Grandpa Likes To Squeeze Stuff: Solventless Extracts, Rosin, Pressed Here!

[Derbybud]

Only way to know is to try it.

 

[Old Salt]

So my buddy wants me to try his press out, was wondering if it is any good

Somehow I find it hard to believe his pressure figures. Six tons is a lot of pressure.
I'd give it a try, only if I wasn't paying for it, to compare it to my Dabpress unit.

 

[HorseBadoritz]

Somehow I find it hard to believe his pressure figures. Six tons is a lot of pressure.
I'd give it a try, only if I wasn't paying for it, to compare it to my Dabpress unit.

Hay Old Salt!

Is yours the kind of press you tip over?

It looks nicely made, and sturdy, but is tipping it a pain?

Do you have to worry about the *arms* digging into your mat, or for that matter, the table?

 

[Stoned Ape]

Grandpah I tried the hair straightener and I saw that honey. Now I got the itch. I need to smash on a larger scale. Building the press now. But I have a newb question. What's the best way to get the rosin off the parchment paper. Is it best to let it cool first. Seems not all parchment paper is created equal also

 

[Old Salt]

I can tip it, but don't. I'll modify it to tip more easily if I want to use that feature. The arms have silicone feet on them, so they don't cut into the mat.

 

[Dutchman1990]

Grandpah I tried the hair straightener and I saw that honey. Now I got the itch. I need to smash on a larger scale. Building the press now. But I have a newb question. What's the best way to get the rosin off the parchment paper. Is it best to let it cool first. Seems not all parchment paper is created equal also

All parchment is not the same that’s for sure. If you are finding you have a more sappy consistency then place it in the fridge or on a cold surface to collect! Makes it much easier to work with when dealing with the tricky chemovars

 

[Stoned Ape]

Thanks Dutchman. I think rosin might be the world's stickiest substance. The opposite of flubber

 

[Old Salt]

Grandpah I tried the hair straightener and I saw that honey. Now I got the itch. I need to smash on a larger scale. Building the press now. But I have a newb question. What's the best way to get the rosin off the parchment paper. Is it best to let it cool first. Seems not all parchment paper is created equal also

There's quite a difference between what's on the market. Silicone coated paper is good. The other style is teflon coated paper, or film. Oil Slick is said to be the best, but it's also very pricey.

Rosin from the press varies in consistency, from a thick syrupy budder, to hard candy shatter.

The budder is very difficult to remove, so the parchment is put on a cooling plate to thicken it up. It's then easy to recover. The shatter will flake and fly when you try to remove it from the parchment. Putting the parchment on a heating plate to get it into wax-like state makes it easy to recover as well. I use the same 6" square x 1" thick aluminum plate I had on hand for both heating and cooling. I toss it into the fridge or freezer for cooling, and onto the stove for heating. It doesn't take much of either to change the rosin's consistency.

The best tool for recovering the rosin I've found is straight, with a small leaf-like blade about 3/32" x 3/8". Push it lightly into the rosin so it sticks, pushing, twirling, and rolling it lightly over the parchment. You'll quickly get the hang of it.

 

[West Hippie]

Finally got to squish some fresh WW . Nice and light color . I believe I should have went down with the heat instead of up .
190 degrees 4500 psi 2 minutes
200 degrees 4500 psi 2 minutes
200 degrees 4500 psi 3 minutes
210 degrees 2500 psi 2 minutes

Will get a weight in the morning!

 

[West Hippie]

Forgot to add that was harvested Tuesday. The larf was covered in frost . Just thought I’d try ! Also #3 is missing have 2 #4s

 

[Scottylikesbud]

Well My first squish. smashed Point 9 for like 3 minutes at 190 lol didn’t have a pollen press so used a 1 inch glass container and compacted it down with a dime and made a lil puck XD I just had to give this thing a try,

 

[Scottylikesbud]

Got .1 of concentrate. Off of .9 of some dispensary bud

 

[Scottylikesbud]

Wow, now I can see why grandpa likes to squish, I have just sampled it with a few of my buddies, pretty good. Lovin’ the product.

 

[Grandpa Tokin]

You guys are awesome!

 

[Stoned Ape]

There's quite a difference between what's on the market. Silicone coated paper is good. The other style is teflon coated paper, or film. Oil Slick is said to be the best, but it's also very pricey.

Rosin from the press varies in consistency, from a thick syrupy budder, to hard candy shatter.

The budder is very difficult to remove, so the parchment is put on a cooling plate to thicken it up. It's then easy to recover. The shatter will flake and fly when you try to remove it from the parchment. Putting the parchment on a heating plate to get it into wax-like state makes it easy to recover as well. I use the same 6" square x 1" thick aluminum plate I had on hand for both heating and cooling. I toss it into the fridge or freezer for cooling, and onto the stove for heating. It doesn't take much of either to change the rosin's consistency.

The best tool for recovering the rosin I've found is straight, with a small leaf-like blade about 3/32" x 3/8". Push it lightly into the rosin so it sticks, pushing, twirling, and rolling it lightly over the parchment. You'll quickly get the hang of it.

This is why I love this site. Thanks for the great info.

 

[Scottylikesbud]

Second press a full gram of 27.33 thc Eskimo pie bud pressed three minutes at 190 f

 

[Scottylikesbud]

I love pressing now oh my it’s amazing next level stuff

 

[Scottylikesbud]

Before consumption 190 press Eskimo pie 27.87 percent thc Indica dominant

 

[Scottylikesbud]

A bud I pressed for 9 minutes at 3 times at 2 and a half minute intervals at 190 of a bud weighing 1.4 27 percent thc. I am now doin research of my own with this press, a new interest of mine wink

 

[Scottylikesbud]

I should note that a scre and o bolt broke, guess you guess were right 6 tons is so muh that it breaks the replacement screw, so press not exerting as much force, just put a nai in the holes pressed the bud and the nail hella bent. Still got that extract out though for a semi broken press XD loving playing with it squishing 1 gram pucks at different temps and durations XD