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  1. Highly Educated, made in the USA since 2010.

  2. Function over hype.

    This is the original Control Tower. Keep scrolling to see what each piece does.

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    Control Tower with cap and SE pillar, assembled
  3. Inside the Control Tower

    Three parts, no filler.

    A cap, a surface-enhanced pillar and the tower. All of it American quartz.

    Control Tower exploded along its axis: cap, pillar and tower
  4. The joint

    Precision ground, not blasted.

    Every joint is a US-made Parbilt fused-quartz joint, ground to the ASTM standard 1:10 taper. Grinding leaves a smooth satin matte instead of a sandblasted texture, so it seals tighter, comes apart cleanly and fits any standard joint. Made in 10 or 14 mm, male or female, at 55° or 90°.

    Precision-ground joint, close up
  5. The dish and inlets

    Where the air gets in.

    Three inlets at the foot of the tower, 120° apart, enter the bore at a tangent. Consistent height. Each tested and checked for the perfect balance of spin and lift.

    Engraved bottom of the dish, seen from below
  6. The cap

    Heavy, stable, secure.

    The Quartz Tower Cap seats on top and forces the inlets to activate on the tower, where the pillar is waiting. Its low center of gravity and mass keep it held safely in place while in use. Its low thermal conductivity keeps the handle from getting hot. Sold separately.

    Quartz Tower Cap, close up
  7. The SE pillar

    The part that spins.

    Surface-enhanced quartz, developed with a university nano-fabrication lab. The textured surface is oleophilic and optimized for boiling and evaporation.

    Surface-enhanced pillar with its dimpled texture, close up
  8. Est. 7/10/2010

    Made here.

    Designed and made in the USA. Supplied, sourced, and serviced.

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    Control Tower, reassembled
  9. In motion

    Air in. Pillar spinning.

    Put on the cap and air comes in through the three inlets at a tangent, twisting up the tower. The SE pillar rides that spin at 2,600 RPM, creating vapor with each pass.

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    Control Tower base with the pillar spinning inside

Control Tower

12 products

Control Tower or Gavel?

Both are cut from the same US quartz. The difference is how the heat and the airflow move.

Control TowerGavel
StyleTall tower with a pillar that spins on airflowFlat-top bucket banger
BucketDish at the foot of the tower; BLK (bulk) has thicker tubing on the tower chamber25 mm or 30 mm
PillarSE pillar included; replacements in 6 or 7 mm, 17 or 30 mm longNo pillar; Gavel SE has a surface-enhanced floor
Joints10 or 14 mm male, 55° or 90°; 14 mm female 90°10 or 14 mm, male or female, 55° or 90°
Pairs withQuartz Tower Cap or a Twisted Boro tower capHE Quartz Bubble Cap or Gordo Scientific OG Bubble Cap
Price from$350$180