Last week I had so many chores to do that I decided to goof off for awhile and try to make some coins. My intent was to not press them like the commercial version.
This is Virginia Brightleaf that I flue cured along with some Samsun Maden and some Whole Leaf Tobacco Latakia leaf
I made a sandwich by adding the Brightleaf and Maden, keeping the Latakia in the center. I then rolled this mix into a "cigar" and placed in a cigar mold
I then placed the cigar mold in to my screw press and placed the press into my kiln. I only kept it in the kiln for about an hour at 180F. I was in a hurry and just playing around otherwise I would have left it in much longer.
After un- molding I cut the "cigar" in to various thicknesses.
As you can see the coins are not compressed very tight. If I had to do it over I would have added more tobacco in order for a tighter compression by the screw press. The end result was fantastic. I ended up with some nice coins that I just placed in my pipe and smoked!
This is Virginia Brightleaf that I flue cured along with some Samsun Maden and some Whole Leaf Tobacco Latakia leaf
I made a sandwich by adding the Brightleaf and Maden, keeping the Latakia in the center. I then rolled this mix into a "cigar" and placed in a cigar mold
I then placed the cigar mold in to my screw press and placed the press into my kiln. I only kept it in the kiln for about an hour at 180F. I was in a hurry and just playing around otherwise I would have left it in much longer.
After un- molding I cut the "cigar" in to various thicknesses.
As you can see the coins are not compressed very tight. If I had to do it over I would have added more tobacco in order for a tighter compression by the screw press. The end result was fantastic. I ended up with some nice coins that I just placed in my pipe and smoked!