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Old 07-29-2011, 05:06 PM   #41
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I have used one of these cutters for about four months. In hindsight, every cigar cut with a guillotine, a punch, or a v-cut, has been waste.

I cut about three cigars before I got the hang of it. Now, when I pull out a 50 or bigger, I reach for this cutter instead of a guillotine or a punch.

I do not smoke anything under 50 so I cannot tell you how cigars with different cuts compare.

I can taste a difference though. The six slits provide a cooler, more even draw compared to the guillotine. Unlike the punch, I can smoke any 50 or wider cigar down to about a half an inch without losing any taste or suffering tar issues.

Side note: with the six blade cutter or the punch, I have never had a tar problem. I guess I am lucky.

As to the enthusiasts who use Xcto knives, more power to you. My hands are not steady enough nor do have I have the patience to wield such an instrument to cut a cigar. Instead, I will use my six blade cutter to achieve a potentially similar effect.
Is it just me or do these 2 statements contradict each other?
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Old 07-29-2011, 05:21 PM   #42
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Old 07-29-2011, 05:29 PM   #43
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The six slits provide a cooler, more even draw compared to the guillotine.
Impossible. A guillotine provides the most surface area for the smoke to exit and if the cigar draws well, you can't get a "more even draw" than that.
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Old 07-29-2011, 07:16 PM   #44
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Ya know, I wonder if you used one of these slicey-dicey cigar shuriken dumawhackies and their "I Draw Technology" for the most uber-bestest draw evar on a Nub, which is ALL sweet spot, you would have so much awesomeness in one place that it would be like an orgasm of cigar goodness. A totally awesome uncontrollable cigargasm.

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Old 07-30-2011, 08:22 AM   #45
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And if you bought that nub at a B&M instead of off the internet...
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Old 07-30-2011, 12:20 PM   #46
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I'd sure like to try one. I don't think I'd dish out $40 without trying one first though. If I had $100 I'd get one for free from CI right now.
Get it Mario, and if you don't like it you can always use it for that in-home circumcision business you've been looking into
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Old 07-30-2011, 12:23 PM   #47
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And if you bought that nub at a B&M instead of off the internet...

And if it were aged 3 years... *oy*

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Old 07-31-2011, 07:38 AM   #48
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Ya know, I wonder if you used one of these slicey-dicey cigar shuriken dumawhackies and their "I Draw Technology" for the most uber-bestest draw evar on a Nub, which is ALL sweet spot, you would have so much awesomeness in one place that it would be like an orgasm of cigar goodness. A totally awesome uncontrollable cigargasm.
Should try it and let us know!



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Old 07-31-2011, 08:27 AM   #49
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As to the enthusiasts who use Xcto knives, more power to you. My hands are not steady enough nor do have I have the patience to wield such an instrument to cut a cigar. Instead, I will use my six blade cutter to achieve a potentially similar effect.
All you do is cut off the cap. No need to go through the whole cigar. No need to "wield" the monster xacto knife either. Just lightly roll the cigar on the blade and voila. You're in no time.

This cutter actually reminds me of this MadTV Spishak ad. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FAP8o5ZEo0
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Old 07-31-2011, 08:34 AM   #50
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I have used one of these cutters for about four months. In hindsight, every cigar cut with a guillotine, a punch, or a v-cut, has been waste.

I cut about three cigars before I got the hang of it. Now, when I pull out a 50 or bigger, I reach for this cutter instead of a guillotine or a punch.

I do not smoke anything under 50 so I cannot tell you how cigars with different cuts compare.

I can taste a difference though. The six slits provide a cooler, more even draw compared to the guillotine. Unlike the punch, I can smoke any 50 or wider cigar down to about a half an inch without losing any taste or suffering tar issues.

Side note: with the six blade cutter or the punch, I have never had a tar problem. I guess I am lucky.

As to the enthusiasts who use Xcto knives, more power to you. My hands are not steady enough nor do have I have the patience to wield such an instrument to cut a cigar. Instead, I will use my six blade cutter to achieve a potentially similar effect.
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Old 07-31-2011, 11:02 AM   #51
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Get it Mario, and if you don't like it you can always use it for that in-home circumcision business you've been looking into
Bring it on! Tim, will you be my first customer? I'll give you half off! Get it? Half off?
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Old 07-31-2011, 11:35 AM   #52
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I've used one. Tried it at a shop about a year ago.

Here are my :
1. It was created BECAUSE people in the factory did use Exacto/razor blades to cut slits. it mimicks that. If you want to take the time to use a razor to cut five holes, experiment on your own.
2. You had to put it further into your mouth than I normally do as the slits are on the side rather than the tip of the cigar
3. The draw is more restricted than a standard cut with a guillotine (Should be obvious since that is a lop off the end)
4. I ended up having the shop owner give me a standard clip after I was through with half of the smoke.

Overall, it's not that is was BAD it was just QUITE different.

IF you're someone who thinks what you have is good enough...well, you're going to feel that way no matter what the new product is.

For someone who chomps the hell out of their cap and the cigar ends up unraveling, this may be for you. The cap (and wrapper) stayed relatively intact throughout my smoke.

TG is right in that it became restricted as the cigar was smoked.

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Old 07-31-2011, 12:34 PM   #53
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Imho dont fix what isnt broken
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Old 08-05-2011, 06:13 PM   #54
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So, how long have you worked for the company?
No, I do not work for the company. I am just fanboy of the product.

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Out of curiousity, why would you say every cigar you ever cut with another cutter was a waste?
With other cutters, I do not enjoy the last third of the bigger cigars because they burn too hot and deliver too much smoke. With a guillotine cut but not a punch cut, some bigger cigars had a tendency to burn unevenly. With the six slits, though, I can smoke almost all the cigar (usually down to the last inch or so depending on the brand).
With the six slits, the draw is more even and is cooler.
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Impossible. A guillotine provides the most surface area for the smoke to exit and if the cigar draws well, you can't get a "more even draw" than that.
You have had a much better experience than me with guillotine cuts on bigger cigars. I finally switched to the punch because I was tired of the uneven draws. With the punch, though, I am leaving about a third of the cigar because the cigar became too hot to smoke.
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Perhaps you are smoking too quickly? I smoke churchills and double coronas all the time and never have them get too hot. And with proper humidification, I have no burn issues either.
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Perhaps you are smoking too quickly? I smoke churchills and double coronas all the time and never have them get too hot. And with proper humidification, I have no burn issues either.

My exact first thoughts too Tom.
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Come on guys.

Just because he has a differing opinion does not make him a troll.

A troll is someone who comes with the express purpose of disrupting, causing strife and agitating a forum, for their own amusement. There are many ways to do that, but coming in out of nowhere, posting something that sounds like a sales pitch and then a few days later civilly answering responses really isn't it.

Would he have been better served by posting an introduction in the appropriate section first, sure. Could the first post have been less like a shill, it could have been. But that, and the differing opinion, does not necessarily make him a troll.
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