Powermatic III+

This is an amazing machine. We have an electric filler that you have to push the tobacco into the tube feed. It is a little difficult to get a consistent amount of tobacco. It has been in use for several years and still working. This powermatic III is just awesome; it took me about half an hour to make a carton of cigarettes, and they were perfectly consistent and I have had no jams making over 600 cigarettes. Even though it is a little expensive, it is well worth the money.There are plenty of reviews so I am not going to make a lengthy one; I used to leave complete reviews, but now I see people with "Vine" review status. As long as they get it free and leave complete reviews there is no reason for me to when I actually pay for the product.

Quality. There's not a single machine that I'd pick over the Powermatic lineup. When you get the III+ you'll see it for yourself. Rolls 100's like a champ, PERFECTLY. If you're a first time user of a rolling machine, make sure you never use too fine or too stringy of strands, and especially never moist.... unless you want to see the "Hopper" warning over and over and a possible failed unit. Most tobacco comes with some humidity and you'll find laying it on a table in a less humid environment for a few hours minimum, will go a long way. You'll want to experiment with how much humidity is low enough any time you use a Roll-Your-Own tobacco injector, however, unlike manual injectors or even the majority of electronic ones (Powermatic II+), you won't be needing to know how much to put into the chamber, as this one will choose based on your density settings. There's one button for density and another to reset however many you'd like to count, like a trip odometer on a vehicle's instrument cluster, not to be confused with the overall count which is required for warranty purposes. Once you get familiar with those 2 buttons, you'll enjoy hitting the start button 99.999% of the time after loading a tube. It's so simple and works so well that every cent spent will feel worth it. I'd wager, if you follow my recommendations for the tobacco (same for all injectors), you'll get the full 20,000 cigs for your 20,000 pennies.Tip: When you insert the tube, hold it with your left thumb, for a deep even pack on 100's. I'd do it with Kings too on the lowest setting. Even with a few lbs of force it will still push away from the machine.

Worth the price. I have had this machine for about 9 months now, and it shows that I have made over 11,000 cigarettes. It is still going good. You do have to prep the tobacco, as mentioned in other posts, which is the part I don't like. I always keep a finger on the end of the filter while it's being injected and then I get the tobacco all the way to the filter. Once you get a system that you're comfortable with, it's very efficient.

Being new to the roll your own game I have tried all the machines there is to offer. I own the old school slide type, a crank type (top o matic), a powermatic2+, and now the powermatic3+. They all respectively have there advantages but the pm3 takes the Cake.The pm3+ makes life way more easier and less time consuming to make your cigs...I mean we're trying to save money on cigs here, not devote every free minute to making cigs. The automated process makes the task so simple a caveman can do it (lol). Just fill the Hopper with your favorite tabacco, select your cig size (King or 100s) slide a empty tube on the nozzle, press the start button and Bam! Ready to smoke cig in about 4 seconds. If you like me, I still like to hand pack them a lill more after the process so I can get close to a perfect cig. But the automatic compression and injecting makes this much more of a enjoyable task over a crank type machine and even the pm2 for that matter. The pm3 is kind of big and bulky compared to the other machines, but fits on my McDonald's tray I use for rolling with room to spare. Clean up is a easy task, and comes with the same cleaning tools as the pm2. The piece counters add a nice touch (lifetime counter and resettable counter) to keep track of how many you have made. I'm not like some of the other reviewers that like to boast about how quickly I can make cigs, but this machine definitely cut processing time in HALF, and I can make let's say 40-60 cigs in about 15 minutes, hand packing each one while watching my favorite movie/show or talking on the phone.Now with that said, some disadvantages...-the pm3+(not the pm3) doesn't have the 5 stage compression setting that I hoped for, which was standard on the non-Plus model (pm3). They now have just 3 selectable sizes King, King mid I guess?, And 100s. After testing all settings (on King tubes) I've found that King setting rolls a lill on the loose side, King mid rolls a lill tighter, and 100s rolls the tightest. This also varies on your tabacco...how dry or moist it is, the cut etc. I tend to switch back and fourth on these settings while making my cigs.-your tabacco choice, and or prep MATTERS! When I read the reviews on this machine I tended to blow off the reviews that said to prep your tabacco before using this machine...they weren't joking. The automatic Hopper is a finiky beast on this machine and if your tabacco is too moist it will throw the Hopper light on about every 4-5 cigs. Same goes for longer cuts, problem is the machine only tempers (packs the tabacco) for a set amount of times, so if it takes longer then what's programed to fill the slot for your set cig size it will turn on the Hopper light. And in my use so far I've found moist and longer cut tabaccos to cause this issue. I use Ohm and The Good stuff for now, and helps to let it dry out a lill in open air for about 10-15 minutes before making cigs.-like other machines, this thing DOES NOT pack the tabacco all the way to the filter. This is something that has bothered me since day one of rolling my own, and obviously I've tried every machine possible. I've just come to realize hand packing after injecting is a must for me...still doesn't quite get it perfectly Everytime but it still makes more consistent enjoyable cigs. I think most people in the RYO community just deals with it and looks more at the cost savings then having your tabacco touch the filter (lol)Well hope this long winded reveiw helps others with there purchase. It's really a great investment when rolling your own, it will pay for it self in no time! For the more budget minded people the pm2 is a great investment as well. But the pm3+ is a must have if your looking for less time invested over cost.**UPDATE 6/19/20**The pm3+ is still going strong! Counter reads 8407 cigs rolled (more than this have been rolled, I'll explain in a sec) and still counting! It has made life so easy with rolling my own cigs, and Ive saved so much money as well. Pm3 payed for it self within the first month. Couple things I want to bring up.....- I've noticed that at probaly month 3 or so the injector started getting louder, kinda like dry parts rubbing each other sound... Almost like it needs grease or extreme interior cleaning. But with no service access I just continue to use it and it hasn't gotten worse.- when rolling, occasionally the Hopper light will come on which is supposed to indicate you need more tabacco...but you open the door and notice you still have half full Hopper?? Even with properly prepared tabacco it still does this, I found that you can shut the door and press the start button again and it will complete the cig but it will be packed way to tight. So another solution is keep the door open and press start and the machine will push out the injector (part of it's cleaning process) and you can complete the cig that way without it being uselessly tight. This way does not show up on the counter though which leads me to believe I'm up to about 9.5-10k cigs rolled instead of the 8400 it actually reads.- as in my initial review I brought up the cig settings and stated I go back and forth on the settings while rolling...I now tend to roll most of my cigs on the "king" setting which keeps them a lill loose but enjoyable, but on occasion it tends to roll too loose in which I switch the setting to "king +" (the middle setting) for a few cigs till it tightens up some and then I switch back to "king" size to complete that Hopper load. The 100's setting rolls way to tight on king tubes...and keep in mind I still hand pack each individual cig.-last but not least, I noticed at about month 4-5 it kinda spits the tube off early depending how packed the tabacco is. I have remedied this by lightly pushing on the filter towards the machine as it injects which helps getting the tabacco further in the tube but also keeps it on the nozzle.That's it for now! I still love this machine, you just have to learn it's quirks to make your desired cig. I love it so much I think I will buy a back up machine in the next month or 2 just to have it if this one decides to fail. Hope my long-winded review helps some people as I know this is not a easy purchase for some. But look at it this way....I was spending roughly $420-500 a month on store bought cigs, I now spend $60-100 a month on tabacco and tubes. It's a no brainier if you ask me.

The instructions for this device make it seem easy to use...It takes alot of trial and error...It doesn't fill the tubes completely, doesn't pack the tobacco in to the tubes tightly and if you turn the cigarette upside down the tobacco can fall out. You have to constantly push the tobacco into the hopper bottom so that the tubes fill, tap each completed cigarette on a table so the tobacco doesn't fall out, hold your' finger on each tube when filling to force the tube to fill...After using this for a while now, I am giving it a better review...The tobacco you put in the machine needs to be somewhat dry and you have to use the poker stick thing that comes with it to frequently mix and push the tobacco down...Once you get used to it you can do 5 or 6 cigarettes a minute.It works...However, for the money I spent on it I expected it to work alot better.