Ewok126 wrote:Awe man, this is making me slobber all over my desk. Very nice indeed David and well done.
I love the palio cutters and KFC's to boot. Maybe I am just a little brain dead but the palio cutters do just as well as my high dollar colibri cutter, sometimes even better than. I have not had one long enough to be able to tell if they hold up long term but if they do, then they just cant be beat. I love high tech gadgets a lot but, the palio for some reason I love the simplicity of it. No springs, No buttons to push, you don't have to stand on your head, move your pecker to the left and do a finger print scan to get it to work.
Salmoneye, I just wanted to say, I appreciate the link to the full sized image. For us blind peeps that makes a huge difference.
Salmoneye was asking about non-infused DE cigars, so I tried to send him a sampling of as many mid-range ones as I had.
Palio used to be THE cutter. I loved the first one that I won years ago, but it eventually dulled after maybe 400 - 500 cuts. I then found the Xikar Xi-8, which is a Palio clone, except it cuts larger ring guages. The Xikar lasted about twice as long as the Palio before dulling. I definitely prefer the Palio and Xi-8 style cutters over the spring loaded "butterfly" ones.
I was shocked to see Palios closing at auction for sometimes as low as $4 - $5, especially since they are $34 at the mother ship and around $25 on FF. I took advantage and grabbed a bunch for super cheap. As Dave stated, they are not the same. There is something a little "off" about them. Some glide nicey, and some are very stiff and almost useless. The first one I opened was a stiff one, and it tore the crap out of my cigars. The 2nd one I opened was fine, and cut like a Palio should.
I'm checking them now before sending them out. I didn't check yours Chris, so if it is stiff, let me know and I'll mail you another.
Oh well, 70 degrees here in SJ, so I'm heading out for a smoke.
David (dpnewell)