Sharpening your cigar cutter

[Martin3203]

Does anyone do this? Blades get dull and they need to be sharpened.

I know better cutters you can send back to the company to be sharpened, but what if your too impatient to wait.

 

[TravelingJ]

You can try cleaning it. I thought my blades were dull till I cleaned it all with some alcohol wipes. I was ready to throw a cutter away before I did that-after it was like brand new again.

 

[K Williams]

You would probably have to get a extra fine round diamond stone, then have to keep sharpening angle perfect. Check out Lansky's or DMT's websites.

http://lansky.com/index.php/products/folding-diamond-rat-tail-copy/

http://lansky.com/index.php/products/folding-diamond-rod/

http://www.dmtsharp.com/sharpeners/folding-models/diafold-serrated/

 

[Chrisso]

You can try cleaning it. I thought my blades were dull till I cleaned it all with some alcohol wipes. I was ready to throw a cutter away before I did that-after it was like brand new again.

I'll second what this sucker said.

I've cleaned up a $3 cutter with alcohol wipes while on a road trip, and it performed brand new again.

But, I do buy xikars so I can send them off.

-Chrisso

 

[smokemifugotem]

Not sure what kind of cutter you have...but if it is a Palio you can just take it to any dealer and swap for a new one. One if the cool things about Palio.

 

[Martin3203]

My main cutters are a Palio and Xikar. I'm not in need of doing this, just wondering if it's possible to be done.

My only worries is my Palio has a stupid CAO logo on it. Wonder if it does dull and I take it to my local B&M if they will swap it for a regular black one?

 

[Chief StrongLeaf]

I too have a stupid CAO palio (cheapest one I could find)
it came with a warranty card so I assumed it has full coverage?

 

[Martin3203]

I too have a stupid CAO palio (cheapest one I could find)
it came with a warranty card so I assumed it has full coverage?

Wonder if there is anything that will take off CAO w/o damaging the cutter.

 

[Chief StrongLeaf]

Mine has slowly worn away by pocket friction, still half there.
Maybe try rubbing alcohol and elbow grease?

 

[sitruc_btb]

I thought Xikars were self sharpening. At least that is what someone at a B&M told me.

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[henjg124]

I've been using a SAK for about 10 yrs now and it has cut no telling how many cigars but it still cuts just as good as the day I bought it. Hands down best cutter I've ever used.

 

[KcJason1]

I thought Xikars were self sharpening. At least that is what someone at a B&M told me.

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Quite the sales pitch he had.. No they sre not self sharpening!

 

[gibbleguts]

I use a single blade siglo seki cutter. It hasn't needed to be sharpened yet but I have a thing for crazy sharp knives so will sometime soon sharpen it. It cuts well now but I figure with a .5 micron polish it should be light sabre sharp

 

[Fox]

I sharpen my Palio from time to time. I use a round ceramic stone and have a round diamond hone if needed. Any way to get a Palio apart? It would dramatically simplify sharpening, but I could not figure out how to get mine apart without breaking it.

 

[sitruc_btb]

I thought Xikars were self sharpening. At least that is what someone at a B&M told me.

Sent from my DROID3 using Tapatalk 2

Quite the sales pitch he had.. No they sre not self sharpening!

Thanks for clearing that up.

Sent from my DROID3 using Tapatalk 2

 

[jmartins]

Both the Palio and Xikar cutters are self sharpening. The blades are designed to to reshapen. You can go on both sites and they both say the same thing. Also both companies have life time warranty and can be sent back in

 

[PlainlyPaul]

It doesn't say that they are self sharpening anywhere on Xicars website that I can find. I believe that is a misnomer.

 

[PlainlyPaul]

Or Palios site for that matter.