Thermal Accumulator by phattpiggie

[Seantagon]

I also make wooden stems and wpa if you need one

https://imgur.com/a/j3X8vSW

Do you have website for these? I didn't see one in your profile.

 

[tester21]

Is it generally not recommended to use glass WPAs with the TA? Seen a few mentions in the thread of thermal expansion causing them to crack the glass.

 

[coolbreeze]

Is it generally not recommended to use glass WPAs with the TA? Seen a few mentions in the thread of thermal expansion causing them to crack the glass.

I started with a pretty decent glass wpa and it cracked so I went with a heavy blackwood Dovetail SS-lined Dynavap stem with a 14mm taper. The ones @kegstandman420 posted above look ideal. I'd try Good Vibes boro or Highartisan for thicker glass ones that may hold up better.

 

[kegstandman420]

https://imgur.com/a/p1SPuFr

I love glass work, using glass, and supporting local artists, but this was the result my ta3 had on my glass wpa. It literally exploded mid bong rip (a pretty scary experience). My ta3 has lived on a wooden wpa ever since. I think with how hot the ta3 gets and metal expanding is what caused this, and no fault of the glass artist or the ta3.

 

[Radwin Bodnic]

I have the TA3 on a glass stem since I have it and it never broke...
It's a thick Chinese one hitter.

 

[SockPuppetTheatrics]

The only stem I've found that provides adequate cooling for the TA is the comically thick RBT metal one (I forget what it's called, but IIRC he stopped making and selling stuff at some point). I have a rosewood WPA from @kegstandman420 that I got from his Etsy shop (Greenthumbwoodworkz). It's straightforward & feels less fiddly than the VonG I was using previously.