Xikar Disassembly / Reassembly

[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!

[badwhale]

I had to refer to this today.

[CptnBlues63]

I had to refer to this today.

I never saw this before but I'm glad you revisited it! My main one needs a cleaning and while I have it open, I think I might touch the edge gently with my diamond steel that I got from a slaughterhouse I worked in some 30 years ago. It's a thin steel rod (about 1/8" dia) with diamond dust in it and it puts the loveliest 'final' edge on a blade.

Anyhow, rather than send it in to Xikar for that, I'll do it myself with your guide in hand!

[ggiese]

I, too, love a good DIY project - but on all things a Xikar cutter?!?! It's just too doggone easy to drop it in the mail to Xikar and have them do the dirty work!!!! LOL

I can't say enough about those folks - they bend over backwards to back up their products. One of the few organizations that truly takes customer service to the limit!!!

[badwhale]

I, too, love a good DIY project - but on all things a Xikar cutter?!?! It's just too doggone easy to drop it in the mail to Xikar and have them do the dirty work!!!! LOL

I can't say enough about those folks - they bend over backwards to back up their products. One of the few organizations that truly takes customer service to the limit!!!

I know you've mentioned this sentiment before. But just for a cleaning, com'on.

[CptnBlues63]

I, too, love a good DIY project - but on all things a Xikar cutter?!?! It's just too doggone easy to drop it in the mail to Xikar and have them do the dirty work!!!! LOL

I can't say enough about those folks - they bend over backwards to back up their products. One of the few organizations that truly takes customer service to the limit!!!

I couldn't agree more. I prefer doing business with companies/people who believe in their products enough to warranty it the way Xikar does. A few years back I bought a dual torch lighter of theirs and a few months after purchasing, it quit sparking. I sent it in and they sent me back a brand spanking new one immediately. No muss, no fuss, no hassle, just replace it!

I like the idea of cleaning it myself simply because shipping, and the turnaround time for me (up here in Canada....eh!) and the present exchange rate make it less attractive than doing it myself with this guide. If I lived in the US, well, I'm totally lazy so I'd send it in.

I figure I'll take the laptop with me out onto the covered portion of my deck this evening (it's raining right now) and sit and clean my main Xikar cutter (I have two) while enjoying a good cigar!