I like punches. Neat clean easy way to open a cigar. But on larger ring sticks I feel I'm shorting myself because most punches cut a 24ish ring hole, no matter the size. I figure cigars are rolled large for a reason, so I want a draw that matches. Enter your standard guillotine. Which works. But, and maybe its because I don't have a Xikar, the cuts are never as neat, clean, or easy. So I thought, why not have a large ring guage punch.
For 40cents I bought a copper pipe coupler. Essentially just a short bit of copper pipe, smooth and cylindrical. A touch over an inch long and just shy of 5/8" across. I took a dremel to one end to give it an edge.
I just tried it out on a 50 ring stick and it worked alright. Actually came closer to the edge than I thought, but worked pretty well. It'd be perfect for anything over 50. I may try a slightly smaller coupler as I do buy a fair number of 50s For 40cents and about 15 minutes time, it was a worthwhile experiment.
It makes me wonder, why such a critter doesn't exist.
For 40cents I bought a copper pipe coupler. Essentially just a short bit of copper pipe, smooth and cylindrical. A touch over an inch long and just shy of 5/8" across. I took a dremel to one end to give it an edge.
I just tried it out on a 50 ring stick and it worked alright. Actually came closer to the edge than I thought, but worked pretty well. It'd be perfect for anything over 50. I may try a slightly smaller coupler as I do buy a fair number of 50s For 40cents and about 15 minutes time, it was a worthwhile experiment.
It makes me wonder, why such a critter doesn't exist.