Maremaresing Metalworks - Handcrafted Accessories for Vaporizers from High Quality Metals

[maremaresing]

One of us! One of us! One of us!

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!

 

[mocassino]

Relax, I'm not mad on it

Take your time

 

[maremaresing]

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.

 

[Flotsam]

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

 

[maremaresing]

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.

 

[MHL]

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.

 

[maremaresing]

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.

 

[jbm]

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

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

 

[RedZep]

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.

 

[Pib]

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

 

[Pib]

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....

Edit

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.

 

[buford]

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.

 

[maremaresing]

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

 

[Pib]

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.

 

[Pib]

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.