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Mr B
12-21-2010, 04:24 PM
Some cool pics of the My Father Factory in Nic.

http://www.luxist.com/gallery/cigar-rolling-at-my-father-cigars-pepin-garcias-factory/2685681/


Pepin, rolling

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROh8i9BCxpA&feature=player_embedded

thebayratt
12-21-2010, 04:58 PM
I bet it smells like two steps from heaven in there!!

Thanks for sharing the pics.

T.G
12-21-2010, 05:47 PM
I bet it smells like two steps from heaven in there!!

Thanks for sharing the pics.

Depends which room you are in, but for the most part, yes, something like that.

warren G.
12-21-2010, 06:00 PM
Sweeeeeeeeet, thanks for the link.

Ogre
12-21-2010, 06:50 PM
That looks like a great trip!!!

hscmit
12-21-2010, 07:02 PM
would like a chance to go shopping in there

Bubba - NJ
12-21-2010, 07:05 PM
Thanks for sharing . It's always nice to see shots like those .

688sonarmen
12-21-2010, 07:44 PM
Thanks, that kind of stuff always takes me to my happy place for a few min:D

CigarNut
12-21-2010, 07:49 PM
Thanks for sharing -- I always enjoy the photos and the video of Don Pepin is an extra special treat :D

cigarlvr
12-21-2010, 10:34 PM
Great photos and video link. Thanks for the post

Bill86
12-21-2010, 10:46 PM
Nice to see Pepin rolling cigars. Never actually watched a video of anyone rolling cigars, nor seen anyone do it.

MarkinAZ
12-22-2010, 01:05 AM
I'll give the music an 86. It has a good beat and is danceable...:tu

longknocker
12-22-2010, 05:27 AM
Great Pics.!:banger BTW, Anyone Know How Long It Takes For An Expert Cigar Roller To Finish One Cigar From Start To Finish?

kelmac07
12-22-2010, 05:44 AM
Very cool...thanks for sharing. :D

smokinpeace
12-22-2010, 06:17 AM
Yes, thank you for sharing those. I would love to make that trip some day.

wayner123
12-22-2010, 07:35 AM
Great Pics.!:banger BTW, Anyone Know How Long It Takes For An Expert Cigar Roller To Finish One Cigar From Start To Finish?

Pepin's right hand man told me that the best roller's can do 300 a day. So to do the math:

8 hour work day = 480 minutes
480 / 300 = 1.6 minutes for each cigar.

He said they try not to make them do this many as quality can sometimes suffer though. So that leads me to believe they can roll them much faster. However that is starting with the leaves already bunched and pressed. To blend, bunch, roll, finish might take a great deal longer.

Bunker
12-22-2010, 07:52 AM
Is it just me, or would you rather watch the girl in picture #9 roll something :dr

T.G
12-22-2010, 08:14 AM
Pepin's right hand man told me that the best roller's can do 300 a day. So to do the math:

8 hour work day = 480 minutes
480 / 300 = 1.6 minutes for each cigar.

He said they try not to make them do this many as quality can sometimes suffer though. So that leads me to believe they can roll them much faster. However that is starting with the leaves already bunched and pressed. To blend, bunch, roll, finish might take a great deal longer.

They work in teams, so the bunchero bunches the tripa (filler) and applies the capote (binder) and loads the cigar into molds that are taken by a pressman and, well, pressed. The rollera is applying capas to the cigars that have already been pressed and brought to her by the pressman. And, this all happens simultaneously. So, no the times don't change because its not a one person operation.

You are correct about the rolling speeds and numbers as they can be much higher, and sometimes are depending on the complexity, or lack thereof, of the shape being produced.

guitar4001
12-22-2010, 09:08 AM
very cool pics

MarkinAZ
12-22-2010, 07:17 PM
Is it just me, or would you rather watch the girl in picture #9 roll something :dr

Noticed her yesterday myself. +1

Skywalker
12-23-2010, 07:00 PM
:tu

nick2021
12-25-2010, 04:03 PM
Cool photos, thx for sharing!