Tafée Bowle

[fangorn]

Hey guys. Bought a TB2 a couple months back, but ended up not using it, after seeing the coating inside the stem and up where the "ball" clicks wears off. I can see silver dust going in the puck when inserting and removing the stem and also down the puck where it touches the stem ( down of the o ring). I'm not comfortable at all using the tb2 for this reason. Read a lot of the discussions but I dint found an answer.
Does the machined stems does not have that coating? At least inside and outside of the stems base where the puck goes. I dont want to sell tye vape it has a great heater but that choice to put that coating is very weird to me.Anyone who have the machined stem enlighten me please.

Post in thread 'Tafée Bowle' https://fuckcombustion.com/threads/tafée-bowle.49029/post-1594117

 

[Sugary dessert]

Post in thread 'Tafée Bowle' https://fuckcombustion.com/threads/tafée-bowle.49029/post-1594117

Thanks. But I didn't catch if the machined one was not coated and chipping ?

 

[Shit Snacks]

Thanks. But I didn't catch if the machined one was not coated and chipping ?

I'm not sure, but I think the unit itself still has the coating? I can't remember exactly the setup with the machine stem, but I recall being disappointed, there were more details about it here back when it came out though

 

[DataRocks]

Am I reading this right, so some version of the stem is chipping paint, and folks just went "eh, not really in the airpath and I clean it so we're good"?... If that is the case that takes my VAS itch go away... A $400 device that has this type of flaw seems unacceptable... I really hope I'm reading this wrong because I might be the 1% of people that saw the cup and LOVED the concept haha

 

[mcscruffy]

Thanks. But I didn't catch if the machined one was not coated and chipping ?

I have an email from Tafee 2 weeks ago where they said the only real difference between the standard and machined stem is the machine stem is uncoated. This was appreciated because they were actually trying to keep me from spending on something that they didn't think I needed.

 

[fangorn]

I have an email from Tafee 2 weeks ago where they said the only real difference between the standard and machined stem is the machine stem is uncoated. This was appreciated because they were actually trying to keep me from spending on something that they didn't think I needed.

And so the version without the coating costs a lot more...

That's one of the points where it's completely unclear...



@DataRocks

I feel a little less crazy, thank you! After all these years...!

I loved using the cup... and the whole thing is so convenient to use... plus the vaporization quality...

But it was just unacceptable to me... otherwise I'd probably use it every day...

 

[mcscruffy]

And so the version without the coating costs a lot more...

That's one of the points where it's completely unclear...

Yeah I don't really understand the point of it either other than if someone wanted to anodize it themselves or something.

Here's what they said:

"The machined stem is functionally identical to the standard stem, offering no performance advantage. The difference lies only in its durability: the machined variant is the machined base stem with no exterior finish applied. It retains the full precision and robustness of the core component."

 

[DataRocks]

@fangorn it honestly bothers me how loosey goosey we all treat the material safety. I'm not combusting for a reason... Every time I've found something questionable about a product, I've found the community (not this forum specifically) very quick to jump, defend, and ignore....

 

[fangorn]

@fangorn it honestly bothers me how loosey goosey we all treat the material safety. I'm not combusting for a reason... Every time I've found something questionable about a product, I've found the community (not this forum specifically) very quick to jump, defend, and ignore....

I think at the time, I sent a photo of my machined stem starting to crumble... but I wouldn't swear to it...
I gradually resigned myself to it...

In short, I found the whole thing very opaque... with approximate answers.
And it's mostly ignored here...
But apparently, some people didn't have this problem.

I'm going to move away from this discussion again to avoid clouding the debate.
I just wanted to remind you that this defect was raised in 2021... (or even earlier).

My best advice would be to find "Highs-N-Berg" on Reddit and ask them to make an adapter...
No allumide paint crumbs (I think that's the original coating material) in the flowers

I hope to see glass or SS stems one day... I'll get back on the boat immediately!

 

[Shit Snacks]

the machined variant is the machined base stem with no exterior finish applied

I would be curious, is that what I didn't like even more about it, the top part of the stem is the same with the coating? Was not such a fan of the silicone mouthpiece either, I know some people even liked to use it without any mouthpiece, lips directly on the coated stem... Yeah the ones that degraded the worst were from more extensive cleaning, and in those wearing spots of the joints connecting the bowl, so debatable how much of an issue it is for someone subjectively, but perfectly reasonable to not be satisfied with that in such a high end device... I do like the HnB mod that I saw, never knew about it from watching here so I'm glad someone mentioned it, would make me more interested, but still not all together for the price honestly as is. I think it's great how V2 really stepped up the battery life issue, and a little temp adjustment as well, but I think it is okay to want and expect more

 

[Axel_420]

Someone send a TB to a good glassblower and let's have him make a stem and wpa out of glass please!