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OK, now we know more about storing them, and lighting them. No how about cutting them? How much do you chop off the foot? For a standard or a tapered cigar?
 
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Get it open somewhere between .223 and .38 inches and you're good :flipoff2:

I like punches because I end up chewing on them and in my mind it gives the shoulder the best fighting chance to not fall apart. I like my draw similar to "thin milkshake through a medium straw," probably a bit tighter than most people
 
plym49.2 said:
OK, now we know more about storing them, and lighting them. No how about cutting them? How much do you chop off the foot? For a standard or a tapered cigar?
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Cuban crafters perfect cutter. Use it. If it's not enough then use it again.

It's all subjective as to what's enough or too much.
 
So I am going to try a couple of different things; maybe different ways for different cigars.

I bought this on Amazon. It arrived with the cutting edges misaligned so it would have crushed the cigar. I tweaked them back into shape. Interestingly the blade tips have a reverse chamfer so that the device should be set for a mild interference on closing just like any quality scissor. Clearly a manufacturing error.

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I also liked the idea of punching using something between a 223 and a 38, as recommended above by D Nelly. So I chamfered the edges of a 223 and a 357 mag cartridge. They still need a little polishing but the nice thing is that these two cartridge sizes nest. I’ll silver solder on a loop to one end so I can have it on a keychain.

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Looking forward to trying them out.
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NEEDONE 48L Cooler Humidor, Electronic Humidor Cabinet for 300 Counts Capacity with Spanish Cedar Wood Shelves & Drawer with Hygrometer, Gift for Men, 2 Year Warranty, 1.7 Cu Ft​

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I’m pretty sure that unit is or was on sale on Amazon. I was considering it but I’m not really a fan of solid state heaters/coolers. I ended up ordering some Boveda packs for my plain old wooden boxes.
 
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That is an Amazon sale
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Gotcha; I almost ordered it the other day and then realized that I could gut an old mini-fridge that is out at the range and then I realized that the Boveda packs I'd need for it coud be used in my existng wooden boxes.
 
plym49.2 said:
Gotcha; I almost ordered it the other day and then realized that I could gut an old mini-fridge that is out at the range and then I realized that the Boveda packs I'd need for it coud be used in my existng wooden boxes.
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There are pages of information on the net on how to keep your sticks in perfect conditions.
I bought one premade because my carpentry skills are nonexistent to my grandfather's and dad's disbelief no matter how many lessons and "Let me show you agains....: I can lay out a straight square line and cut an angle everytime. One framing crew I used to work with if I picked up a saw one of them was over asking what did I need done because they didn't want anyone walking through before drywall to think that it was their work. Near the end of our working relationship (Fing Owner shopped my bid after I got him the job, used all my hours of prework for some one else to come in and under bid me)
they would add cross bracing in every room in case I had to to put in a ceiling fan
 
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bigun said:
There are pages of information on the net on how to keep your sticks in perfect conditions.
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Very true, but it's easier (and more fun) to get correct advice from the knuckleheads here as opposed to sifting though dozens of YT vids and whatnot.
 
plym49.2 said:
So I am going to try a couple of different things; maybe different ways for different cigars.

I bought this on Amazon. It arrived with the cutting edges misaligned so it would have crushed the cigar. I tweaked them back into shape. Interestingly the blade tips have a reverse chamfer so that the device should be set for a mild interference on closing just like any quality scissor. Clearly a manufacturing error.

IMG_6562.jpeg


I also liked the idea of punching using something between a 223 and a 38, as recommended above by D Nelly. So I chamfered the edges of a 223 and a 357 mag cartridge. They still need a little polishing but the nice thing is that these two cartridge sizes nest. I’ll silver solder on a loop to one end so I can have it on a keychain.

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Looking forward to trying them out.
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Want to make me one :flipoff2::smokin::smokin::smokin::smokin:
 
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The thing I don't like about the wineadors is they are only set up for cooling not heating so your cigar temps are not kept at an optimal for the humidity
 

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I saw in the fnlc you bought one of these. How do you like it? And an odd question; do you or how do you season it? Just curious
 
Rttoys said:
I saw in the fnlc you bought one of these. How do you like it? And an odd question; do you or how do you season it? Just curious
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Just unboxed last night it is huge!
I'm going to guess you season it like any other, I just got it out of the box
 
plym49.2 said:
OK, great advice on the humidors.

Now on to something else: lighting them up. Back during the Cretaceous I was taught to only use wooden matches, and never to puff on the cigar when lighting it. Hold it in front of you and rotate over the flame.

Nowadays everyone has butane blowtorches, and I have never seen anyone not puffing away as they light it.

So which is correct? Or does it not matter?
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Right now I use a propane torch. No puffing while lighting.

I'm going to toy with a block of steel ground flat, heat it up with a rosebud, apply cigar, puff. The idea is to get even application of heat to prevent running.

No humidor, my cigars are gone a day or two after I buy them. Watching closely, I'd like to be a fancy fuck.
 
bigun said:
Just unboxed last night it is huge!
I'm going to guess you season it like any other, I just got it out of the box
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I would assume there’s instructions, but just guessing, you’ll wipe down the shelves with distilled (humidor) water. There’s not much you can do to the plastic. Either way. As sealed as it should be, one humid pack would probably last a long time.
 
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