I use my original single washing machine to wash the bags when we are done.
I just use some Dawn soap and the bags come out nice.
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As far as pressing goes = Garbage in - garbage out.
We have had sugar trim that was far better than bud.
We have had sugar trim that was not worth running.
We...
Nets sold with my 2" by 4" pre press are 1/2" longer than the mold and are a pain to use.
The nets for my 3" by 5" pre press are 1" longer than the mold and are easy to deal with.
Why are nets not consistent in length with regard to pre press length ??
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I put 4" by 7" plates on my 12 and 20 ton presses.
I pressed a Z of BH on both after pre pressing in a 3" by 5" mold.
I did 4.5 min at 190 f and had to do 2 extra minutes on the 12 ton press.
Both got about the same amount but the 12 ton press took 2 minutes longer.
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I re pressed everything...
I do 1/2 P AAT and run it twice for 6 minutes and throw the pot away.
We get more BH doing sugar trim than we get from small buds.
Enough to press a P of rosin later today .... from free trim.
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I put a couple cups of ice in the work bag and use LOTS in the washer.
The work bag is packed down...
I still have my single washer, we just don't use it.
In one minute the spinner will drain the bag dry.
You can see the water coming out of the bag and then it stops.
You can also see dark water shooting out of the drain.
Why no love for the work bag? We wash a 1/2 P twice w no mess.
I can't...
A tiny bit of plant matter will plug it - like a leaking zipper.
The washer with the spinner has a valve on the drain.
There is a plunger on it and it does not open far.
This may work on machines with just the washer - I don't use those.
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i make BH out of trim. I press buds.
I run my machines 50 times in a day.
Even slowing down the draining is a big problem !
Just because someone does something does not mean I will do it.
I do 1/2 P AAT twice ... I spin after 6 min of 'washing' after max ice ...
My g/f used to squeeze the bags - Too much work !
The 'spin side' is a small spinner with holes in it that will empty the 220 bag in 1 min.
When it starts spinning a large amount of dark fluid shoots out of the hose.
It...
It was $85. I bought 1 and tried it in conjunction with a single washer.
We wash twice so we had the spinner spin both washers.
Winning ! - I literally can not imagine not having a spin side now.
I now run 3 machines with a spin side and 3 sets of Bubbleman bags.
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I had to add a bag shaker to my double bucket bag drainer ...
Who wants to lift bags? - Just stand and shake the ring ...
The bag smashes the the PVC square to the bottom endlessly.
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Make a better drain bucket for the water you throw out with a 25 bag in it.
i cut 1" off the bottom of an old bucket, cut holes in it and put it in the drain bucket.
We only use a 25 bag on the water we throw out that already went thru a 73 bag.
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Squeezed a Z of B.H. tonight - Got 44% from the 25 trash bag.
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I need to quit wasting time pressing so I put in limit blocks and plastic shims ...
It is set at the height it holds down the flap on a bag.
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It makes it very easy deal with parchment paper.
Longer metric bolts at Ace < $4.00
I used a step drill to drill the holes.
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