How to Roll a Cigarette With a Cigarette Roller
Obtain a bag or can of tobacco., Obtain a cigarette roller., Study the roller for a second., Fill the roller with tobacco about to the top., Close the roller., Pretend, momentarily, that your cigarette roller is a scroll., Roll the scroll open and...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Obtain a bag or can of tobacco.
Bags are smaller, but cans are a better value.
Also, bags and cans should come with papers, so you shouldn't have to buy any. -
Step 2: Obtain a cigarette roller.
Top brands make good loose tobacco and rollers (as well as papers). , The roller unhinges on one side, and this is important to notice.
At all times during the rolling process, you need to keep the unhinged side facing towards you. , Pack it in there loosely, but fill it up.
The roller will do the rest of the packing work for you. , Pick any big strings of loose tobacco off of the top of the roller, but feel free to leave the little pieces, or the pieces that are mostly inside of the closed roller alone. , Looking at it from the side, opening the scroll would be if the roller on the left moved counterclockwise, and the roller on the right moved clockwise.
Closing the scroll would be the vice versa. , You should feel pressure on the roll, and you should also see the tobacco left on the top get slightly rolled into the space.
Now, with the hinged roller facing toward you, place your thumbs on the hinged roller, supporting the rest of the roller with your palms.
Pull the roller towards you, downward.
BE CAREFUL.
If you are encountering a lot of pressure, you may have overfilled the roller.
Open it and remove a bit of the tobacco off of the top of the tobacco that is inside the roller.
If you can get the hinged roller to rotate once towards you. , Check which side has the adhesive, and insert the opposite side into the closed roller, with the adhesive facing toward you (Remember to keep the hinged roller facing toward you).
This part can be tricky.
Begin to slowly roll the paper into the roller.
It can be hard to get the paper to grab on the roller, so keep trying.
Once you get the paper almost all the way into the roller, lick the adhesive.
Then, roll the paper into the roller.
Give it a couple extra rotations for good luck. , If everything worked out as planned, you should be done, and should have a cigarette sitting in there nicely. , -
Step 3: Study the roller for a second.
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Step 4: Fill the roller with tobacco about to the top.
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Step 5: Close the roller.
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Step 6: Pretend
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Step 7: momentarily
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Step 8: that your cigarette roller is a scroll.
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Step 9: Roll the scroll open and closed gently
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Step 10: while leaving the roller closed.
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Step 11: Remove a paper from the pack.
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Step 12: Open the roller.
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Step 13: Clean up your mess.
Detailed Guide
Bags are smaller, but cans are a better value.
Also, bags and cans should come with papers, so you shouldn't have to buy any.
Top brands make good loose tobacco and rollers (as well as papers). , The roller unhinges on one side, and this is important to notice.
At all times during the rolling process, you need to keep the unhinged side facing towards you. , Pack it in there loosely, but fill it up.
The roller will do the rest of the packing work for you. , Pick any big strings of loose tobacco off of the top of the roller, but feel free to leave the little pieces, or the pieces that are mostly inside of the closed roller alone. , Looking at it from the side, opening the scroll would be if the roller on the left moved counterclockwise, and the roller on the right moved clockwise.
Closing the scroll would be the vice versa. , You should feel pressure on the roll, and you should also see the tobacco left on the top get slightly rolled into the space.
Now, with the hinged roller facing toward you, place your thumbs on the hinged roller, supporting the rest of the roller with your palms.
Pull the roller towards you, downward.
BE CAREFUL.
If you are encountering a lot of pressure, you may have overfilled the roller.
Open it and remove a bit of the tobacco off of the top of the tobacco that is inside the roller.
If you can get the hinged roller to rotate once towards you. , Check which side has the adhesive, and insert the opposite side into the closed roller, with the adhesive facing toward you (Remember to keep the hinged roller facing toward you).
This part can be tricky.
Begin to slowly roll the paper into the roller.
It can be hard to get the paper to grab on the roller, so keep trying.
Once you get the paper almost all the way into the roller, lick the adhesive.
Then, roll the paper into the roller.
Give it a couple extra rotations for good luck. , If everything worked out as planned, you should be done, and should have a cigarette sitting in there nicely. ,
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