Nah the metal shop by me has a shitload of these cold rolled steel pucks for .99 a lb, I should just start pumping these out and throw em up for 1/4 price everyone else selling theirs for lol
i just pressed a bunch (like 9 varieties) of pretty dry material (larf and trim) at 230*F and got a range of consistencies. normally i press well cured material that holds in the 60% rH range in the jar at 220*F and i always get a variety of consistencies. budder, sap, sugar wax, caramel, pull and snap, and shatter.
these were all processed and handled in the same way (dry trim followed by a cure) and pressed in one day in a controlled environment (our lung room).
cush x white lotus
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birm's thunderstruck (ACDC s1)
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CTOG (tahoe og s1)
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ECSD
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nice! DIY ftw.
i saw someone stick something like this to a home made top platen so they could bolt it on to the press ram. i made a mental note cause it seemed like an easy solution.
Steel 4 Bolt Spinner Hub - 1" Bore - 1/4" Keyway
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