Credo Triple Punch Cutter Review
Credo punch cutter
$39.95
Description: Compact triple punch cutter
Pros:
Compact size
3 Punches in 1 (small, medium & large)
Stylish
Cons:
Difficult to remove tobacco from the small & medium punches
Unit does not stay folded
Key chain too long to be of any value
Cost$$$
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I already had a large double punch, but when I saw the Credo I thought it would be a great portable cutter. It's actually a lot smaller than it appeared in the online photos and I was excited to try it out. The key chain attached to the cutter seemed to be in my way at all times so I cut the chain off and attached the key ring directly to the cutter.
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My first cut was on a JDN Cabinetta lancero using the smallest of the punches. It was a little difficult to make the cut and depth was much more shallow than other punches I have used. This created a very snug draw and I developed my first ever tar bubbles, yuck! Additionally, the punched cap got stuck in the cutter and I had to use a pencil to dislodge the tobacco from the punch.
I next used the middle punch on a Foundry Lovelace 6.5 x 54. The middle size punch was the easiest to get a nice deep clean cut, but still required a bit of work. Having to push the cigar and the punch so hard actually made nervous that I was going to break the stick. Like the smaller punch the cap tobacco got stick in the cutter requiring a pencil to dislodge it.
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Finally, I used the largest cutter to punch a 7x70 Asylum Ogre. The large cutter made a cut so large on the massive Ogre that it actually looked as if I used a guillotine cutter instead of a punch. I would not recommend using the large cutter on anything less than a 70 ring gauge for fear of destroying the cap. Like the other punches the cap was lodged in the cutter, but with the large hole I was able to use my pinky to push the cap out.
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On a scale of 1-10 I would give this unit a 6. it's very stylish and compact, but the lack of depth of the punch and the difficulty in removing the cap tobacco from the punch really hinder the functionality of the unit. I also did not like that the unit flops open and does not stay shut when you grab it by the keychain. For $40 plus shipping this thing ought to work a lot better. My $19 double punch runs circles around this unit and the largest punch only has value if you regularly smoke monster ring gauges. My advice, save your money and buy yourself a few nice cigars and pick up a $4 keychain punch.
