Palio cigar cutter for big (nay...huge) fingers

[ResIpsa]

I am a diehard Palio user. But given your size, the Palio may not be suitable for you. I suggest finding someone with a Palio and trying it out. If the finger holes are too small, the Xikar would be the cutter for you.
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:tpd: You might want to test it out. I'm 7'2", around 320 and I tested it out first too.

 

[Rev2010]

You use it like any other cutter. I think the earlier poster was simply saying he didn't realize the protruding bumps were for you to put a finger on. Doesn't matter though, I've cut with it plenty of times like any other dual blade cutter and got a totally flat smooth cut each time.



Rev.

 

[gnukfu]

You only need your fingertips in there and the holes are pretty decent sized. But if you have massive gorilla like fingers then it may be too small for you.....I second Greg's suggestion about waiting till Vin's herf. There will be plenty there for you to try.

 

[gary106334]

Damn, we have some big dudes here at Club Stogie. :tu

 

[scottw]

:tpd: I'm 6'6" and 330. I have no problems using the Palio. I have huge fuggin mitts.

If you are that big, do you even need a cutter or can you just scare the cap so badly that it jumps off?:ss

 

[elderboy02]

If you are that big, do you even need a cutter or can you just scare the cap so badly that it jumps off?:ss

:r I ain't telling my secret method :r

 

[chippewastud79]

If you are that big, do you even need a cutter or can you just scare the cap so badly that it jumps off?:ss

I think the cap might do more laughing than anything else. :r

 

[TOB9595]

Here's an idea of relative size of the Xikar, Palioand a generic.
You may have probs with fat fingers and the palio.
You will definitely NOT have this concern with the Xikar.
Tom

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[Funkalicious]

Here's an idea of relative size of the Xikar, Palioand a generic.

Awesome pic and very helpful. Thx, man. :tu

 

[PolarGar]

Well done - nice shot.

 

[ca21455]

It is designed to come off the track. It is so that you can clean the cutter better. You just slide it back on the track.

I'll be damned. Did not know that! Just pulled mine apart and clean it. :tu

 

[elderboy02]

I'll be damned. Did not know that! Just pulled mine apart and clean it. :tu

I found this out by accident. I was at a bachelor party a few weeks ago and pulled it apart. I thought I was screwed. I thought, well lets see if it goes back together, and sure enough it did. It slid right back on and it still works like a charm. :tu

 

[pnoon]

It is designed to come off the track. It is so that you can clean the cutter better. You just slide it back on the track.

I'm curious as to how you came to know this. It is my understanding that it is not supposed to come apart.

 

[elderboy02]

I'm curious as to how you came to know this. It is my understanding that it is not supposed to come apart.

Just a guess sir. Read my post above. How else would you completely clean the track? I guess I just thought how the factory would clean it. I could be wrong, but I have taken it apart several times now and put it back together. I smoke a cigar a day and it hasn't given me any problems. It still works just like the day I got it.

 

[pnoon]

Just a guess sir. Read my post above. How else would you completely clean the track? I guess I just thought how the factory would clean it. I could be wrong, but I have taken it apart several times now and put it back together. I smoke a cigar a day and it hasn't given me any problems. It still works just like the day I got it.

Whoa. No need for "sir". That just makes me feel old.

It shouldn't be impossible to take apart. But it shouldn't be easy either. The 3 that I have owned have never come apart.

If you are happy with it as it is, no problem. But if it not to your liking, send a PM to Marc (OpusEx) or just take it to any authorized Palio dealer and they will exchange it for you.

 

[madurolover]

Whoa. No need for "sir". That just makes me feel old.

Yes SIR. :bn