At a glance
- A rolling machine (roller) uses two parallel rollers and a flexible belt or apron to wrap tobacco in a rolling paper, producing a finished cigarette.
- The basic cycle: open the rollers, spread tobacco evenly along the chamber, close the rollers and spin them to shape the tobacco, feed in a rolling paper (gummed edge up, facing you), and roll again to seal.
- Common problems — torn paper, loose rolls, uneven fill — are usually caused by overfilling, incorrect paper placement, or tobacco that is too dry or too moist.
- Most manual rolling machines accommodate standard rolling paper widths (1 1/4 or king size).