Expert: Bill Finck Jr. - 2/2/2010

Question
Bill, I'm in the process of starting rolling cigars at events and Im being careful to take my time and pay close attention to detail to be professional.  I need suggestions on where to get labels made and/or is there a machine I can buy to keep at home?

Continued Success-jason

Answer
Jason,

We use a local graphics company to print short run bands on a high quality laser printer, and then put the bands on the cigars using the same paste you use to finish the heads while making cigars. To print true cigar bands, the minimum quantities are very high and is cost prohibitive. I suggest you contact a local reprographics company and see if they can help you, or if you'd like I'll give you the contact information for the company that I use in San Antonio, Texas. The only real limitation to doing it this way is that the bands have to be straight cut, rectangular shape, but we have made hundreds of styles this way with good success.

Hope this helps.
Bill