Minimum thickness
- LexKY_Pipe
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Minimum thickness
I can't find it now, but I read at one time a recommendation for minimum wall thickness for the bowl of being 1/8 inch. Does anyone recall is this is about right?
Hi Craig,
I think it depends where on the bowl you are talking about.
I like to keep it at least 1/4 on the bottom and close to the bottom. The higher up the bowl, the thinner the walls can be. 1/8 would be about minimum for me. Thinner than that around the rim, and it tends to scortch or burn too easily when being lit.
Rad
I think it depends where on the bowl you are talking about.
I like to keep it at least 1/4 on the bottom and close to the bottom. The higher up the bowl, the thinner the walls can be. 1/8 would be about minimum for me. Thinner than that around the rim, and it tends to scortch or burn too easily when being lit.
Rad
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I'll chime in with the others 1/4 is the thinnest I'd go. Otherwise it gets added to my own collection.
Stephen Downie
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- NvilleDave
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I generally do not concern myself too much with wall thickness at the top 1/4 of the bowl since the the firehead is not lingering there very long. However, I do like to leave a bit more wood at the bottom of the bowl and thicker walls along the bottom half. That is becuase I tend to smoke my pipe dry to the bottom myself and do not like to have them get too hot.
John
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