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BOTL UPCOMING MAINTENANCE
Hi Everyone, as mentioned in my introduction post, BOTL needs quite a bit of updating, patching and whatever else I might come across. Over time BOTL may be unreachable on occasion as I do migrations or updates, etc. Just be patient - we'll be back! I'll generally try to keep these maintenances until later in the evenings.
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Blend testing
Getting ready to roll into night shift again which means I'll be staying up late making homerolls tonight! This morning I'm testing a simple blend of one Nic Habano Seco and one Piloto Cubano Seco. Does it still qualify as a cheroot since there's no wrapper, just the two leaves with half of one...- Jim D
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Cigar Molds Thread
So it was a bad management decision to launch while icicles were hanging off a rocket while the engineers argued about o-ring performance below 70 degrees versus below 50 degrees? No matter which engineer won the arguement, it wasn't going to work out when it was below freezing overnight. I...- Jim D
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Cigar Molds Thread
Sorry, it was a bad joke. Thiokol made the Space Shuttle Challenger rockets.- Jim D
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Adventures in home rolling
Derek, don't take this personally. I believe it was not directed at you brother. Some of us get creative in our Tapatalk signatures, that's all. I believe @webmost signature sarcasm was directed at Tapatalk so again, please don't think it was directed at you.- Jim D
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Cigar Molds Thread
I'm curious, would your CNC machine be able to cut out the molds in plastic faster than wood, and would that be faster than 3d printing? Would that change which plastic you'd use? Would the cut out plastic be too wasteful economically? Just wondering because if you can do both additive...- Jim D
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How do you lay out your rolling table?
Is the mixed filler you speak of just the scraps cut or torn off parts from the long fillers and wrappers we all order, or have you ordered mixed filler from somewhere?- Jim D
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Pics of Your Sticks
Your bunches look like they were nice and consistent, I bet they'll be tasty! When you lay down your leaf, look how the veins are running out from the center to the edge. They won't always be straight, any curves will cause the exposed veins to be other than straight. When applying the wrapper...- Jim D
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Pics of Your Sticks
Magicians don't have superhuman powers either guys. All I was saying was that with practice, you too can make it look easy while as a beginner looking at Bliss or any other decent roller video is like watching a magician. Don't be disheartened by how easy it looks. It's kind of like riding a...- Jim D
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Videos
If blended while very dry, does that imply there won't be any further leaf interaction while sitting in the humidor? I mean the changes observed at three months, six months, or a year? Maybe without the added moisture it will take even longer for those reactions? (Writing this down was enough to...- Jim D
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Pics of Your Sticks
Magicians always make it look easy, and @blisscigarco is a magic worker. What I'm trying to say is as a beginner watching Bliss work on the leaf is difficult to see and register some of the finesse he is demonstrating for us. Re-watch those videos now that you've rolled a few and you'll see new...- Jim D
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Cigar Molds Thread
All sorts of tidbits of information in that post I never knew before....such as the "size plus 2" accounting for wrapper thickness.- Jim D
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Pics of Your Sticks
Dang, where'd they come from?- Jim D
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Pics of Your Sticks
Today, my son made a cigar for me to have IN the house:- Jim D
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Blend testing
So I grabbed a short stogie for walking the dog tonight and my son says "Wow! Dad that cigar, it smells like spicy pretzels!" Of course my notes for this one were "scraps with mojo"...:mad:- Jim D
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Finally Pulled The Trigger
Those are awesome first sticks! Enjoy them!- Jim D
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Cigar Molds Thread
And I have a high school edumacation! Just let me know what I can do!- Jim D
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