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    Hi Everyone, as mentioned in my introduction post, BOTL needs quite a bit of updating, patching and whatever else I might come across. Over the next few weekends 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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  1. Gdaddy

    Interesting reads

    1000 girls!!! Heck, with a ratio of 2 to 1 I'd work for free. :woot:
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    Boss Bands

    I agree with MarcL and also enjoy the beauty and artistic efforts of cigar labels but the costs of cigars is getting out of hand. I know some cigar snobs that wouldn't be caught dead with an FX Smith cigar or a bundle cigar no matter how good it tastes. They won't touch a wine that costs under...
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    Boss Bands

    I believe the cigar bands that most companies use are embossed with the gold. I don't think it's done with a printer. I can't help but wonder what percentage of cost goes into the art work design and the manufacture of the bands and the cigar boxes.
  4. Gdaddy

    Boss Bands

    I made these when my grandkids were babies. They would look much better with raised gold banding.
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    Boss Bands

    I love this band! Nice work. How do you put the gold on? I have printed gold bands like this but they never look as good when they come from a laser printer.
  6. Gdaddy

    Pics of Your Sticks

    Wow! I'm sorry I missed it but what wrapper are you using?
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    For what it's worth... went back to the drawing board.

    Key word... 'method' ;)
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    For what it's worth... went back to the drawing board.

    Yup, that was me also. I'm an incessant tinkerer. There's a definitive difference between the two methods. The microwave worked well to dry a damp cigar. You need to cut the cap on each cigar so you can blow in the end to expel the steam. One cigar at a time but has the benefit of being able...
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    For what it's worth... went back to the drawing board.

    I also started thinking about infusing some cigars using this unit. Instead of waiting months for the fumes to slowly absorb, connect the air release valve to a container that has fumes of Bourbon whiskey it could be quickly transferred to the deepest internals of the cigar instantly...
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    For what it's worth... went back to the drawing board.

    No. It's tells you how much air it can suck in one minute. Some pumps are slower or faster but may be able to pull the same vacuum. Using a small bell jar like mine the CFM number is meaningless. I pull a deep vacuum in 30 seconds in that jar.
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    For what it's worth... went back to the drawing board.

    If you're very resourceful here's one for under $30 total...
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    For what it's worth... went back to the drawing board.

    They all pull a vacuum and even the cheapest one will probably be ok to suck the air out of a bell jar. The main difference between pumps is how deep a vacuum it can pull. This is crucial when selecting a pump for AC work but not as important when aerating your cigars. CFM (cubic ft. per...
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    For what it's worth... went back to the drawing board.

    Thanks! good to be back. The Jar is just a bell jar from Walmart and the lid gets a fitting epoxied or gasketed in so it doesn't leak. Under $10. The pump is the most money at around $100. It's like an iron lung for your sticks. I bought the pump for an air conditioning install and used it once...
  14. Gdaddy

    For what it's worth... went back to the drawing board.

    Here's my story... My last purchase for both WLT and LO came in and I rolled up a few sticks. Waited a few weeks and... they SUCKED. One puff and I'd throw it in the storm drain. Unsmokable. Almost threw it all away. The worst ever. What the heck? Jorge's tobacco had an amazing, delicious...
  15. Gdaddy

    Another proposition for y'all home-rollin' botls

    IMO the nicest cigar bands are using gold or silver foil. This is beyond the average laser printer capability.
  16. Gdaddy

    deader than disco

    You're right. It's working today just fine.. Thanks... nice looking stuff.
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    deader than disco

    MarcL I don't get your images to come up.
  18. Gdaddy

    Blend testing

    The volado has little flavor and is used for better burn (combustion). I've used it for binder and some as filler but I always keep it around the outer edge of the cigar. I now select leaves from my regular Dominican. Seems to work just as well.
  19. Gdaddy

    Pics of Your Sticks

    I did glue on a small tapered wedge on all four sides to curve down the tip slightly. A before and after shows a much better looking foundation for the cap instead of a flat square head.
  20. Gdaddy

    Pics of Your Sticks

    Here's the photos for an easy to make square press. You can tightly press it for several days and it will come out almost square. I prefer the softer edge that MarcL does using his time parameters.
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