I just use a 2.5” bag for 10g presses. Yield is same ... flow is maybe a bit better.
You could do 20g with 2X2.5” bags ...
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You could do 20g with 2X2.5” bags ...
No. I just stuff it into the bag (as I show it in the video)
Edit: the pre-press might be of some use ... haven’t splurged on them yet though
(one for each of my 5 and 10g sizes)
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I generally start @ 190F w/ each strain and go up or down based on results; my goal is to generally keep the temperature as low as possible while still getting it to flow and ending up with desired consistency (I aim for something stable, that doesn't turn to wax/crumble at all or too quickly, but maintains it's sap or budder type consistency). I'm at 185 to 205 for pretty much everything, and tend to generally be 190 or 195.
The pump came with an H-Frame press I bought from Canadian Tire a few years back for $160 CAD. I had used w/ my previous press DIY press. Although the press had a gauge, I had to get a new one from DapPress to retrofit the pump to the DabPress cylinder. I switched to the DabPress unit for a few reasons:
1. Caged Plates
2. Driptech
3. Form factor
A couple hundred grams in or so pressing, and couldn't be happier
I'm loving all this sweet solventless sap! Great stuff gang!
little sift tip: if it will press together into hash it's resinous enough to turn into rosin, if it doesn't want to stick together it's mostly plant material.
little sift tip: if it will press together into hash it's resinous enough to turn into rosin, if it doesn't want to stick together it's mostly plant material.
Grinding up the bud results in more plant material in the final product with little or no increase in yield. (except for what can be accounted for by the increased weight from contamination)
It's very much worth noting, that what goes in, is what comes out; bud that doesn't vape well or with low THC concentrate will result in less yield, or in the case of a poor cure, flush, etc., will show in poor flavour.
For example, if you use stuff that smells and tastes like hay, but has a high THC content, the rosin will probably also taste like hay and might give you a bit of a headache (too much nitrogen), but will likely have a good yield.
In contrast, if you use something with a relatively low THC content, that smells/tastes great, and has a great cure, you might not get a great yield, but the rosin you do get will be amazing.
I've seen returns of >30% for flower as well as returns of <5%. I've also had 30% returns that smelled and tasted amazing, and others where I had to give them away as I couldn't bring myself to use it!
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agentcooper
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Finally got around to recording a video of a press/review of the my db-hr10t35v press
Pressed some great MAC #1 (Miracle Alien Cookies)
Nice video!
Question for you regarding the pressure you used.
I also bottle tech for my presses, and generally 5G at a time, however I use much less pressure than you do as I am around 1250psi (using psychonauts suggested calculation with puck size/prepress)
Do you find you get a better return, as I found I would get blowouts with that much pressure.
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thanks bud got it working
That's a good question... I think I had upped the pressure quite a bit since I've gone to the DP unit vs. my DIY unit. I think I'll be playing with a little less pressure in some of the coming presses, to see what the difference is. I'm also putting my puck near the front now, to encourage the drip, and the main reason I was going with more pressure was to encourage the dripping (although to be honest, I need to play with some lower pressures to see the difference as far as dripping, quality, and yield) I sometimes get mild blow-out at 3000-3500psi, but never any at 2500psi (this is PSI on the gauge as well, not on the puck ... although the gauge is calibrated I think such that with a 5g press and 2" bags it's approx. accurate if I remember correctly ... in other words ... I'm applying 2-4x the required pressure ... so maybe I should try bringing it down to play with the differences
I just started logging all my presses with notes in a spreadsheet a few weeks ago (should have been doing this for a while now, but you know, ... just because we should do something ...)
agentcooper
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That's a good question... I think I had upped the pressure quite a bit since I've gone to the DP unit vs. my DIY unit ... I'm applying 2-4x the required pressure ... so maybe I should try bringing it down to play with the differences
I just started logging all my presses with notes in a spreadsheet a few weeks ago (should have been doing this for a while now, but you know, ... just because we should do something ...)
haha yes, we should indeed do a lot of things we don't.
Keeping track of everything will help quite a bit in order to fine tune your process, it certainly helped me.
I also found that I seem to get a better press when I don't use too much pressure (perhaps less pressure allows the rosin to flow better)
dron19
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@JCat I agree. in my mind it seems the heat gets it to drip but too much pressure “blocks the pathway” allowing it to drip and maybe doesn’t allow the rosin to vacate the plant material?? not sure, I just started playing with the less pressure for a much longer time frame but smashed my gauge. I’m going to try like an hour with a little less pressure. We’ll see what happens. I have to get a new gauge first. lol and extra material of course.
@psychonaut how long can I leave the unit “on” before I damage my plates/pid? or can it take it?
@psychonaut how long can I leave the unit “on” before I damage my plates/pid? or can it take it?
If you have insulation layers between the plates and your press, usually you can keep it running without any negative effects.
Plates without insulation layers, you have to be a bit more careful as the hydraulics are not supposed to be operated when they are over 105F.
It depends on your unit and setup, so long as the hydraulics are not being heated too much you can keep it running. I tested our dp-hr10t35v and it can run all day long, I posted the temps a while back in this thread. The hydraulics weren't even close to 105F after hours @ 220F.
We don't recommend to keep the unit running after you're finished working.
dron19
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@psychonaut good deal that’s the unit I have so should be gtg. Thanks
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You could probably leave it on for days ...
