and vibe. You can see some influences from my recent TM2 Stems in a couple.
MMSmetalworks Lobo/POTV Stems!

What I have been thinking about is a reducer for microdosing. You can use small quantities really well, but I'm wondering whether it makes sense to reduce the surface area so that the "puck" is thicker and would therefore be extracted differently. This is just a mind game I'm playing and I'm wondering what would produce more satisfying hits.
This is because I am currently playing with dynvaps (Ballr cap) and the surface area is extracted differently, so a small base area and thicker puck would maybe be better for microdosing. And I am aware that the convection is higher with the TM and the dynvap provides more of a mixture.

Pib said:

What I have been thinking about is a reducer for microdosing. You can use small quantities really well, but I'm wondering whether it makes sense to reduce the surface area so that the "puck" is thicker and would therefore be extracted differently. This is just a mind game I'm playing and I'm wondering what would produce more satisfying hits.
This is because I am currently playing with dynvaps (Ballr cap) and the surface area is extracted differently, so a small base area and thicker puck would maybe be better for microdosing. And I am aware that the convection is higher with the TM and the dynvap provides more of a mixture.

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this is interesting to me! I have found a way to make my TM work for me by loading larger bowls that take multiple lower temp pulls to clear and just taking one at a time but every other device i own can load a small amount and clear in one pull. I have been meaning to experiment with my joda wpa since the ID is the same as the enano xl. but maybe the tm is just the wrong type of device for that usage pattern

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Pib said:

What I have been thinking about is a reducer for microdosing. You can use small quantities really well, but I'm wondering whether it makes sense to reduce the surface area so that the "puck" is thicker and would therefore be extracted differently. This is just a mind game I'm playing and I'm wondering what would produce more satisfying hits.
This is because I am currently playing with dynvaps (Ballr cap) and the surface area is extracted differently, so a small base area and thicker puck would maybe be better for microdosing. And I am aware that the convection is higher with the TM and the dynvap provides more of a mixture.

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i have been silently following this thread as i think @maremaresing 's work is really stunning. and i think ^ this idea sounds quite interesting.. i used to own a tinymight 1 many years ago, and while i liked it, i honestly found it lackluster for microdosing. at least when compared to my woodscents / dynavap (and of course vapman). what constitutes a microdose, or how people like their vapor, is different for everyone of course, and i am not here to argue. but for me the tinymight was too airy for microdosing and thats why i eventually sold mine.
i am an amateur at understanding vaporizers, but the diameter of the dynvap chamber works very nicely for microdosing in the woodscents, so maybe that could translate to the tinymight too? there is maybe more to it, but if this is the solution to get the mobile performance of a woodscents, i would buy a tinymight & and this still very hypothetical reducer in a heartbeat

Thank you all for this chatter about a reducer. Stuff like this puts ideas and purpose in my head, and I've already envisioned a design. I even have the parts in the shop to make it, I think. When I start machine work, I typically choose something small and fun to "warm up" with. (Like the 304SS TM2 Stir tool I posted the other day). A reducer for the TM2 stems, particularly my stems, will be the next warmup item I make and post here.

To the questions on if it will work well; it absolutely should. The 8mm and 9mm Petal Pipes have a small narrow bowl channel that improves the Lotus performance with small amounts splendidly. You'd think convection works best with everything laid out evenly and thinly but, in my experience, a narrow pathway works better. Otherwise it does let too much hot air past before heating the materials.

Even with my VG SS Bat modification, where I relocated the oven inside the collar that connects the two halves together, I noticed a huge performance improvement. Just getting everything lined up in a channel for the hot air to pass through did wonders.

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i have been silently following this thread as i think @maremaresing 's work is really stunning.

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Thank you for the super kind compliment! I love knowing people enjoy the pictures and designs, even in the background.

Perhaps my idea is not as stupid as I sometimes think. But it is also anything but easy to compare different devices with each other. With the BallR Cap, the medium is heated and the heat is released from it, which the TM also does, but the dynvap is more of a heat accumulator, which is why totally different signatures are used. I think it's great that others are jumping on the idea, but I have no idea how useful it really is.