Rosin Press: Information Thread

Man'O'Green said:
When I first started handling it I lost as much as I got:eek:. It is a skill. I use terpenes exclusively to thin. here is the ratio that works best for me 1g QWET .2g strain specific terpenes, .2g Viscosity. Sometimes I need to make the cartridge water tight with a single layer of plastic wrap and dip the cartridge in hot water. It makes the liquid thinner and opens the passage ways for a much better hit. I only need two small hits to get baked.
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I did another extract yesterday shooting for a 1g so I used 10g of the same meds and only got .43g. Not sure what happened, I used 3 more grams and got .4g less. Maybe I screwed up weighing the 1st time but not sure how I weighed when I put in the silicon, every thing else was the same. So I ran 28g of Erd Purt pucks left over from the rosin press today trying to get a total gram. I'll find out in a couple days tomorrow I'll run the Carbon X. I want to use that Durbin Posin terp I got, ran into a friend who had a green crack terp pen and it was awesome, cant wait.
How's your video coming?
 
eggsman said:
I did another extract yesterday shooting for a 1g so I used 10g of the same meds and only got .43g. Not sure what happened, I used 3 more grams and got .4g less. Maybe I screwed up weighing the 1st time but not sure how I weighed when I put in the silicon, every thing else was the same. So I ran 28g of Erd Purt pucks left over from the rosin press today trying to get a total gram. I'll find out in a couple days tomorrow I'll run the Carbon X. I want to use that Durbin Posin terp I got, ran into a friend who had a green crack terp pen and it was awesome, cant wait.
How's your video coming?
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I have the video part done but it always takes me a lot of time to write the audio.......................
 
Man'O'Green said:
I have the video part done but it always takes me a lot of time to write the audio.......................
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I ended up running 1.4g of qwit, added 1.4g of wax liquidizer and .24g of Durbin Poison terpenes and you are right so far it has been great. Now I can see my self wanting to try the other flavors. Thanks for all your help, your method is awesome, cant wait to try your chocolate recipe.
 
eggsman said:
I ended up running 1.4g of qwit, added 1.4g of wax liquidizer and .24g of Durbin Poison terpenes and you are right so far it has been great. Now I can see my self wanting to try the other flavors. Thanks for all your help, your method is awesome, cant wait to try your chocolate recipe.
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Glad it worked out for you!
 
I made a modification to the Slug33 and I'm getting better results.

I used the edge of a small 3 sided metal file and put a tiny groove on the bottom of the Slug.
It's made an improvement in the process by pooling more of the oil.
I make sure the groove is on the bottom when pressing.

I also heated it with a smaller flame on the torch for about 30 seconds then let it sit for a minute and a half then hit it again for minute same lower flame and got a little better than the black stuff I usually end up with.

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on this one I had foil to protect the parchment paper, and apparently a bit of it was pointing in and re-routed a lot of the oil onto the foil, still a decent amount when combined.
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I upgraded my rosin press with a air/hydraulic jack. Working the pump handle in a long pressing session hurt my back. It is a low profile 20 ton jack. I run it at 30 PSI which is about 5.1 tons of pressure. according to the math 35 psi is 6.1 tons and 40 psi would be 6.8 tons.

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Man'O'Green said:
I upgraded my rosin press with a air/hydraulic jack. Working the pump handle in a long pressing session hurt my back. It is a low profile 20 ton jack. I run it at 30 PSI which is about 5.1 tons of pressure. according to the math 35 psi is 6.1 tons and 40 psi would be 6.8 tons.

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Now that’s serious wow
 
Man'O'Green said:
I upgraded my rosin press with a air/hydraulic jack. Working the pump handle in a long pressing session hurt my back. It is a low profile 20 ton jack. I run it at 30 PSI which is about 5.1 tons of pressure. according to the math 35 psi is 6.1 tons and 40 psi would be 6.8 tons.

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thats a 6 ton harbor freight a frame. be careful you will blow out the top!
 
Purpsmagurps said:
WOW
yes I did.
wow.
6 ton max a - frame is just what i bought. you go over 30psi and your fucked lol.
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WOW!!!
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Using Pascal's Hydraulic Formula 30psi will yield 5.1 tons of force, 35psi = 6 tons, 40psi = 6.8 tons, and 45psi = 7.6 tons. I have been pressing now for over 8 hours at 30 psi without the slightest sign of stress.
 
Ill post up my diy junk :smokin2:

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I fabricated a frame out of 2"x4" .250 wall steel I had left over from a Jeep project.
12 ton low profile Torin jack. (currently hand operated)
Four 500w cartridge style heating elements

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5" X 6" 5051 aluminum plates 1-1/4" thick.

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I've used it a time or two ;)

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Separate temp controllers for the upper & lower plates.

Total cost for the project was about $120.
Would like to add a pressure gauge at some point.

I can stuff a 2x4 120 micron bag with 7-8g and get awesome results.
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Just ordered up a new toy to help press out my OG Cheese trim.

Makes a bottletech style puck sized perfectly for my 2x4 bags.
 
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