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According to what I've seen and read, any filter is going to retain some rosin. That's why I decided not to use one until the wee flecks o' green in my beautiful rosin started to bug me. And as far as lost rosin is concerned, I'm saving the spent pucks and will throw them in some alcohol someday...

I'm just switching over from production mode to consumption mode now. ;) The terpene of the moment is pinene!

At work we have chichi organic tea that comes in tetrahedral nylon mesh teabags. I brought a used bag home, dumped out the spent tea, and used it to squeeze about a quarter-gram bud of the Platinum Animal Cookies at 210 F for two minutes. I got a very nice golden rosin, and with no flakes! :)...

Thank you. I'm learning a lot here. Much appreciated!

Wow, that's great info. Thank you very much! (But of course now I want a NugSmasher. ;)) <edit later> Man, those poly bags don't come cheap--over a buck a pop!

Thanks for the advice. I haven't know what to use for time and temp, so I have been reading this thread and watching videos, and the temp advice is all over the map. One guy had his so hot it would sizzle and a cloud would come out after 3 seconds. At the other extreme, the Pure Pressure press...

Success! Platinum Animal Cookies bud, 21% cannabinoids, about 6 sec at 300 F gives nice goo that tastes like Pine-Sol! Here's a photo. Next to the vice jaws (light brown) is some fiber shim material as a thermal insulator so the vice doesn't work as a big heat sink. The black rectangle is a...

Ha! OK, it sounds y'all have moved on to something fancier. I have watched videos on YouTube of someone squeezing an ounce at a time on a powerful, purpose-built press, but something that big and that expensive just ain't in the cards. As soon as I'm done tending to the White Widow downstairs...

I inherited mine from my father. It says "Made in Great Britain," from back in the days when China and Mexico were still only agricultural economies... All I had on hand was JB Kwik, which isn't rated as high for temperature as JB Weld (which I read is supposed to be good up to 500F), so I...

Ah, my old friend JB Weld. I do believe I've got some of that in a box under the counter! ;) Good to know that the plates can crack... With that in mind, I think a design adjustment is called for. But you broke your VISE!? lol That's some serious pressure! :)

That sounds intriguing but I'm not sure I understand. My plan is to silicone goo the two titanium heating plates that I removed to a piece of steel or aluminum stock of some kind, and the stock mounts against the vice jaws. Does that make sense? Did you mean mount the titanium plates + heaters...

I was able to take mine apart easily in just five minutes last night using just a Phillip's head screwdriver and a paring knife to pry off a couple of caps. It a KIPOZI Professional Titanium Flat Iron Hair Straightener with Digital LCD Display, Dual Voltage,Instant Heat Up,1.75 inch wide...

Thank you very much one and all! I appreciate your help and am encouraged! OK, I'm gonna try tearing down the Kipozi and hooking it up to my vice (though I kind of hate to gut such a nicely made device, but it is destined for more important work than straightening hair!). ;) I'll take a look...

Thanks psychonaut. I'm probably going to take apart my beautiful new hair straightener and hook the plates to the jaws of a small bench vice. Do you think that will help? I really don't want to have to drop $400 on a press for my limited needs. :P

Hi everyone -- May I ask a total rosin noob question? Do you have to have sticky bud to get anything using a hair straightener? I have tried squeezing a couple of low-quality bud samples I've got in my stash with my new Kipozi Pro hair straightener at 220 to 320 F, and all I'm getting is green...