how deep is deep enough?

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LOL!!! Of all the threads to rise from the dead. I need to find a zombie smilie. :)

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KurtHuhn wrote:LOL!!! Of all the threads to rise from the dead. I need to find a zombie smilie. :)

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Sorry about that Kurt... :wink:

But now that Premal is here, maybe he can shed some light on what those pipes were... if he remembers
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PremalChheda wrote:
KurtHuhn wrote:How deep should a tobacco chamber on a "typical" pipe? Opinions?

Balls Deep
So like a 1/4"?
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UberHuberMan wrote:
PremalChheda wrote:
KurtHuhn wrote:How deep should a tobacco chamber on a "typical" pipe? Opinions?

Balls Deep
So like a 1/4"?

Jeez David....even MY balls are bigger than that :lol:
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WCannoy wrote:
KurtHuhn wrote:LOL!!! Of all the threads to rise from the dead. I need to find a zombie smilie. :)

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Sorry about that Kurt... :wink:

But now that Premal is here, maybe he can shed some light on what those pipes were... if he remembers
The only pipe that I can recall from back in the day that I got from you that was really small was the bamboo elephants foot. Nick must have been smoking the wacky! Where is that dude, I miss him.
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scotties22 wrote:
Jeez David....even MY balls are bigger than that :lol:
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something I've learned about designing pipes for head shops, the bowls are always less deep to accommodate a smaller fill. in fact a bowl deeper than about one inch becomes less preferred because depending on the tobacco alternative smoked it's not always being packed to the top. it can be challenging to produce a pipe with a shallow chamber without making the bowl overly short. I should point out the shops I deal with across canada also sell quite a few regular low to mid range tobacco pipes, lots of factory pipes.
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scotties22 wrote:
UberHuberMan wrote:
PremalChheda wrote: Balls Deep
So like a 1/4"?
Jeez David....even MY balls are bigger than that :lol:
I fully expect your next pipe to have a 7" deep chamber. :lol:
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