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av8tor152d 12-29-2008 06:26 PM
Re: Here's some bad news on five finger bags.
 
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Originally Posted by shilala (Post 140415)
I'm gonna go put five pounds on the WTS board right now.
Consider yourself heads upped. :r
Are you saying I need to start stocking up, I still need to pay you for the second set of vino drawers lol.

shilala 12-29-2008 06:32 PM
Re: Here's some bad news on five finger bags.
 
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Originally Posted by av8tor152d (Post 140422)
Are you saying I need to start stocking up, I still need to pay you for the second set of vino drawers lol.
Hehehehe.
I still don't have them done, so we're even. :D

j-easy 12-29-2008 08:50 PM
Re: Here's some bad news on five finger bags.
 
would this thing work?

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=43477

j-easy 12-29-2008 08:53 PM
Re: Here's some bad news on five finger bags.
 
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Originally Posted by Silound (Post 140388)
For those of you that use a LOT of finger bags, you can buy a Traco TISH-100 Impulse Sealer for around 50 dollars. Buy boxes of 1000 polypropylene bags in the size you need and seal your own finger bags down to custom sizes.

I have access to a slightly larger one, the TISH-200 that does an 8" long seal (the 100 model has a 4" seal), so I can adjust my seal size as needed. Both models make a seal about 2mm wide, and as far as I've been using it, I buy just plain cheap 8x8 or 8x10 2mil/4mil poly bags for around 35-40 dollars for a case of 1000.

Granted that's a time consuming effort if I needed 1000 bags right away, but I have a handful made and can make a handful more if I ever need them.
do you get these online? everyone ive found that sells them wants 2x that price

shilala 12-29-2008 09:06 PM
Re: Here's some bad news on five finger bags.
 
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Originally Posted by j-easy (Post 140777)
Dunno.

Quote:
Originally Posted by j-easy (Post 140790)
do you get these online? everyone ive found that sells them wants 2x that price
Try papermart.com. They have the best prices on poly that I've ever found and they're good folks. I've been buying from them for almost 10 years now, if my mind serves me right.

j-easy 12-29-2008 09:24 PM
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thanks for the link,

and for anyone that was looking into building an impulse sealer

http://www.instructables.com/id/How-...a-Heat-Sealer/

http://www.dutchforce.com/~eforum/in...0&#entry139622

alley00p 12-29-2008 09:41 PM
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Thanks, Scott for the info! Hopefully I can get some 3's for the time being! :D

Silound 12-30-2008 01:27 AM
Re: Here's some bad news on five finger bags.
 
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Originally Posted by j-easy (Post 140777)
Looks like the same thing basically, so I'd say yes.

Quote:
Originally Posted by j-easy (Post 140790)
do you get these online? everyone ive found that sells them wants 2x that price
usplastics.com is where I do my business. I go by their warehouse in Ohio about twice a year while traveling, so I can stop by and buy them in store too.



As far as keeping them airtight, as long as you don't overheat the bags (IE just heat them enough to melt a seal) you keep a good seal to them. If you overheat them, you end up causing the bags to rip along the edges of the seal. It took me around 10-15 bags to learn the amount of time to do them, so it's not a costly learning process.

Volt 01-04-2009 05:44 AM
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Pretty soon the five finger bag will be as rare as the cargo it carries.

8lug 01-04-2009 09:56 AM
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sorry to sound dumb but what is a five finger bag? anybody got a photo

NCRadioMan 01-04-2009 11:36 AM
Re: Here's some bad news on five finger bags.
 
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Originally Posted by 8lug (Post 148937)
sorry to sound dumb but what is a five finger bag? anybody got a photo
It's a ziplock bag that is segmented so that you can place 5 cigars in the bag without them rolling around and touching. Here is a pic in this post: http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showpo...&postcount=410


I thought eveybody already knew these were gone for good. They havn't been available for a while.

BlackIrish 01-04-2009 12:21 PM
Re: Here's some bad news on five finger bags.
 
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Originally Posted by shilala (Post 140129)
I managed to get in touch with the gentleman that drop-ships five finger bags for Gargoyle and found out what's up.
I also found that they are patented. As such, manufacture is protected to the extent of the patent. That doesn't mean that someone can't make five fingered resealable bags, it just means that no one can make them the way they're made, kinda.
Kinda amazed that you could get a patent on a 5-finger ziplock bag. Seems pretty obvious to me, but what do I know?

Anyway, thanks for the info. I always reuse these, and now I'll guard my supply jealously.

karmaz00 01-04-2009 03:19 PM
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that sucks. thank god i stocked up

MithShrike 01-04-2009 09:04 PM
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I still have about 240 sitting in a shoe box here...

Bax 01-06-2009 07:07 AM
Re: Here's some bad news on five finger bags.
 
I heard that Fuente bought them all and they're limited release around Christmas, the retail cost is about 13 dollars a bag but C-bid has them going form 30-45 each.:ss

Best cigar bag ever made some say....

rsamos 01-06-2009 08:12 AM
Re: Here's some bad news on five finger bags.
 
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Originally Posted by Bax (Post 152505)
I heard that Fuente bought them all and they're limited release around Christmas, the retail cost is about 13 dollars a bag but C-bid has them going form 30-45 each.:ss

Best cigar bag ever made some say....
I've also heard it's best to let they lay for a year or so before you try to use them.

tedrodgerscpa 01-14-2009 12:16 PM
Re: Here's some bad news on five finger bags.
 
Reduce, reuse, recycle

ucla695 01-14-2009 12:41 PM
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Doh! I’ve been waiting for these to become available again, but I’m glad I know. Thanks for the information.


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