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07-25-2022, 08:51 AM | #11 | |
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They work perfectly and last forever. I have yet to have one die, but i do use good fuel. For a few extra bucks a can, well refined fuel helps ensure that they keep going. I use Neon 11x, which is cheap but clean or Colibri Premium if its on sale. The cheap neon 11x has been used in the same lighters for years without the tiniest bit of residue anywhere on the lighter, so extremely clean and nice and cheap. I friggin love cigars |
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07-29-2022, 06:17 AM | #12 | |
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07-29-2022, 07:46 AM | #13 | |
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If I am at Maxwell's, I use their store cutters and lighters (perfect V-cut, BTW). If at home, I use a single guillotine La Luna cutter and whatever lighter I have within arm's reach. I tried the fancy and the mundane. 9 out of 10 times mundane wins. Don't let my experience drive your purchases. I gladly endorse Xikar's cutters, but I can't endorse any lighter. I bought my dad a Xikar pocket knife with the handles made from fossilized mammoth bone for Father's Day a few years back and he was ashamed to tell me that it got lost somewhere in Tennessee. Considering what I paid for it, I was disappointed. But, hey, aren't most pocket knives lost with everyday use? Can't replace it because they don't make them anymore. Last I checked, they don't even manufacture knives anymore. I seldom see a Southern gentleman that doesn't carry a pocket knife in their pocket on a daily basis. Mine has carbon fiber steel handles, but I carry it more often than I do my pistol. I consider it to be a tool more than a weapon, even if it were effective in hand to hand conflict. I'd have the winning Powerball a better chance than engaging a perp at a 7-11 buying lottery tickets anytime (can't remember the last time I was in a 7-11, and I'm pretty sure I never bought a lottery ticket there)).
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07-29-2022, 06:00 PM | #14 |
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Well since this has morphed into a different thread...
I bought a Xikar Volta lighter , table top thing , after about 2 years it started faltering , I mentioned that to the cigar store owner , she said , bring it in I will give you a new one , fast fwd 2 years , the one she had in the store for everyday use , quit , mine was silver , i really wanted a copper colored one , I told her i would give her mine and split the cost for a copper one , she just traded me even up , so , I figure I should send the original one back to Xikar and give her the replacement... So after all that, Xikar , I have had no issues with, but , they are not designed for "commercial" use ... Dan
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