So, my darling wife bought me a box of 4x60 mixed Tubos of Oliva Nubs. I thought they did not look like a 60 ring gauge so I measured a few of them. They were consistenly 7/8"...which amounts to a 56 ring gauge not a 60 at all. So now I was curious and took out an Oliva V Doule Robusto to measure. They consistently measured at barely 3/4"...which amounts to a whopping 48 ring gauge. Now I feel cheated!! :angry: I suppose I could understand about a bit of shrinkage, but really, touted as a 56 and customers receive a 48, that's equal to the shrikage of a man being submerged in a cold swimming pool.
With enough humidity, I'm sure they will swell to the advertised size.
QuoteDeener27 - 1/7/2018 1:06 PM
With enough humidity, I'm sure they will swell to the advertised size.
:lmao:
QuoteDeener27 - 1/7/2018 4:06 PM
With enough humidity, I'm sure they will swell to the advertised size.
:biggrin: :lmao: good one!
Now that I think about it, again, if they really did shrink, would not the band be sliding off? All the bands on my cigars fit perfectly. My humidity is a constant 65%. I think advertising a 54 ring gauge when it is actually a 48 is a bit too much of a discrepancy. Hmm...6/64" is only approx. 1/10"...seems like not much in the end. But when purchasing a Robusto vs. a Double Robusto, the price sure is different.
Very strange find indeed. I can honestly say I've never once measured a ring gauge or length.
I'll have to post a picture of some Padilla Vintage Reserve I bought. They're box pressed and I swear within the same box I saw everything from 46 to 56 size...
Sounds like the makings of a good conspiracy plot!
Quotejunglepete - 1/7/2018 4:06 PM
QuoteDeener27 - 1/7/2018 4:06 PM
With enough humidity, I'm sure they will swell to the advertised size.
:biggrin: :lmao: good one!
Now that I think about it, again, if they really did shrink, would not the band be sliding off? All the bands on my cigars fit perfectly. My humidity is a constant 65%. I think advertising a 54 ring gauge when it is actually a 48 is a bit too much of a discrepancy. Hmm...6/64" is only approx. 1/10"...seems like not much in the end. But when purchasing a Robusto vs. a Double Robusto, the price sure is different.
If they did shrink, the bands would come right off, unless they have taken to gluing them to the wrapper (which, I swear, a few brands are terrible about doing).
Sounds like there is something going on to me.
This might explain why I had a hard time finding the right sizes when I was first adding a bunch of random cigars to my humidor from the database. I'm pretty sure there were some Oliva I has an issue with as well.
I was always told that size isn't everything......have I been lied to all this time????
QuoteSilverstix - 1/8/2018 9:16 AM
I was always told that size isn't everything......have I been lied to all this time????
:?:
So, you're one of those "measuring" types, eh?
Pete got him a digital measuring caliper for Christmas....
made by Johnson
https://www.zoro.com/johnson-digital-caliper-0-to-6-in-1889-0600/i/G5314181/
:biggrin:
QuoteDonM - 1/8/2018 6:15 PM
Pete got him a digital measuring caliper for Christmas....
made by Johnson
https://www.zoro.com/johnson-digital-caliper-0-to-6-in-1889-0600/i/G5314181/
:biggrin:
:bigthumbs:
I've noticed bands on a few sticks are looser after keeping them at a lower RH. Doesn't bother me though because I'm not a size queen ;)
quickly smoke em, and then forget about em...move on to the next one...or two! :biggrin:
QuoteDonM - 1/8/2018 6:15 PM
Pete got him a digital measuring caliper for Christmas....
made by Johnson
https://www.zoro.com/johnson-digital-caliper-0-to-6-in-1889-0600/i/G5314181/
:biggrin:
Hmm....I don't own a caliper, however, that might not be a bad idea. Then I'll write an article here and add all the actual gauge sizes to all the brands I smoke :biggrin: