cooked cook said:Cool, Hempkat
Nice lil puck you've got there. Yeah, the dime image didn't come out on mine either. I think I'll try ECUG's suggestion of the plastic wrap next time (or cellophane would probably work well). With that method, one would clearly have to be sure to not heat it hot enough to melt the plastic...but that's ok, because I don't use much heat anyhow. I've seen suggestions elsewhere to keep the disks in veg oil or something as a mold release, but your end product would definitely pick up some of the mold release, and I personally aint tryin to smoke any veg oil :yack:
Once again, nice hash, HK Happy smoking, my brother.
Everybody else....hash it up over there!
cc
HempKat said:Well really I should be thanking you too, seeing as how you brought this thread to my attention, so good looking out as they say.
As for the image issue, well it's not that big of a deal. I'm sure if one were to use a better item more geared towards making impressions, it would work better. I don't see me bothering with making dime sized disks of plastic though I'd rather skip the dimes all together and just press it flat.
sugabear_II said:You probably don't want to press against just the plunger as it is two pieces and will easily get gummed up.
I find best results when I press against the extruder disk and a dime in the back.
It's too bad the extruder disks are too small to fit down there. Ideally that's what you want - a flat smooth dime sized piece.
got an ICE plant hanging to dry - in a few days I'll be firing up the press for some dry sift and bubble hash.
I also wanted to add that I have just recently vacuum packed my disks for long term storage. I was able to cut and make a nice little 2" square bag and vacuum seal them each in their own bag. I have a 8 or so disks in storage now which I plan on pulling out one every once in a while and enjoying the lot over the next few years
-suga
Harry Gypsna said:woooohoooooo ive found one in the uk....... now i must email and ask if they can get the stainless one in instead.... there are some stainless ones avaliable in uk, but they arent screw types like this, they are just a plunger like a big ass dentists syringe...im gonna get this til i can get a pur press by vapureyes
aaaahahahahahah ive just found the stainless one in uk, 29.99 yeeeehaaaaw
lol, now ill go and clean up the mess i made when i just knocked my tea over punching the air(sad life i must lead huh lol)........
Thanks pipedream......gonna have this just in time for pressing the bubble i make from my trim...
Be lucky
HempKat said:Good point on protecting the press from getting gummed up.
Man, freshly pressed hash vacuum sealed, that would be something you could pass down for generations if you built up enough. Imagine that, a beloved distant relative passes and a few days later a package arrives and hidden inside is this hugh hash stash with disks of all the best strains from the past 40 years or so.
Why yes I've been smoking, why do you ask? :smile:
Sleepy said:damn, now i have a new project...
thanks, pipedream, you are an inspiration!