New Cutter

[mbrody]

So I got my new St. Dupont Maxijet Cutter. It is a heavy cutter and has more depth than my old Xixar. But, for the price, I feel like I got something with the heft and size. The craftmanship is top notch, and the fit/finish great. It is a spring loaded sideways guillotine. Squeeze it and it opens. Cut with it and it locks closed. It came in a fancy leather carrying case.

Here it is open

I pulled out a Connie 1 and looked to nip the tip as thin as I could. Here is the result:

The cap was sliced off with a nice thin cut. It was mostly clean, but there are a few small raised spots/pulls of tobacco. Using a razor (as I have been lately) has allowed the thinnest, cleanest cuts. The resulting cut was very good for an attempt at a sliver clipping with a guillotine. I attribute the light bunching to the natural curve of the cap. A nice indent is revealled. The cutting action is very reassuring with a positive, precise and solid feel.

Overall, I am pleased. It cut better than my basic Xixar did, but not leaps and bounds better than another guillotine I use. After all, most other cutters do generally get the job done! I do think it can cut closer than the other cutters though, but will have to experiment more to confirm.

The pros were the feel, fit and finish with a great cut. The cons were the price, possibly the size (it is a little on the large size for a portable cutter compared to others). Reliability and ability to stay sharp will need to be determined. Overall, If you want to spoil yourself with a high quality tool, then I would consider this cutter. If you want a practical cutter and look for value, this is not the cutter for you.

Some ratings:

Precision Cut: 9/10

Fit/Finish: 10

Mechanical Action: 10

Portable Size: 7/10

Value: 6/10

PS: apologies for the low quality pics, I'm too lazy to break out the real camera!

[El Presidente]

Looking Sharp

[Liuk]

nice cutter and nice review

[Ghabanos]

It looked like a fricken transformer...

Very nice

[PigFish]

Thats a nice looking cutter mate. Mind me asking the cost on that item?

I love Dupont stuff and would continue to collect lighters if I had the coin today. Some of my Zino's (cutters) are wearing out and I may look into one of those. Thanks, -Piggy

[mbrody]

Ray,

$149.99 at Cigarmony.com

I also used the FOH discount promo for another 5% off.

Mods, if this is against forum rules to post the price and where I got it, tell me and I will delete...

[PigFish]

Ray,

$149.99 at Cigarmony.com

I also used the FOH discount promo for another 5% off.

Mods, if this is against forum rules to post the price and where I got it, tell me and I will delete...

Thanks mate! Nothing that I encourage could possible be against the rules!!!! -R

[ramon_cojones]

To me the whole point of a double guillotine is convenience and that to me is a bit big for me in that respect. I want something portable and which works well, if not I would invest in scissors over something like that which are more elegant.

[Chewz0507]

Very nice...expensive, but very nice. That would look good on my humidor. That cut looked extremely clean.

[BehikeLover2]

mbrody, can you tell more about the (cutting)quality after almost 2 years now? thanks!

[ramon_cojones]

didn't even realize i already posted in this thread lol

[jazzbass]

I always wanted a putter that looked like that