Pics of your sticks!!

[Damanadaplaya]

Not a bad Saturday, I rolled my first 2 real cigars and made some cavendish. I used mason jars to make cavendish, a little water, sugar and vanilla and boiled jars for 8 hours. It never got black, but significantly darker. I pressed it for a couple hours, cut it, now drying. The cigars could not have been made without the “tile” video. AND I racked and clarified my loquat/blueberry wine; all while watching college football.

 

[tullius]

Nice job. Auck Flabama fooseball.

 

[CobGuy]

Nice ... congrats!

~Darin

 

[MarcL]

50 X 5.2 from the center listed. 0.5 cibao corojo-ligero, 1.0 Condega viso, 0.75 cibao corojo seco fillers with 0.5 pa, 0.5 Vuelta Abajo binders and Nic-criollo-98 / Nic-Rosado wrappers.

 

[MarcL]

50 X 5.2 from the center listed. 0.5 cibao corojo-ligero, 1.0 Condega viso, 0.75 cibao corojo seco fillers with 0.5 pa, 0.5 Vuelta Abajo binders and Nic-criollo-98 / Nic-Rosado wrappers.

 

[MarcL]

 

[waikikigun]

A few scrappy little numbers.

 

[Yvan the terrible]

How long do you leave your box pressed cigars in the mold for them to retain their square shape? Does the humidity level make a difference?

 

[MarcL]

How long do you leave your box pressed cigars in the mold for them to retain their square shape? Does the humidity level make a difference?

These did go in molds first and, get wrapped before going to the box press set up.
I like to put them in a box after they set up but, don't always.
The ones in the picture had been under pressure for 2 hours but, will start to loose the shape to a point so, I have put the back to dry to a degree. At least a day or more after which, will retain the pressing.
I have done this with rested sticks but, had to bring the moister up a little to do so.
These will be a little bit under filled then the round type I'd say.

 

[MarcL]

into the box..

 

[GreenDragon]

You're a machine Marc! I love the design of that box press - I may need to upgrade my current press. What are the dimensions of an individual "box"?

 

[MarcL]

That box is an "La flor Dominicana Double Press" and, you want the dimensions on what exactly?

 

[GreenDragon]

That box is an "La flor Dominicana Double Press" and, you want the dimensions on what exactly?

What is the width and depth of the individual cells? 1"x1/2"?

 

[MarcL]

What is the width and depth of the individual cells? 1"x1/2"?

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0.55 high, 0.82 wide and, 6.06 long in inches.

 

[GreenDragon]

0.55 high, 0.82 wide and, 6.06 long in inches.

Great - thanks Marc!

 

[deluxestogie]

You could just take a plank of wood, then screw in several parallel stacks of jumbo craft sticks (tongue depressors). Even have several width options for the same stack height.

Bob

 

[waikikigun]

 

[GreenDragon]

Love the color on those.

 

[MarcL]

 

[waikikigun]

Love the color on those.

If only such wrapper actually tasted like coffee and chocolate... ... wouldn't that be lovely?