My Father Factory Pics
 

Some cool pics of the My Father Factory in Nic.

http://www.luxist.com/gallery/cigar-...ctory/2685681/


Pepin, rolling

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROh8i...layer_embedded

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I bet it smells like two steps from heaven in there!!

Thanks for sharing the pics.

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

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Sweeeeeeeeet, thanks for the link.

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That looks like a great trip!!!

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would like a chance to go shopping in there

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Thanks for sharing . It's always nice to see shots like those .

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Thanks, that kind of stuff always takes me to my happy place for a few min:D

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Thanks for sharing -- I always enjoy the photos and the video of Don Pepin is an extra special treat :D

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Great photos and video link. Thanks for the post

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Nice to see Pepin rolling cigars. Never actually watched a video of anyone rolling cigars, nor seen anyone do it.

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I'll give the music an 86. It has a good beat and is danceable...:tu

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Great Pics.!:banger BTW, Anyone Know How Long It Takes For An Expert Cigar Roller To Finish One Cigar From Start To Finish?

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Very cool...thanks for sharing. :D

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Yes, thank you for sharing those. I would love to make that trip some day.

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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.

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Is it just me, or would you rather watch the girl in picture #9 roll something :dr

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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.

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very cool pics

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Noticed her yesterday myself. +1