Abstract: A cigarette making machine is disclosed. The machine comprises a housing, a tobacco chamber located in the housing, an opening in the housing for introducing a batch of tobacco in such chamber, a press plate movable in the chamber for compressing the batch of tobacco into a substantially cylindrical body, a cam plate pivotally mounted on the housing and engaging the press plate, an actuating member connected to such cam plate for operating the cam plate, a tube supporting means aligned and communicating with the chamber, a plunger slidably mounted in the housing and extending through the chamber, and link means interconnecting the plunger to the actuating member and operated by the cam plate. Rotation of the actuating member first causes the press plate to compress the batch of tobacco and then advances the plunger through the chamber to expel the tobacco body into a cigarette tube mounted on the tube supporting means.