New extraction technique? Rosin tech?

[Ganjaganjakush]

Yeah that's exactly what I did, didn't even need any expensive tools just a drill and bit, just use a leather glove to place material under, under 70 bucks for heating setup then any press you want.pid controllers Solid state relays and heater carts, and thermocouple

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[Mikell]

Fuckin' eh man, did you order the kit from eBay or pick custom parts?

Some who the fuck cares kush type pressed as flower, 10s@99C, cleaned up (sort of) with a coffee filtre at low temp.

Loving the prepress in a vise to form perfect sheets (after a trim and repress), but I want a bloody build to suit.

 

[Ganjaganjakush]

i just bought the controllers and heaters online and got the aluminum at the metal shop

 

[Mikell]

A story. With pictures (for the not very good readers).

Frankenstein

No less than three different irons melded together. Thrift stores are a gold mine, bring a heat gun or thermometer and go early.

Snapped a wire off the board (tight wiring/clumsy hands). Youtube and a new soldering iron fixed that up. I remember nothing of doing this in high school 15 (Jesus Christ) years ago.

I checked the plumbing code book, they recommended zap starps to hold a new board to an old half case, and a non conductive rod to push the clicky power thingy. I chose half a chop stick.

But that's old news. Two yesterdays ago old.

Meet Nume. Clamp a thermometer between her slim appendages and it reads one five six. Fahrenheit, yo.

Despite the simplicity, I have no idea what half of these widgets do.

Between the oil residue on the plates and the prebroken piece, me thinks someone else tried rosining. Let's show 'em what they don't know how.

In the next chapter we'll visit the scrap yard for 1/4" aluminium bar stock, drill out and set the thermocouple (with new fancy wiring) into the upper plate with conductive grease, and maybe steal the old mans pill organizer to mount the board inside off. Or maybe just use the handle now that I can extendo wire-o.

This is what keeps me busy, as a real press is coming together agonizingly slow. Work gets in the way at the most awkward times. Paydays are picked with a dart board, maybe not the best solution.

And yes blastfromthepast, I realized my stupid. I googled ptc too quickly and thought the flexible polymer pads on Wiki were what you mentioned.

 

[Hashmasta-Kut]

Haha, it can be an adventure, or you can be like me, and typically just crush hair irons with your c clamp and dont do any science anymore

 

[Mikell]

If you can't tell, I was raised by This Old House. And All in the Family. I like making a project of things and cursing like it's 1950.

I am aware of the discrepency between the time lines. Think for a minute.

 

[hash head]

Looking for a rosin press.. What are the best options for production? Are any of the bestvaluevacs products good? Is the rosinator good? Any reliable products for a production setting? Looking to produce half lb to lb a day from dry sift or bubble.. Any recommendations would be great thanks.

 

[Ollie]

Looking for a rosin press.. What are the best options for production? Are any of the bestvaluevacs products good? Is the rosinator good? Any reliable products for a production setting? Looking to produce half lb to lb a day from dry sift or bubble.. Any recommendations would be great thanks.

I would look towards a Sasquash Rosin Press.

Productive, sturdy and reliable seems to be the words which can be bespoken upon the units.

 

[Guyute54]

Lol just had zero return off an ounce of some sticky kinda fresh dep

I also had some outdoor that was giving me back zero return. I then dry sifted it first. And then squished the dry sift and got back decent returns.

 

[ChasingGreen]

Has anyone used this 6-ton Harbor Freight Bench Shop Press? The reviews are bad, but I'm wondering if it would be ok for our purposes? Or should I just skip this and get a 20-ton? I really, really like that this thing fits on a bench. I would be using the MediSun plates (2" round) for now, until I get something bigger.

http://www.harborfreight.com/6-ton-a-frame-bench-shop-press-1666.html

 

[GET MO]

Wut yields better, pressing shake or keefing first n pressing keef?

 

[redlaser]

Has anyone used this 6-ton Harbor Freight Bench Shop Press? The reviews are bad, but I'm wondering if it would be ok for our purposes? Or should I just skip this and get a 20-ton? I really, really like that this thing fits on a bench. I would be using the MediSun plates (2" round) for now, until I get something bigger.

http://www.harborfreight.com/6-ton-a-frame-bench-shop-press-1666.html

I've got the home depot version of the 6 ton painted black, looks exactly like that, paid about ninety dollars for it. I use the medisun plates too, and the 6 ton will cause rosin to bleed through in tiny drops that really isn't an issue, but could probably just dial it back a notch or two to slow that down. My press works well but i've heard a couple other members, Whitelotus I think was one saying theirs came out of alighnment on the side bars. directions were not good, and it seemed some bars are slightly different length for different areas and they look a lot alike. At home depot, you could use it for a while and take it back if you got tired of it and it would look brand new, which is still rough finish with these things.

@Get Mo, I don't press water hash or kief yet, but kief would beat trim it would seem. Of course some trim is better than some extra stalky kief

 

[GET MO]

I got a tumble machine that makes some pretty dope keef, im just wondering the yield differwnce in same material keef vs leaf. If yields were the same id go the keef route so i could do more at once but if yields are better with the pressing the shake id do that instead.

 

[heady blunts]

if you've got great trim that's properly cured and stored, it will outyield the hash rosin made from the same material.

makes sense. running material through a tumbler or washing it rarely provides complete extraction. so using hash, you're starting with a fraction of the available oil on your material.

that said, trim is often over-dry and full of trash and fine particles. you'll get a cleaner, lighter colored rosin from squishing hash made from that material rather than squishing the trim itself. so sometimes the loss of yield that comes with squishing hash is worth the sacrifice in order to end up with a more market-friendly product. it's math at that point---what makes the most sense in terms of time and reward?

TBH i still prefer dabbing the trim rosin generally. i think my flower rosin generally comes out with more intense terpene content than the hash rosin i've made. i've only pressed bubble tho, no experience with dry sift yet.


RE: HF 6 ton shop press. that thing sucks. but also it's so cheap. if you're on a budget it gets the job done, just be prepared to buy new jacks when they break and to be constantly squaring it after a couple months of use. that was my experience anyway! i am still using it (with replacement jack #3 (4t from napa auto this time, way better quality)) to pre-press my patties.

 

[ChasingGreen]

Thanks for the feedback on the 6-ton, sounds like more trouble than you're saving. Money isn't an issue here, but I don't really want to fork over $2k for a pneumatic from the people out there slinging them. I'll let technology run it's course and buy the winner later. For now though, I'm not getting enough pressure from my air hydralic press, as it's only a 1 ton press (Wonder if it would be better to look at upgrading it vs buying a H-Frame?) and I'm not maxing it out. With the arbor I get more yield and better results, but damn it's a pain in the ass, as I don't have anything mounted to a wall, so standing on a table while applying pressure sucks.

For anyone using the MediSun or round plates in general, I HIGHLY recommend you get one of these: https://amzn.com/B00B2GI5J4 (Not a referral link, don't worry). It's a "Herbal Press" and that's not the exact one I use, but it's close. I got it at the local headshop and then I cut out 2 circles that fit inside from a silicone slickmat. This allows the material puck to just pop right out clean. Saves a LOT of time, increases the yield, and always gives you a nice even puck. Not having an even starting puck makes a BIG difference on the final yield.

 

[Tonatiuh]

just bought the ez squeeze press...played with it a little yesterday....yield is bad ass and the rosin sat me back for a couple hours,couldnt believe how stoned i was....i like the buzz off rosin better than oil....hits cleaner and tastier also....gonna be squishin a bunch up as soon as get the chance to play w it some more.....kief needs only about 10-15 second press and flowers longer,about 1 minute for buds...havnt ran any shake or trim..ill snap a few pics next session...
peace-T-

 

[ChasingGreen]

just bought the ez squeeze press...played with it a little yesterday....yield is bad ass and the rosin sat me back for a couple hours,couldnt believe how stoned i was....i like the buzz off rosin better than oil....hits cleaner and tastier also....gonna be squishin a bunch up as soon as get the chance to play w it some more.....kief needs only about 10-15 second press and flowers longer,about 1 minute for buds...havnt ran any shake or trim..ill snap a few pics next session...
peace-T-

I hadn't seen this one yet, it's very inexpensive at $1500 compared to some other ones that are the exact same thing. Def want to hear more about how you like it after a week and if you still love it, I might just have to buy it and skip all this BS. The downside is that it's limited to that 2x4 plate forever. Even if you could change it out, there wouldn't be enough pressure. I'm surprised 500lb is enough as is.


Edit: After looking at it further, I didn't realize this needed a 150psi compressor. That puts me right back where I am now, just with a 2x4 plate on a working unit vs my 2" round on a semi-working unit. Might have to buy a 150psi compressor and see if my problems are fixed.

 

[redlaser]

For anyone using the MediSun or round plates in general, I HIGHLY recommend you get one of these: https://amzn.com/B00B2GI5J4 (Not a referral link, don't worry). It's a "Herbal Press" and that's not the exact one I use, but it's close. I got it at the local headshop and then I cut out 2 circles that fit inside from a silicone slickmat. This allows the material puck to just pop right out clean. Saves a LOT of time, increases the yield, and always gives you a nice even puck. Not having an even starting puck makes a BIG difference on the final yield.

You can use 1" 1/2 or one inch pvc pipe with a washer and some pieces of parchment paper and your chosen press. I was surprised a 6 ton press doesn't blow out the pvc at the bottom when pressing but it doesn't.

 

[lotus710]

make sure if your pressing with your hand to stretch first. i just messed up my elbow pressing a rock hard nugXD

 

[ChasingGreen]

Warning to others: Do not use anything except a 1 ton arbor press with the MediSun plates, they will fail Time to upgrade and now I gotta buy a new coil.