Determining Cake Width?

[pipingruotsi]

So...I tried to search the forum for info, but searching for "cake" and "width" is pointless.
I know that between a dime and a nickel is pretty standard cake width. The problem for me is that many times it's hard to tell where the bowl ends and the cake starts.

My question is, does anyone have a good method for determining how thick your cake actually is?
Thanks for your ideas

 

[cigrmaster]

Every pipe smoker should have one of these,

http://www.all-spec.com/products/147.html?gclid=CJXC8eTdubkCFYdQ7Aod3UoAkQ
Measure the width of your walls at the top and then place it in the bowl to see the difference. Then use it on a dime and then a nickle and you will then be able to determine your cake thickness.
Or you can just do what we all do and eye ball it. :rofl:

 

[4dotsasieni]

Can I get a pipe lighter with a caliper built in?

 

[pipingruotsi]

Silly rabbits, Tricks are for kids...

You have confirmed my suspicions that this question didn't really have a good answer. :wink:

A lot like when someone asks me how I cook this or played that on a guitar. My answer is usually, "I don't know. It just seemed right."
So I'll just keep using my pipe smokers' intuition. BTW, Harris, I do need one of those calipers....useful for so many things.

 

[wilson]

The most accurate way to determine cake thickness is to carefully saw the bowl in half: then you can clearly see the thickness of your cake.

 

[cigrmaster]

pipingruotsi, I like Wilsons method best. lol
Yep, it is just one of things that is not an exact science. I can usually tell when I need to ream a pipe when it starts losing room for tobacco.

 

[pipingruotsi]

Yah, I like wilson's method too. When I was making pottery, I'd do that to a cup every once in a while to make sure I was making the walls an even thickness. Might get spendy doing it to my pipes. I'll go through a lot of super glue putting them back together.

 

[allan]

I'm getting out the hacksaw now to work on one of my Dunhills. Lol