Powermatic 2 Electric Cigarette Injector Machine

So far so good on this unit. Ive already shot about 2 cartons worth of cigarettes and I havent experianced a jam yet. This is a pretty self explanitory machine. You can tell when you got too much tobacco in the chamber... it just doesnt feel right and it will look over full. If there is tobacco extending past the cutter line after filling... you got too much. I was nervous about buying this with the amount of reviews that I had read that this was a jam prone item and it had a "Learning Curve" well, thats partially true.. but mostly only when switching from a ribbon cut to a shag cut. so generally only a tube or two lost before getting the hang of it. I actually can shoot a 100 perfectly, never have any issues with that - although I struggle with shooting a King without excessive carrot top. I have been using Zen tubes. no problems there either all working perfectly. though I do take the time to always align the glue strip of the tube with where the grabber is on the machine. That little extra thickness makes a difference I believe. I just ordered 2lbs of Venguer... we will see in a few weeks how she holds up and I will update! **Update** Good news to report so far! It has been almost one month since I have purchased the machine and the results have been amazing. I shoot one Zen box of 250 tubes in a session, Then allow the machine to cool and any remaining tobacco is brushed and blown out waiting atleast a few hours before next session. Were at 7lbs of tobacco and roughly 1900 tubes have passed through the machine since we got her running, half king size and half 100s. Once supreme flavor and headache causing chemicals were gone my entire house hold jumped to the SYO/RYO train and we all take turns making our cartons for the week. Minus the few "learning" tubes that were damaged when I first got the machine, I still have yet to experiance a jam. The worst I have encountered is the occasional small piece torn off the end of the tube where the grabber holds it, and this has no effect on the sticks smoking qualitys. Still running on Zen FF tubes of both sizes. We will be soon moving to Vera Cruz Elegantes for our King sizes, as it has a more exciting look, a micro perf paper and 20mm filter, I will update on these tubes with this machine in the future. I have run through a few different tobaccos trying some low end and some high end stuff. Sparrow and Largo definitly at the low end of the spectrum, while Peter Stokkebye and Five Brothers easily sit at the top. In the end, I find D&R tobacco to be the perfect level in quality and taste for the dollar. I have grown to like the ribbon cut over the shag cut for SYO smokes. Ribbon is easy to stuff and get a consistent burn and draw almost everytime, while shag seems to need to be watched for its moisture content and its compaction in the chamber before stuffing. Just a little refrence and food for thought, This isnt perfect and more of an estimation. Using round numbers because its easier, lets look at inital investment cost. I paid 75$ for my machine, 65$ for a 12 pack of 2oz tobacco sampler kit, 55$ for 2 lbs of D&R Venguer, and 20$ for 5 boxes of Zen FF Kings. This is what we started with. So for roughly 215$ I was making my own smokes. Depending on how each cigarette is stuffed, I generally get about 2.5 to 3 cartons per pound of tobacco, so were looking at about 500 to 600 cigarettes per lb. So if I break that down to a total of 1000 smokes for my 2 original lbs - To cover my inital cost of the investment I am paying somewhere in the nature of 4.30$ a pack. Where I am at, I get my Marlboro cartons for more then 50$ each but I will use 50$ as a good start since it generally is the minimum for a carton. So what I saved not having to drive to go get packs or cartons and not paying full retail at gas stations for smokes, I have pretty much already covered my original cost within the month by not purchasing my normal 5 cartons. That justifys the original purchase to me. So now if you figure the cost of the Cigarettes without the intial overhead cost of purchase, 55$ for 2 lbs of D&R Venguer, 20$ for 5 boxes of Zen FF Kings, we have 75$. So for 75$ you get 1000 smokes, Do the math and your looking at 1.50$ cost per pack. Now thats a price I can enjoy and all the while im smoking higher quality paper and tobacco. So for minor increases in total cost, I can get a ultra premium smoke - cheaper then any over the counter Cigarette. I will Update as the abuse to the Machine continues. Good Luck with your adventure! Smoke Happy!

Excellent machine!! Sturdy, well made and creates a perfect cigarette every time if used properly!! It comes with all the utensils pictured and they are all functional and useful each time you use the machine, particularly the brush and the little side tray that easily lifts off and on below the tube feed. I received my Powermatic II a week ago, I took it out of the box and began making cigarettes within 2 minutes. I made an entire carton without a single jam and without the loss of a single tube. That first carton took me over two hours as I was new to the process and I am a perfectionist. The next day I sat down to make another carton and it took me an hour and thirty minutes...all perfect and just one jam near the end of the carton and totally my fault for overloading the cylinder. The jam took me all of 30 seconds to clean out and begin rolling again. This machine should last a long time if used properly, taken care of and cleaned after each use. It only took me one hour and fifteen minutes to make my third carton of cigarettes and I expect that will be my best time from now on. At first I thought the piece added to the top of the machine to 'hold' additional tobacco was useless...however...once I perfected my technique of using the machine I learned that it is invaluable as it holds enough tobacco to make 6 to 8 cigarettes without reaching up over and over again into the tobacco bag. I can't seem to make a bad smoke, some are tighter and some are looser (less tobacco) but all are filled from filter to end and smoke evenly. I use King Tubes (Beretta)and Pipe Tobacco and I am just sorry I didn't do this a LONG time ago....I could have saved Hundreds (maybe thousands) of dollars since I began smoking 40 years ago. It is SO easy to do and the smokes are Better than the Manufactured ones....perhaps it is the tobacco, without as many preservatives and additives, or just the pure satisfaction that I made it myself AND saved so much money!! I have now made a total of four cartons of cigarettes (enough for the next month) and have already gotten my money's worth from this machine and it still looks and works like new!! If you smoke a pack a day or more you should get this machine and begin saving money from now on...it takes about six minutes to make a pack once you have the machine out of the box. UPDATE: I have now owned this machine for over 9 months and have rolled over 40 Cartons, it still looks and works like new. I have only had two jams in all that time and both were my fault and occurred within the first couple weeks of ownership. I have never lost a tube and never rolled an unusable smoke. If you clean your Powermatic each time after use it should last for years. I make sure the chamber is completely empty and slide the round brush utensil into the chamber after each use. After about four months the arm got really tight to push all the way back so I sprayed a little WD-40 at the base of the arm and rotated it several times and it was better than new. Again this past month it happened again and the WD-40 again made it smooth as new. So, every four months a little squirt of lubricant and cleanings after every use will keep this machine working like new for years to come. I Still Love this machine and I can now roll a carton in about 45 minutes. Also can make about 15 smokes without reaching up for more tobacco. Even figuring the price of the Powermatic into the equation each pack of smokes cost me about .65 cents, I have already saved well over a grand. Best purchase I have ever made.

So, let me start out saying that if you can quit then you should! That being said, I've been a smoker of cigarettes, pipes, and cigars for 20 years. Sad, I know. However, this thing is slicker than snot! Works awesome! There were quite a few questions that I had before purchasing this machine that I could not find anywhere on the internet, so I thought that I would try to answer them here and it may help you. 1. Does pipe tobacco taste and feel like cigarette tobacco? Well, yes and no. If you have ever smoked a pipe or a cigar then you know how harsh the "throat feel" and "mouth feel" can be. If you order a bagged tobacco like "The Good Stuff" Gold or "Gambler" Gold then it is extremely close to light cigarette tobacco. Does it taste exactly like a Maralboro? No, not quite. But darn close. Close enough where I will roll my own from now on. 2. Does it take a lot of time? No. I learned how much to pack into the machine very quickly. I experimented with about 5 cigarettes on how much to pack into the machine. Feeling a Maralboro cigarette's firmness against the RYO product. You learn very quickly how much pressure is need to make a butt. It took me about an hour to make 100 cigarettes and I got very fast towards the end. So I'm sure my next 100 will be much faster. 3. How cost effective is it? I made 5 packs in 1 hour (and I will get much faster) for about $1.85 a pack. Cigarettes in Maine are about $8.00 a pack, so you do the math where you life. 4. How is the machine? Very easy!! Its very slick and works awesome. I bought it based on the reviews on amazon. It got here in 24 hours. It is fairly heavy and requires very little effort to operate. Seems well constructed. The side pan isn't really necessary. I make cigs on a cookie sheet pan to catch the loose tobacco and reuse it later. I got down to about 5 to 6 cigs a minute in the first hour. 5. What cigarette tubes and tobacco should I order? Well, this is only my opinion and not fact. I went with Gambler Red king filters and a 6 oz back of "The Good Stuff" gold and "Gambler" gold. Both seem very similar to me. I smoked Maralboro lights for many years and I don't notice enough difference to really care based on the money that I am saving. I have 1000 tubes to go through and I'm not that picky. However, I will try the Gambler Light tubes next time. The smoke I RYO is now a cross between a Maralboro Red and a Maralboro Light. Once again I am not that picky given that I'm saving so much money. Bottom line: pick some tubes and tobacco and give it a shot. I've been happy with what I selected so far and will mess around with brand a little in the future. 6. Should I do it" Yes! Do it NOW! I cannot believe how long I waited to do this because I was afraid that I wouldn't like it or that it would be too much trouble. It's easy and really not that time consuming givin all of the times that I hopped in my truck or stopped on my way to and from work to grab a pack of smokes. I feel like a fool for not doing this years ago. Do it! Massive savings!

This is the 3rd electric machine I've bought. The first 2 were both where auger type machines, while they made a good cigarette, I had the same experience most others warn about, the cherry falling off, burn holes, etc. I ordered the Powermatic 2 after reading quite a few of the reviews, and burning another hole in a shirt. I got this machine in about a week, but it was a day sooner then I expected so I was pleasantly surprised. I was determined that I would actually make some smokes before writing a review. I like some others when I make my smokes prefer to make a carton at a time, although it's broken up a little since I can't sit for long periods of time. I started making my new smokes the day the machine arrived, I did watch some videos on YouTube prior to receiving my Powermatic 2, and recommend anyone considering this machine do the same, so got the first 2 or 3 packs made, I did stop and smoke one just to see how I was doing. I was amazed that my smokes were absolutely perfect, and the one I smoked was just as good as any store bought smoke. I got my first carton finished and actually threw away the rest of the smokes I had from the old machine. The best advice I can give to anyone is if you're considering a machine to RYO do yourself a favor and get the Powermatic 2, it is the best electric machine out there for the price. **UPDATE 11-4-2013** Have already made 5 cartons with this little machine, it's running strong and making perfect smokes. Others have stated about machine jams, I think that's more to either filling the chamber too much or having too much of the powder that's at the bottom of your bag of tobacco. I will admit, the cartons that I've made with this little beauty I have had 2 jams, the machine detected them right away and reset for the jam to be cleared out, the first one was an overload of tobacco, and the 2nd one was that all that stuff at the bottom of the bag, which gets remixed in with my tobacco before I even get started since I blend 2 types of tobacco for my smokes. I will never go back to the previous type of electric machine that I used. I really wish this machine was around when I purchased my first electric machine, and it's paid for itself already. I don't see any reason to spend in the neighborhood of $800 for another brand of machine that is being sold, since with that machine you have to buy a tobacco shredder and the tobacco itself from the manufacturer or violate it's warranty. I'm looking forward to getting lots of use out of this machine. **UPDATE: 6/19/2015** 2 days ago 6/17/15 I started having an issue where the little arm that holds the cigarette on the injector tube was releasing the tube as it was filling. After investigating the problem, I found that this little arm has a rubber tip on it and it was worn out. Since it's a cost for the machine, and this was the only issue, I looked to see if there was some way to fix the problem. My solution was to take a utility knife and scrape the remaining piece of rubber from the arm, and take standard O Ring, cut a small piece from it and use a drop of super glue to attach it to the arm, and let it sit overnight. This morning I made a pack of smokes and everything works fine again, just watch that you don't overfill your tubes and give the new rubber tip a chance to wear in. I saved the O Ring in case I need to do this quick repair again., Hope this helps anyone who winds up with the same issue.

I've owned 3 of these and my best friend has had one for years and years, too. Had one years ago myself and it eventually did stop working (as any product will) after many years of reliable, solid use. I currently have two of these machines in two different rooms of my house. One of them had an issue so I contacted the manufacturer. They paid for the shipping for me to send it in for repair and promptly sent me back a perfectly working repaired unit. The repaired unit worked literally as good as new, if not better! I was super impressed. This machine, if you use it correctly, will make you perfectly rolled cigarette just about every time. When you do get the occasional dud, it's because you're doing something wrong, such as not packing the machine with tobacco properly or using crumbs. You should NEVER use tobacco crumbs in ANY machine, in my opinion. This will always clog them up and can damage them (and even the manufacturer's instructions will tell you that). It takes literally seconds to have 1 cigarette rolled with this machine. And it's night and day way better than the even the more expensive machines with the manual crank. I used to have a couple of those and it worked but was a chore. And those manual machines clog all the time and need a ton more maintenance. With this machine, if you mess up and use crumbs, you can use a pair of scissors and/or the included cleaning tools to unclog it. This does happen from time to time if you're not paying close enough attention to how crumby your tobacco is. If you do pay attention, fresher tobacco will have a lot more texture and a small amount of natural moisture to it, so it's pliable. Good, fresh tobacco also is larger in your fingers. Old, crumby tobacco will feel gritty, fine, small and dry on your fingers. THROW THAT AWAY if you don't want to jam or damage your machine. I've made many, many cartons worth of cigarettes with this machine. You can usually make a pack in a few minutes, so a full carton probably takes maybe 20-30 minutes. The savings are worth it and I personally have found that the side effects from the pipe tobacco I use from the smoke shop are far less than those you get from store-bought cigarettes. I personally use and highly recommend Kentucky Select pipe tobacco. Personally, I like menthol tobacco. As far as tubes, I've tried them all, and the best of the best brand for those is Shargio, in my humble opinion. The company that makes the Powermatic II honors their warranty, so you can feel assured about this purchase. It's a worthwhile investment that literally pays for itself!

What more to say? When I first started rolling tobacco because I refused to pay double overnight ($300 monthly vs $150) I settled on something cheap. The TOP slide machine, which for <$10 has done me solid for the last 10 months with minimal issues. The few issues I always struggled with hand rolling cigarettes was getting the tobacco packed to the filter and getting a consistent circular thickness throughout the entire cigarette. Two things hands down everyone can say is what makes a pack of smokes superior to hand rolling. I overlooked these for the clean tobacco that actually made smoking tasteful and enjoyable again rolling yourself and I could look past the ends always being loose by packing each using a philips screwdriver and pinching the ends, but it did get rather annoying and started to take an hour to pack each cigarette and pinch the ends for a pack of smoke. Enter the savings of money since then and finally taking a look back at the Powermatic II+ and seeing a sale price. After reading the reviews I was heavily skeptical but I figured I have some extra cash why not pull the trigger. No big loss. I can now say whole-heartily that many of the top reviews are correct and not just people geeking out over technology. These are experienced users and are just stating the facts. This machine hands down is the closest you'll ever get to rolling a cigarette with near perfection like those you buy at the gas station. In 5 minutes of testing immediately after arriving I rolled a pack of cigarettes needing minor packing on 1 or 2 and filling the entire width of the tube (Golden Harvest) to perfection with a strong pack near the filter. I was amazed at how I have the tendency of doing things the hard way for the last 10 months but just chalk it up to a rite of passage. I then decided to test how much I could roll at what speed and pulled 40 tubes out and within 10 minutes all were packed with again one or two issues largely my fault learning the machine as each one is different. The tools they provide make it easy clearing a jam in which I tend to pull the tube out first and then run it to spill out the tobacco before restarting. Sometimes you have to scrap the sides where the jam hits but its all so intuitive. Even with a jam, 10 minutes! I'll just leave it at this after 10 months of rolling my own with a $10 TOP hand machine that still works like a champ and perhaps doing 10,000 cigarettes with. This is the final level. You want the best? This IS THE BEST. Seeing people updating their reviews as they pass 10,000 then 20,000 and up to 30,000+ is a very positive sign and I believe it. Old school American engineering where they make a product that's meant to last and not just designed to break so you become a constant customer to boost their spreadsheets. Go on. Throw out those electrical machine debates out of your head. This ends the conversation. Period!

To me, this machine is worth it's weight in gold! We still really love it! We roll at least 4 packs a day on it everyday, so we've rolled a LOT of cigs with it over the last 11 months. BUT we did have a problem with it which is what I wanted to tell you all about in case one of you gets it, so you can avoid a lot of aggravation. Quite awhile ago, it suddenly stopped working right and wouldn't pack the tobacco all the way into the tube. There was no way we could afford another one or afford to send it to them to be fixed like they say to, so we did the only thing we could, tried to fix it ourselves. My husband took it completely apart, but didn't see anything at all wrong with it, so he cleaned it out good using a can of compressed air that we use on our computers, and put it back together again. It worked! A few months later the same thing started to happen. This time we didn't take it apart, but instead just blew air into every hole we could find and again it worked. Now we do that just whenever we think about it to keep it running smoothly. Again in a few more months the same thing happened and we did take it apart, but the only thing we've ever been able to figure is that bits of tobacco eventually build up and cause the problem. Personally, I think it gets in there through the tiny hole right in front of the lever. Part of the reason we think this is the problem is because when it acts up, you can "feel" the difference when you try to roll a cig. It "feels like" somethings in there and once that something is out, it runs just fine. Some of the tobacco that gets caught up in it can't be very big though as it's more like dust when you blow it out. Of course there's some in it big enough to see too. I think the tobacco just eventually got stuck in the worst possible place and that's what caused it to stop working. But, it's an easy fix and that's what counts. So, if you get one, which I still very much recommend, I'd suggest cleaning it with air every once in awhile, like every few weeks or once a month, just to prevent the problem. But if you wind up with it not filling the tube completely like it did to us, don't panic, just open it up and blow it all out really good. Then put it back together and you should be good to go again. Oh, I also suggest going with a good grade of tobacco. When this problem happened, just to see if there'd be a difference, we decided to try the same tobacco shown in the DVD. They say it costs a little more, but it was the same price as the one we were using before. But I can tell you that the type of tobacco you use in it does in fact make a difference. So it's worth it to get the better tobacco. It's the fine stuff that seems to get stuck and cause the problems anyway. Another thing that others also say and we also found to be true is that the brand of tubes you use also can make a big difference. I never had a problem rolling mine, but my husband's were a pain in the neck at times. He finally switched over to the same brand of tubes I use and we were both shocked at how much better they worked. They look and measure the same as the other brand, but for some reason the machine likes my brand better... so why fight it? lol Now he uses the same brand I do...they both cost the same amount anyway so it wasn't a big deal. (I use Royal Majestic tubes and get the menthol 100's; he uses the Royal Majestic tubes now too but gets the regular size non menthol for his. Then he decided to try switching to 100's so we'd always be rolling the same size and that too made a big difference. Don't know why, but each change made a very good machine even better! I'm not suggesting that these are the only tubes that work well or the only tobacco that does. I'm sure there are other brands just as good. What I'd suggest is to experiment till you find what works best for you that you like. Of course, if it's not giving you a problem with the ones you usually buy, then you don't even have to consider it. The others actually worked fine, it's just that these are even better. Oh and about how quick it works...it's fast!!!.... So it's a great little machine! Even with the problem we had, I'd still give it 5 stars!

I've only had this for about 3 weeks, but told myself I'd write a review after 1,000 smokes, so here it is. Keep in mind that I came to this machine from a Top-O-Matic hand crank which provided me with many great smokes. I decided to try the Powermatic 2 for no other reason than that I was tired of knocking my beer over;) I'll start with what I don't like. The lever is pretty stiff. This isn't a big deal, but I have to hold the machine down with one hand when opening the lever which throws a hitch in the work flow;) I also noticed that the cutter closes at a bit of an angle and opens at the opposite angle, as if it's being pushed and pulled from one end(instead of the center),which may cause some slight binding and, thus, the stiff lever which if not carefully, deliberately, completely opened will leave the left end of the cutter exposed in the chamber just waiting to slice a sliding finger tip..... if you could get your finger in there. The smallish, recessed chamber with a lip on the operators side make it a little tedious to fill evenly. The "Tobacco holder"/feed ramp extender makes this even worse and is pretty much useless anyway.(more in "Tips") I'll chock most of the above up to "learning curve" as I'm currently enjoying one of the nicest smokes I've ever made. This is the "Good" section btw. After the first 2-300 smokes I've been churning out near perfection with only a handful of slight disappointments. From filter to tip this machine can make a "full", well packed smoke. To highlight this(for those in the know) I've gone back to loading my cigarette case filters up with very little fallout. It's easy to use and clean, fits nicely on a tray with a heap of tobacco and makes a cute little grunt when you're in the process of making a perfect smoke. The few jams I have had were A)my fault and B)easily cleared. So far I am more than happy with the Powermatic 2 and have no real complaints. Time will tell how it holds up, but, at $8-9 a pack for store boughts, I could go through one a month and still be way ahead.... And there's no way I'm going back to the crank. Just a side note: This machine does a great job with King size tubes, but I wouldn't waste my time trying to stuff 100s. There's simply no way that the same amount of tobacco is going to fill another 12mm of tube(as well as it fills a king). Tips:(for this machine and MYO's in general) "This thing likes dry tobacco" ***THIS IS A LIE!!!!*** (The rest has been removed for this update) *************************************************** Update: 4 months in... The problem with the cutter has gotten worse(as I expected)and seems to be the result of a pretty substantial design flaw. I have been able to make it function as new without opening the case. DO NOT PRY ON THE CUTTER!!! I'm still happy with the Powermatic 2, (most of this has been removed for this update... and probably doesn't make any sense now) **************************************************** Update: 10 months in... (3/23/13) The Powermatic II is still going strong, BUT... I recently ordered a back-up Powermatic II for no particular reason, aside from the creeping paranoia that my first one would break and I'd have to buy a $9 pack of cigarettes. Anyway, it sat on a shelf for a few weeks until tonight, when I thought I should make sure it works. And it is as much better than my first one as my first one was better than a hand crank. Makes me wonder if I got a lemon first time. The only visible difference is that the old one has "titanium" printed on the cutter and this one doesn't, but this one is much smoother in operation. I don't really know if there's any internal difference, but the new one is better than the old ever was, so the old one's on the shelf and, to be honest, it lasted a hell of lot longer than I ever expected. I still highly recommend this injector, especially at the current price. It is, by far, the best thing out there under $600. **************************************************** Update: 9 months in (on unit #2) (12/23/13) The Powermatic II #2 is working as well as the first time I used it. The problem with the cutter binding I had with the first unit has NOT occurred with this one. It is still silky smooth, with daily use. I have been having more jams lately, but it's winter, it's drier and so is my backy. This thing really doesn't like dry tobacco. I love stuffing tubes on a rainy day, about 68 degrees out, with the windows open. Nice and springy, well humidified tobacco that's easily crammed into a mellow and long burning piece of MYO perfection. Lately I feel like I'm lighting a fuse every time I have a smoke. It's just hard to keep tobacco wet in the winter, but I'm still very happy with the Powermatic II.

Got this machine just two days back. Used it from day 1. Faced almost all the prblems discussed above except any machine parts problem (by God's Grace). And today is the day of my salvation. Just a gentle touch with fingure tip where the tube enters the holder. Bingo !! All the rpoblem is gone. The only catch is to release the tube just when the injector touches the end of the tube. A little concentration is common for us PROUD SMOKERS. Result- a nicely packed 100 mm tube. I have used manual injectors for a long time and a spring injector machine for a few months. The tobacco I am using is almost tobacco dust (in all probability they are sweeping the tobacco warehouse and packing them ;-) Both the machines got jammed more often than working properly. But after the little touch' above' this machine is a darling. Hope this one will last for at least 2 years.

Perfetta i ogni sua funzione. Ho fatto una ventina di sigarette in pochissimi tempo. Bisogna prenderci un po la mano ma poi è facilissimo. CONSIGLIO !!

J'ai longtemps hésité et finalement je suis ravie de mon achat. La machine est facile à utiliser, le résultat est vraiment top et la confection rapide. Je recommande

Prise en main facile, je recommande

Pedido gestionado muy rápido. El artículo es tal cual se describe. El mecanismo funciona a la perfección y sin ninguna pega.