I always wipe the blades clean at the end of the day and also use super lube dry film on mine. Seems too work just fine... But I would send yours in since it is a lifetime warrenty
I always wipe the blades clean at the end of the day and also use super lube dry film on mine. Seems too work just fine... But I would send yours in since it is a lifetime warrenty
Alcohol and a Q Tip....been doing this for 20 years and it works on any kind. I still have a 99 cent cutter that cuts like the day I bought it with this method.
you maintain your cutters??? I knock the bits of tobacco off with my thumb... throw it away when I think it's kaput. I have a Xikar V cutter on the way... maybe I'll treat this one better.
you maintain your cutters??? I knock the bits of tobacco off with my thumb... throw it away when I think it's kaput. I have a Xikar V cutter on the way... maybe I'll treat this one better.
Yeah, I know, right? This was kind of my philosophy, but, as I started thinking about it, it seemed that you shouldn't have to throw away something like this.
I always wipe the blades clean at the end of the day and also use super lube dry film on mine. Seems too work just fine... But I would send yours in since it is a lifetime warrenty
Yeah, these do have a lifetime warranty...I probably need to dig out the info on that from the back of my accessories cabinet.
Cutters are pretty easy to take apart....I use a disinfectant alcohol and use a Q Tip to rub the exposed part of the blade if it's not easy to take apart....the liquid will not only dissolve the stains but it will also ensure that there is no transfer of "germs" after the cut is made back to your mouth. Think of how many cigars you're going to cut and a lot of us will put the cigar in our mouth...moisten it...then cut. Then we you think about borrowing somebodys cutter and vice versa...it just makes sense to sterilize it with the alcohol. I have Palios, Xikars, Boston Cutters, etc. and it only takes a couple of minutes to clean/sterilize the blade. Since the alcohol evaporates quickly you can swab the blade and even if it gets into the hidden portions of the cutter...it will evaporate and you can "work" the cutter back and forth as it dissolves any "crud" inside the cutter. That is what the Q Tip is for...to clean up any residual stuff.
you maintain your cutters??? I knock the bits of tobacco off with my thumb... throw it away when I think it's kaput. I have a Xikar V cutter on the way... maybe I'll treat this one better.
Yeah, I know, right? This was kind of my philosophy, but, as I started thinking about it, it seemed that you shouldn't have to throw away something like this.
Seriously guys, maintain your cutter and it will work like brand new. When you clean it off it will cut like it's supposed to and if you don't maintain it...the crud on it will cause the blade to make unclean cuts..tear the wrapper and cause problems. It's like your knives...you clean them so they will cut sharp.
Cutters are pretty easy to take apart....I use a disinfectant alcohol and use a Q Tip to rub the exposed part of the blade if it's not easy to take apart....the liquid will not only dissolve the stains but it will also ensure that there is no transfer of "germs" after the cut is made back to your mouth. Think of how many cigars you're going to cut and a lot of us will put the cigar in our mouth...moisten it...then cut. Then we you think about borrowing somebodys cutter and vice versa...it just makes sense to sterilize it with the alcohol. I have Palios, Xikars, Boston Cutters, etc. and it only takes a couple of minutes to clean/sterilize the blade. Since the alcohol evaporates quickly you can swab the blade and even if it gets into the hidden portions of the cutter...it will evaporate and you can "work" the cutter back and forth as it dissolves any "crud" inside the cutter. That is what the Q Tip is for...to clean up any residual stuff.
i like the dry film lube since is cleans as it works! But your method seems good as well. Most dry lubes are microbial so the will fill in the divots and that makes for a nice cut
you maintain your cutters??? I knock the bits of tobacco off with my thumb... throw it away when I think it's kaput. I have a Xikar V cutter on the way... maybe I'll treat this one better.
Yeah, I know, right? This was kind of my philosophy, but, as I started thinking about it, it seemed that you shouldn't have to throw away something like this.
Seriously guys, maintain your cutter and it will work like brand new. When you clean it off it will cut like it's supposed to and if you don't maintain it...the crud on it will cause the blade to make unclean cuts..tear the wrapper and cause problems. It's like your knives...you clean them so they will cut sharp.
Most of my cutters have cheap plastic ones… I guess I see them as disposable.
you maintain your cutters??? I knock the bits of tobacco off with my thumb... throw it away when I think it's kaput. I have a Xikar V cutter on the way... maybe I'll treat this one better.
Yeah, I know, right? This was kind of my philosophy, but, as I started thinking about it, it seemed that you shouldn't have to throw away something like this.
Seriously guys, maintain your cutter and it will work like brand new. When you clean it off it will cut like it's supposed to and if you don't maintain it...the crud on it will cause the blade to make unclean cuts..tear the wrapper and cause problems. It's like your knives...you clean them so they will cut sharp.
Most of my cutters have cheap plastic ones… I guess I see them as disposable.
Once you have a good cutter, you won't look back! I remember when I got my first name brand cutter. Holy crap... there really is a difference in how clean they cut.
you maintain your cutters??? I knock the bits of tobacco off with my thumb... throw it away when I think it's kaput. I have a Xikar V cutter on the way... maybe I'll treat this one better.
Yeah, I know, right? This was kind of my philosophy, but, as I started thinking about it, it seemed that you shouldn't have to throw away something like this.
Seriously guys, maintain your cutter and it will work like brand new. When you clean it off it will cut like it's supposed to and if you don't maintain it...the crud on it will cause the blade to make unclean cuts..tear the wrapper and cause problems. It's like your knives...you clean them so they will cut sharp.
Most of my cutters have cheap plastic ones… I guess I see them as disposable.
Once you have a good cutter, you won't look back! I remember when I got my first name brand cutter. Holy crap... there really is a difference in how clean they cut.
This is true. I was a punch guy until I got a xikar teardrop Xi2. Before that I had a few cheap plastic cutters that didn't perfom well and ruined some cigars so I usually stuck with a punch until a buddy of mine showed me his xikar and told me I wouldn't regret it if I bought one. Of course he was right. I have used some other types of cheap plastic ones since then that do OK but my xikar is the champ. As far as maintenance, I swab the crud away with alchohol only every 40 or so cigars. It doesn't get that dirty really. I just make sure the tobacco scraps are brushed away and it just keeps going and going like the energizer bunny.
Thanks kuzi... I have a Xikar twist punch on the way. I like punch & v cuts for larger rg smokes. I only use guillotine for bellicose/pyramide shaped cigars. Th Xikar v-cut I ordered appears to be lost in transit or maybe out of stock... hate when that happens.
I use rubbing alcohol on my punch and V-cuter. My double guillotine I blast with gun cleaner and then wash with dish soap and warm water. They cut like new every time.
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