Cigar press

[moscca]

I was playing for a while with the idea of making a cigar press. Then i found this online en bought it.
It is definitely made in China, buf more than enough to do the job.
I'll make it shorter, now the piston has to go all the way out even with 4 molds in it.

Last night I smoked a cigar rolled 4 days ago.
Filler : Honduras seco + viso and brazilian mata fina
Binder : Indonesian
Wrapper : San Andres

Normally I rest my cigars for two weeks, but decided to give it a try.
Rolling the Honduran leaves by hand is hard because the leaves are damaged and very small.
But with the bunching machine it is no problem at all, makes very consistent cigars. I really like it.
I was surprised how nice this cigar was just after 4 day, although it was still a tad to humid. Medium body, smooth, cacao.
Lucky I rolled 3 more which are resting !
Next time I change the Honduran for Nica.

Jan.

 

[Raodwarior]

Great idea they have a place here in the states called harbor freight they had a 3 ton press a bit bigger than that I ordered works great.

 

[DGBAMA]

No need to make it shorter, just cut some sections of 2x6 the length of your molds to add as spacers, depending on how many molds you are using.

 

[Raodwarior]

I just use a couple 1' pieces of 4x4 and is works great.

 

[Birage]

I have a big vice in my garage on my workbench. Works perfectly for placing in a mold and turning the handle until it is tight enough. About four inches of the mold sticks out of the vice, I just use two big C clamps to clamp the ends (you really don't even need them, but it makes the press even). Alternately, I am a home winemaker, sometimes I will just lift up a full carboy and sit it on the mold, then after awhile turn it over, works just as good. There are a lot of creative options for pressing a mold.

 

[charlie G.]

Hey that is a great press. Nice buy. You got lucky it even matches the wall paint