It's not that bad is it??
Wow, I'm impressed. A fellow member who isn't a professional stem maker makes a terrific looking stem. From what I can see, it really does look professionally crafted. You should be proud of yourself. I can work with basic tools (more so than the average woman because I grew up in the garage handing & fetching tools for my Dad, and I truly regret not having taken the time in my life to work with them more - so I wouldn't be so awkward & ill-at-ease handling them. You know how they say measure twice, cut once? Well I'm so awkward that I measure 10x & when I start to cut, I'm still not confident, & am just hoping for a good outcome.
Many a piece of wood & cutting blades have been ruined by me & a jig saw.
- oh, & drill bits, too. {sigh} I'm envious of people who can work with tools comfortably. And I would have like to have expanded the base of tools for which I have hands-on experience, like a drill press for instance.
but doesn't a carbless stem/wong, make the omni mechanism
If you're using a vc through water you want a completely sealed carb. You already have increased draw resistance because of the added water volume - so you certainly don't want to create more draw resistance by adding air into the mix &, thereby, thinning out the vapor -- whereby, you have to draw even harder & longer to get that full hit.