Simple (probably dumb) question re: Cigars

[warreng8170]

I bought a couple of cigar kits along with the bushings and bit in the last CSUSA group buy. I was looking to buy some more, but was thinking of getting them at Arizona Silhouette along with a few other things. My question is: Do all cigar kits, regardless of manufacturer, use the same size bushings or do I need to order another set of bushings from AS to go along with their kits?

Thanks,
Warren

 

[ed4copies]

I think it depends on how perfectionist you are about your pens.

I have used everyone's kits and everyone's bushings. Once in a while, they don't fit exactly right - I only make one kit, then assemble for just this reason. When they are not PERFECT, I will use a caliper to "fine tune" the next ones.

They are always "usable" if you're not the "perfectionist" type (this assumes you put the bushings in the correct order[:0][:0][:0][:0][:0]

 

[pipeyeti]

Originally posted by ed4copies

I think it depends on how perfectionist you are about your pens.

I have used everyone's kits and everyone's bushings. Once in a while, they don't fit exactly right - I only make one kit, then assemble for just this reason. When they are not PERFECT, I will use a caliper to "fine tune" the next ones.

They are always "usable" if you're not the "perfectionist" type (this assumes you put the bushings in the correct order[:0][:0][:0][:0][:0]

Ed! your not a perfectionist!

I have alsofoundthat the cigar bushings and kits seem to be interchangable

 

[ed4copies]

With over 300 pens with me, I'm afraid you MIGHT find one that ain't perfect!

 

[kent4Him]

Originally posted by ed4copies

With over 300 pens with me, I'm afraid you MIGHT find one that ain't perfect!

Ed, I thought you destroyed all pens that were found to be less than perfect.

 

[airrat]

Ed I thought you sent that non perfect pen to Doc. (I believe that is who you promised a pen to, I may be wrong)

 

[Woodlvr]

I think that is was Mudder that is still waiting for his FREE PEN[}]

 

[DocStram]

Originally posted by airrat

Ed I thought you sent that non perfect pen to Doc. (I believe that is who you promised a pen to, I may be wrong)

Thanks for thinking of me, Tom. And Ed, for not.

 

[ed4copies]

No, we stopped Mudder's BICkering!

And, I dispose of imperfect pens that I SEE. My eyesight is known to be VERY imperfect.

AND, there's the issue of WHAT cracked on the WAY TO THE SHOW!!! Had THAT conversation with a customer once. He was HOLDING one of my buffalo horn pens, he could FEEL the crack as I told him it was fine (this was BEFORE I knew it was capable of cracking). When you sell pens long enough, you can make a real jackass out of yourself at least a couple times!!!

Hope this will help you avoid the same mistakes. FEEL the pen, if they tell you it SEEMS cracked!!!![:0][:0][:0]

 

[Mudder]

Originally posted by ed4copies

No, we stopped Mudder's BICkering!

And, I dispose of imperfect pens that I SEE. My eyesight is known to be VERY imperfect.

AND, there's the issue of WHAT cracked on the WAY TO THE SHOW!!! Had THAT conversation with a customer once. He was HOLDING one of my buffalo horn pens, he could FEEL the crack as I told him it was fine (this was BEFORE I knew it was capable of cracking). When you sell pens long enough, you can make a real jackass out of yourself at least a couple times!!!

Hope this will help you avoid the same mistakes. FEEL the pen, if they tell you it SEEMS cracked!!!![:0][:0][:0]

Folks,

This has got to be one of the biggest understatements that I have ever read.

This is NOT a BICker Mr. Brown for every once in a while there is a moment of truth, or a Freudian slip. [:0]

We've just witnessed one of those moments. [8D]

 

[redfishsc]

Lord have mercy, boys, now y'all don't get your panties all in a wad!

Now, to answer the original question, I've made cigars from about everyone that sells them and I have bushings from most every one, I can't tell one from the other and they all seem to work just fine.

I do, however, have a preference for CSA's bushings, the nickel plating on them seems to help them last longer, but it may be my imagination.

 

[stevers]

I personally don't trust the bushings for final fit on most pens. Maybe slims and some euro's. I use a caliper on most to make sure they are right on.
As far as fit to mandrel or bushings to tubes, I have noticed little or no diff between.

 

[bitshird]

I agree with Steve, Calipers are the way to go