Xikar Disassembly / Reassembly

[EGQ]

That third hand is critical -- I have an older xikar that sometimes needs realignment (doesn't always close tightly on one side), and the action starts to feel gritty -- but mine doesn't have that removable screw at the bottom. This should come in handy.

[BenjiM]

Very impressive, way to problem solve..

This makes me feel better about going out and buying one now that I know I can clean it myself.

[FunkyCold5]

Awesome post, Will.

Enjoyed the pictures and the descriptions.

[WOXOF]

Great thread man. Thanks!

[EPI]

I have seen these before bit I have never tried one. I always thought they were over priced. If I were to buy one would it be the last cutter in my life time? Would like to hear more about this cutter. I be giveing the search engine a lot of hits here

[CAJUNBLAZE]

Thanks for the pictures, i will have to clean mine soon!

Rich

[BenjiM]

This thread and your other one with the internals was so awesome. Because of it and all the nice things people said about their cutters and Xikar, I bought one. IT IS AWESOME. I can't believe how much better it is than the normal $5 guillotines. I can't believe I waited this long. Thanks for putting in the hard work.

[nhcigarfan]

Yep, good one.

[kaelaria]

Too funny - I just had to figure this out on my own last week. I picked one up and it was sticky, so I took it apart and cleaned off some internal flash, which helped. Then the hard parts came ;) Luckily a soft jaw vice holds it nicely when you need that third hand!