Cigar tube idea (with pics)

[petewho]

Anyone ever seen what a 2 liter soda bottle looks like before it's formed into shape? They look like this:



I ended up with a handful of these and had an idea...



Sure enough, a Robusto fits exactly into it.



This particular tube had the cap screwed on, removed, put back on, etc. When you first get the "bottle" the cap has its tamper-evident ring attached to the cap, and the first time you put the cap on it seats in place. This makes a cool way to gift a nice robusto size cigar. Or once the seal is broken on the cap, a nice way to carry one around in your pocket without crushing your stick. The tube is very thick and sturdy at this point because the plastic walls haven't been stretched out to their full bottle shape.

Not sure on a good source for these, but here it is anyway.

-Pete

[GrtndpwrflOZ]

THAT IS AWESOME.
GOOD JOB

I want in, if there is anything I can do let me know.

B

[JaKaAch]

I worked at a plant installing some conveyor for dish soap bottles. But these tubes were to small for most cigars. Plus the caps were the type that stayed on the bottle and had the pull up to open and push down to close top.

If I ever get into a 2 liter bottling plant I'm defiantly going to get a few of these tubes.

Its amazing how many of these tubes get recycled at the factory. Once they hit the floor, into the recycle bin they go, but they would still be great for a cigar.

[stearns]

what about a thin ceder strip in there, for protection, taste, looks, humidification, whatever you wanna say its for. could be a great discovery here

stearns

[nozero]

They come in green as well. I had several clear ones from a friend of a friend who worked at a injection molding plant. I won't mention what I used mine for, but it could hold an oz. compressed.

[Mystophales]

I used to work at Ball Plastics which makes plastic soda bottles. The plastic preforms are made in a injection press and they make literally millions of them a day. I still have friends of mine that work there and I am sure I could get as many as I would like for anyone that is interested.

Working there I was shocked to see how much soda is actually being drank in the U.S. Just an example The Ball Plastics plant in Ames, Iowa makes 5 million bottles every 24 hours. Ball Plastics has 4 total plastic plants across the U.S. and so all together that is 20 million bottles every 24 hours. You would think that is a lot but believe it or not Ball Plastics only has a 2.5% market share when it comes to plastic bottles.

[Darrell]

Originally Posted by nozero

They come in green as well. I had several clear ones from a friend of a friend who worked at a injection molding plant. I won't mention what I used mine for, but it could hold an oz. compressed.

[Namerifrats]

I be up for a few of them if anybody could get them. I'd glady pay shipping

[Mystophales]

Originally Posted by nozero

They come in green as well. I had several clear ones from a friend of a friend who worked at a injection molding plant. I won't mention what I used mine for, but it could hold an oz. compressed.

Green would be for Mountain Dew...boy get some of that dye on you before it gets mixed into the injection press and it will take you weeks before that crap fades. A friend of mine had a clogged tube leading from the barrel to the press and got the bright idea to go ahead and blow on the hose and had a very nice green ring around his lips for 4 weeks. Since it was a safety issue he had to go to all the shift meeting and explain what happened and how you should not blow on hoses...freakin' hysterical....

[groogs]

Those look like they would be perfect for gifting some cigars. I would like to get a few if some become available.

[stearns]

Originally Posted by groogs

Those look like they would be perfect for gifting some cigars. I would like to get a few if some become available.

as would i. would the seal on the bottle hold humidity?

stearns

[pro2625]

I would think it could hold humidity as they are made to hold soda and keep it carbonated

[d.o.]

That cigar should be in your mouth being smoked, not in a tube!

[Mystophales]

I could get the 2 liter preforms but not the caps. At Ball Plastics the preforms are made then the bottles are made and a label is attached but then they are palletized and taken to the warehouse. The caps are not applied until the bottles reach the Pepsi or Coke filler. That is also how winning contest caps are tracked. The company knows exactly which filler what pallet and what store the caps are at so when you call in a winning cap (for large prizes) and that information does not match up with their information they know they have a fraud.

Like I said I can probably get all the preforms you all would like but the caps you would have to get from a retail 2 liter bottle.