I would like to find a high-quality, easy to use machine for making
herbal cigarets.  The machines that use regular tobacco will not
accommodate the coarser herbs. I would like to be able to make
cigarets that are 100's size.  Thank you.

Hello vivre

Thanks for asking an interesting question.

There are two types of cigaret machine: injection machines and rolling
machines.

1  Injection machines

The injection type makes more cigarets more quickly but even the very
best of this type will not cope with a herbal tobacco that is more
difficult to manage than "long, fine or medium cut shags".

According to Roll Your Own magazine:
"It should NOT be hunks or heavy bulk cut. It should NOT be overly
moist like most pipe tobacco. "

If you are smoking a herbal cut that you think might work in an
injection machine, they recommend the Supermatic range:
" few can rival the sheer efficiency, quality and control of cigarette
making that is indicative of the patented Supermatic line by CTC, Inc.
(Clinton Tube Company of Plattsburg, New York)."

see review of injectors, Roll Your Own Magazine (January/February
2000)
http://www.ryomagazine.com/january/injectors.htm

You can find these machines at:
http://stuffyourown.com/noname.html

or another supplier:
http://www.thetobaccoshop.com/RYOMachIndex.htm

These machines may be somewhere between $35 and $55


2  Rolling Machines

These use papers, not tubes like the injection machines.  They won't
mass produce cigarets but they will accommodate a much wider range of
blends.  Our old friend, RYO magazine, says: "these kinds of machines
all work pretty well .... An added advantage is that you can roll
practically any type of tobacco in these, including ones that would
jam an injector every time.."
review "Rolling Easy", Roll Your Own (July/September 2000)
http://www.ryomagazine.com/july/rollers.htm

Their most up-to date survey and review of rolling machines dates from
January 2002.  They name several good ones but say their favorite is
the Rizla Blue 110mm which will roll 100mm cigarets too. Read the
survey at:
http://www.ryomagazine.com/jan2002/rollers.htm

You can buy the Rizla Blue for less than $10.

One supplier is at:
http://www.nationalguild.com/ZIGGYSTOBACCO.COM/Smoking_Accessories.html
(Scroll down to " Rizla Roller Style Rolling Machine " and select the
right size.)

Or you could buy it from:
http://ryotobacco.com/productList.php3?xSID=U0EI01V5KSd2DCPddpgl&productType_id=40

There is a Google directory of suppliers which could help you find
more possibilities:
http://directory.google.com/Top/Shopping/Tobacco/Cigarettes/Roll_Your_Own/

One more page of this helpful magazine which might interest you
discusses how to achieve cigarets looking similar to the ones you buy
in packets:
http://www.ryomagazine.com/jan2001/rollers.htm

Hope this is helpful.  I enjoyed working on your question and wish you
luck in achieving good quality herbal cigarets.  Please feel free to
ask for clarification.



P.S. My search strategy started with combinations of these words:
cigaret cigarette machines advice herbal rolling

Once I discovered RYO I searched their archives at: 
http://www.ryomagazine.com/archives.htm
and then typed their recommendations into Google to find suppliers

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Request for Answer Clarification by vivre-ga on 16 Jul 2002 00:30 PDT

Dear Leli,  Thank you for all the info you found, and all the links. 
I couldn't have asked for a better or more complete answer.  Vivre

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Clarification of Answer by leli-ga on 16 Jul 2002 00:53 PDT

Many thanks for the generous comments, Vivre.  I'm so glad the answer
was helpful to you.  Happy cigaret-making!

I feel like leli gave me even more help than I thought of asking for! 
I am very, very, very happy with my answer!!!