I bought a box of unflavored pectin (food grade cellulose?) from the Jell-o section of the grocery store a few years ago...keep it stored in a small ziplock....don't remember the brand...Knox?

mix a a small amount of the dry powder, maybe 1/4 teaspoon with a drop or two of water until it's blended into a thin paste.... dab on with a QTip or small hobby paint brush...let sit for 10-15 minutes...works great, doesn't affect the flavor of the cigar...

gonna try the honey, tho, to see if it works without altering the flavor of the cigar...if so, it would save the mixing step of powdered pectin....

ima cheap and lazy bazzturd

delta1 wrote:

Yeah, it works well, WITH YOUR OWN CUTTER!

We used to have a guy at one of my local cigar lounges who would ask other patrons to borrow their cutter. He'd take it, then make out with the head of his cigar, slobbering all over it, then cut it, and hand the cutter back to its owner. Either that, or he'd slobber over the head, then use one of the shop's cutters.

We quickly learned to:

1. never lend him our cutters,

2. never ask to borrow his cutter, and

3. never use the shop cutter(s) ever again.

Ugh, yuck. Thanks a lot, a**hole.

There's a reason that particular consistency works so well, it's because honey itself works great as a cigar glue, requires no prep (no mixing and microwaving), its lifespan is infinite (5000-year-old honey found in king Tut's tomb is still edible and fine) and it's dirt cheap compared to the tiny, exorbitantly-priced bottles of cigar glue that are often sold.

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Pudding Mittens wrote:

Tell you what, if you can deal with delays pm your addy and I’ll send you a tbsp. Plenty to make a large batch, you can post your judgement.

How’s that sound?

zody wrote:

Introduce sugar into a humid environment. Sugar is food for us... and bugs, likely beetles as well... and mold. Mold loves sugar. ... Introduce a food into the environment our beloved leaf likes to live in to stay healthy and you're looking for trouble IMHO.

zody wrote:

Wilton Tylex Gum powder.

I swear by it.

I got a can of it from Michaels craft store 2 or 3 years ago maybe more. Best I've used and the cheapest - once can and you'll NEVER need to buy more.

You could run a rolling factory floor with that can that's maybe 8 bucks. Keep the can in a zip lock and it will last until you're out, or still sit there after you're in your dirt nap feeding the worms.

I've given some bottles I mixed up to a few folks in with their smokes, they can validate once they've tried it.

Food grade cellulose, no sugar, no taste. Requires no special storage a sealed plastic container will do nicely.

Hot water, mix in a TINY bit of powder at a time. It will clump up, microwave for a few seconds keep mixing heating and add more hot water until the consistency is like fresh honey and completely clear.

If you get that consistency, glues down cracks, holds patches, re-glues bad seams, reattaches unraveled caps.

Squeeze bottle, dip your finger in a container, brush, toothpick however you want to put it on.

Use the right amount, don't soak it. Once it's holding doesn't have to be completely dry, you can seal down a soggy cap after you've already been smoking.

zody wrote: