Tobacco Pressing Resources

AceFour

06 Sep 2023 — 1 min read

Blending/Processing Whole Leaf

Press:

Noodle Press (Cheap and simple, good for 50g pucks)
PVC and Hockey Pucks (Cheap and little effort, good for 100g pucks)
Shop Press (Saves time pressing 1 minute vs 10 days with a C-Clamp)
2' Stainless Steel Tube T43311 (Expensive but you can do 4 - 5 200g whole leaf plugs at a time)
3/4" Richlite high temperature cutting board (custom order and cut to size for stainless steel tube)

Whole Leaf Vendors and Casing supplies

Whole Leaf Tobacco
Leaf Only
Flavor Extracts and Cacao Nibs (remember use like a spoonful per 16oz of casing)

Cutting:

Bingham Knifeworks (made a new blade for Old Mule antique plug cutter)

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