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ignaciojn

ignaciojn

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Aug 19, 2016
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Hey folks, maybe you can help me out.
I smoke ribbons. When a tin is nearly finished, instead of ribbons you get what I call "dust" (very fine, very small bits of tobacco).
Said dust is very hard to pack and smoke, but I can't get myself to dump it.
Any tips?

 
python

python

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^^^^ +1
When a tin starts to run low, I dump it out onto a paper plate and load a little more than 3/4 of the bowl with the mixture and then use some of the dust as kindling for the top. This way I don't have one bowl that has a lot of dust on top. I repeat this until it is all gone.

 
ophiuchus

ophiuchus

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Mar 25, 2016
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^^^^^^^^ All of the above!
I jar my tins when I open them. When I get to the bottom, where there's a lot of crumbs and dust in the mix, I dump the remainder into a "mix" jar. This won't necessarily be everyone's cup of tea, but I've had some interesting, sometimes killer bowls following this practice. With the smaller pieces and chunks, I find the resulting smoke refreshingly dense. :puffy:

 
ignaciojn

ignaciojn

Starting to Get Obsessed
Aug 19, 2016
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I usually do a modified (and extremely simplified) Frank.

But I'll try a stuff-and-kindle, it's good advice.
Thanks folks.

 
jpmcwjr

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When a tin is low, or when starting with bulk in bag, I shake it in a bag to bring the bigger pieces to the top, load half way, then finish with the small stuff on top. Cuts down on the dust a bit to start with.

 
bryguysc

bryguysc

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Feb 4, 2015
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I toss all the bottom bits, and what falls onto my plate when packing my pipe, into a jar. (One for va & Vapers, one for English)

When the jar is full, I press it into a plug/cake. Usually turns out quite nicely.

 
balkisobrains

balkisobrains

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Jun 27, 2016
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I usually sift it out using a wire mesh flour sifter before I jar up a tin. I used to keep it all in a "fines" jar, but eventually just got rid of it, and stopped keeping it after that. I figured someone out there was making bricks out of the stuff.

 
jpmcwjr

jpmcwjr

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Sure, but it'd be wise to collect somewhat similar tobaccos. After all, it's the marketing people who say their random mixtures are terrific.....

 
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