75 shipped... It was the last of that size though as it was an older style mold
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Thanks, man!
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Hey Drew, quick question. how long does it take you to roll one?
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This will have to be broken down.. I spend about and hour bunching and binding 10, then about an hour and a half wrapping the 10. In between I do the pressing, rotation, press again. As well as prep my wrappers.

So in total 1 cigar should be about 10-15 min from bunching-wrapping.
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Love to try a home rolled cigar.
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ok. so I'm getting there. 8 in an hour for bunching. I didn't time it when wrapping them but yea.
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Andrew, just finished my 2nd of the dominican robusto fiver you sent me. It was worthy of it's own review (linky). Outstanding cigar! :-) :-)
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Thanks for the great review!
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So I finally got around to rolling up some cigars. Without the use of a mold or tuck cutter, I think I did alright. I will post pictures soon.

I did learn some things though. It is very important to roll the cigar in the proper angle. Also, it is better to use 2 leaves for the binder like most of the cuban rollers do.

As an aside, I used the gum arabic resin that I had and it did well. However, I was looking at the picture below and I have seen the holder he is using for the glue in many other places. I also included a video that shows this same glue holder. Anyone got any ideas on what product that is? My google-fu has turned up nothing.

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Video showing cigar glue container:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZmKL2P8H54
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Apologies if I missed it earlier in the thread, but has anyone found a good online source for chavetas?
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I can always make you one...
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How much would you charge?
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That's a great question. I'd like to know as well and get my hands on one or five. Haha.
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Oh a trade for some sticks...


@ Irishman
And were you referring to 5 chevetas? Or 5 hand rolled cigars
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Oh, cigars, sorry. Mea culpa.

Attentiveness is not always my strong suit.
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i guess im going to stick with these 42x5.? some are 5.5, some are 5.75. They are much easier to make since they are smaller, and i can make more faster... some will be for sale very soon.
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Home made cabinet? Im liking it
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It is for resting the cigars after they are rolled., storing scraps etc.
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mmm Corona. I think i have a bit of an inventory, ya think? might as well keep on...

Also, i have been thinking about getting rid of my 5x50 mold... just a thought as i have more fun with the corona size.

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mmmm.... looks yummy! :-)
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