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I collect it using a dab tool. Snap and pull. Then I grab it with the silicon pad and twist-pull onto the pad. You might want to wear gloves until you get it...it’s pretty sticky-icky.
Grandpa Likes To Squeeze Stuff: Solventless Extracts, Rosin, Pressed Here!
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Blazinjones
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If u have a hairstraightner, a foot, and some parchment paper u can do a press but u jus dnt get as much as a press. Atleast thts how it worked for me lol.
Blazinjones
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I collect it using a dab tool. Snap and pull. Then I grab it with the silicon pad and twist-pull onto the pad. You might want to wear gloves until you get it...it’s pretty sticky-icky.
Dam gramps that looks so dam tastey lol. What temps did u do this squish on it looks darker then normally or maybe I jus dnt remember that good......oh wait I forgot I do have memory issue lol.. great job every1 the squishy look nice lol.
nobodyhere
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I've recently been pressing newer correctly dried bud at about 165. I don't really see a loss in yield. If your pressing everything at 220 to get the most yield, you simply need a larger more efficient press.
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Squishing is so much fun. Really it is.
Blazinjones
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Right it's an addiction in itself lol. Once I started using docs kit an got my first harvest of those buds an i used the hair straightener method that was the first time I got anything to actually bubble out the side an I was instantly hooked
SlyTown420
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When evaluating dab presses, what is it that determines the amount you can smash effectively? What is the minimum ton press you would need to smash 7gm-10gm at a time?
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It’s probably the best question to be asked to date in this thread. I wish I could give you the definitive answer, but I cannot. 7-10gm at a time is a pretty decent squeeze in my book. Heck I do ~5gm at a time with a 20-ton press in an old barn.
However, I’ve seen some very good stuff come out of a 3-ton press, a 6-ton, a 10-ton, 11-ton, 12-ton...on and on. Like @Blazinjones mentioned I also started with a hair straightener and a hand clamp.
Here’s my take on it at the moment: it’s kinda like shopping for grow stuff (lights, tents, etc.) IMO. You go with whatever you can afford to save up for...
If reliable transportation is all you need then you probably don’t buy the Mercedes when a Ford will do (even if we all secretly desire the BMW). Okay, not a great comparison, but you know what I’m getting at. There is a technique to squeezing with any press and you’ll quickly learn that. Go with what you can afford and build from there. I started growing with HPS and now have a room full of LEDs...oh wait, we were talking about presses...It’s only money...doh!
* Edit: I’ve been thinking about this over a few rosin dabs...I’ve come up with the answer to world peace, but not which press is best...
Actually, one of the reasons I like separate plates is so they can be used on different presses. The plates I have on my 20-ton were originally on my 6-ton. So, having plates that can be moved to an upgraded press is my preference.
Boom!
SlyTown420
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Over the top answer @Grandpa Tokin - full of wisdom.
BobbyZ
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Oops!
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Smashing good!
SlyTown420
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Indeed!
BobbyZ
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Hey GT, have you tried a making cob yet?
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No. I have not. I’ve thought about it, but just never tried.
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BobbyZ
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No need, here is one.
There is a more popular thread, but it’s a monster...
Cobbing: The Essentials
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Tangwena's Malawi-Style Cob Cure: Fermented Cannabis
Since my first buzz at the age of 22 I've been searching for an elusive euphoric experience, one that connected me to a deeper awareness, insight, and hallucinatory inspiration one might more often attribute to ceremony than recreation. After years of dreaming, and following three years of...
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gr865
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Too much to try and not enough time to try it all. But I am going to give it all I got! 
nobodyhere
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@SlyTown420It’s probably the best question to be asked to date in this thread. I wish I could give you the definitive answer, but I cannot. 7-10gm at a time is a pretty decent squeeze in my book. Heck I do ~5gm at a time with a 20-ton press in an old barn.
However, I’ve seen some very good stuff come out of a 3-ton press, a 6-ton, a 10-ton, 11-ton, 12-ton...on and on. Like @Blazinjones mentioned I also started with a hair straightener and a hand clamp.
Here’s my take on it at the moment: it’s kinda like shopping for grow stuff (lights, tents, etc.) IMO. You go with whatever you can afford to save up for...
It’s only money...doh!
* Edit: I’ve been thinking about this over a few rosin dabs...I’ve come up with the answer to world peace, but not which press is best...
Actually, one of the reasons I like separate plates is so they can be used on different presses. The plates I have on my 20-ton were originally on my 6-ton. So, having plates that can be moved to an upgraded press is my preference.
Boom!
I will flat out say at my consumption levels I struggled with a 3 ton press. My 12 ton could have been purchased cheaper in packages like GPT speaks of, but I wanted an extremely small foot print and they offered upgrades.
The 12 t will press half a zip. Done it multiple times. That is a good stash of squeeze.
Different buyer, different use....just like gpt says with our grow supplies.....
But the important thing is....enjoy looking and learning....I did, and I think I saved money at times in the process.
BobbyZ
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I felt like some blue cookies tonight...
nobodyhere
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I wonder what happens if you make a cob, then press cob...