Dabpress Rosin Plates

psychonaut

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This has been a squishing weekend. I did 3.5g of some sativa flowers, then 14g of indica dominant hybrid flowers, Total yields ended up being close to 3.5g of rosin, all pressed at 190F with between 1300-2300 PSI, all vertical filter builds.

Here's a triple puck press I did, for 5 mins at 190F on the dp-rp37 3x7" kit. The squished pucks were each about 1.75" diameter though one was slightly larger as it pressed into more of an oval shape. I am not sure what is happening but when I got the press up to about 5 tons, and when I applied more pressure it just wouldn't hold pressure, it seemed to stabalize at 4.25 tons. This is why I ended up pressing for so long, I was trying to get the pressure higher. I emailed Dake to see what their thoughts are.

 
elmomuzz

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That just happened...
One thing about squishing hash at low temp. If you do accidentally get a blowout you can just take your contaminated mess and put it in a new filter bag and try again. The end product will still be very nice.
 
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Thanks @elmomuzz :tup: I am thinking about starting with some good kief. There is a caregiver down the hill that has a lot of different grades of hash and kief for various prices. Do you store your hash with bovedas or is it not necessary?
 
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Grifo

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psychonaut said:
I agree, have missed parts myself. It happens. Luckily easily fixed at a hardware store.

Some are local to HF though so good choice to inspect and pick up at B&M.

Just a friendly reminder for all new rosin peeps, be sure to grab/consider:

Some rosin filters to pair with your plates/methods, especially if pressing loose material
Thermometer to verify plates temps (javelin probe, k-type thermocouple, IR thermometer (least accurate))
Parchment paper (kirkland @ costco, reynolds, raw)
Glass vials to store rosin in (or the dabpress bamboo kit if you need everything in a beautiful case)
If you have not stepped up to a desktop vaporizer, an enail with water tool perhaps? ;)
Notepad to document your efforts (always looking to improve, yes?)
Pre-press molds to pair with your filters/methods
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Glass Vials CHECK
Flower Pot CHECK
Note Pad CHECK

So i need thermometer, parchment paper, pre-press, and a dab tool
 
psychonaut

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Grifo said:
Glass Vials CHECK
Flower Pot CHECK
Note Pad CHECK

So i need thermometer, parchment paper, pre-press, and a dab tool
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Pre-press is not necessary for starting out, it's a nice tool to have regardless! Roger is working on bringing us a cylinder pre-press mold for pre-pressing by hand. There will be a rosin sleeve (long filter to cut down to size) as well, so if you can wait for that, it should be available next month. Is that right @dabpress.com ?
 
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I modified my press to install the Norco bottle jack.The Norco is a little bigger than the HF.I had to cut the jack mount plate off and move it.Drilled and tapped holes to mount the Norco.Also,installed the gauge.I have a couple of pictures but,I'm not sure how to post them.
 
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psychonaut

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skube said:
I modified my press to install the Norco bottle jack.The Norco is a little bigger than the HF.I had to cut the jack mount plate off and move it.Drilled and tapped holes to mount the Norco.Also,installed the gauge.I have a couple of pictures but,I'm not sure how to post them.
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Go to imgur.com and upload each picture individually. Then get share links and use the BBcode link and paste that into your post.
 
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Hackerman

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Well, I did my first real presses with these plates yesterday. The plates work great but I need to make a new puck maker for these size plates. I am thinking 1x4 or 1x5 with 10g in the 1x4 and 14g in the 1x5. I like a 10 gram press so I'll try the 1x4 first.

Everything I tried was a failure. Even the silkscreen cloth which worked so well with the smaller pucks, just didn't work this time. So, I am going to do some tweaking and try again tomorrow. The plates worked perfectly. It's just that all my experiments failed. LOL

I went to the dabpress.com web site and they don't have any puck pressers I can use but I saw THIS...

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and I absolutely MUST HAVE this. It's beautiful with the bamboo box. And, I always have 3 or 4 different kinds of rosin so this would be perfect for me.

Definitely going to be ordering this soon.

I'll post some pics tomorrow when I press again.

Thanks again @dabpress.com Awesome product.
 
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psychonaut

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@Hackerman Too bad those tests weren't favorable. What are you thinking next, a different filter material?

Since you ordered your kit on Amazon, if you left a review I believe Dabpress is still offering that bamboo toolkit for free as a promotion.

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Hackerman

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Cool. I definitely left a good review on Amazon for them. I love these plates.

I think the filter I used is fine. I think most of my failures were because I was using unpressed flowers. I find a puck spreads WAY less than the same weight in loose flowers.

I did press some small round pucks and those presses came off great.

I am making a press now so I will know more today or tomorrow. Nice day today might have to go for a motorcycle ride instead of sitting home pressing. LOL

Thanks for the tip. :)
 
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Send support@dabpress.com an email with your Amazon Order # and they'll hook you up!

I didnt get one because I already have all that stuff but it does look pretty sharp :nod: I seen pictures online some peeps aren't taking good care of the dabtool kit, they put their oily tools back in the case and the wood gets stained! :uhh:

Any pics that you can share, even of troubles, I'd seriously appreciate it, I'm still learning myself and others efforts have really helped me develop my pressing efforts.
 
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elmomuzz

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I wouldn’t just use a bigger jack on a press that came with a smaller jack. The press could fail causing serious injury.
 
nosmoking

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elmomuzz said:
I wouldn’t just use a bigger jack on a press that came with a smaller jack. The press could fail causing serious injury.
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My press is 20T. I was just talking about upgrading the current 20T jack with a 20T jack that has a guage on it, hence why I asked for a 20T option...however it os not worth it to me if it is going to cost more than the press itself. I was hoping this could be an under $100 upgrade.

Your point is definetly valid tho!
 
Hackerman

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Well, I ran a few more tests today. You won't believe what happened.

I made a temporary jig out of wood to determine what size pre-press I need. The first one was 1"x5" inside dimensions and I put 10 grams in it. I used a 1x5 piece of 1/4" thick aluminum to press it.

The size and the amount were just about perfect. Nothing squeezed out and sides but it went right to the tippy edge and I didn't really like that. The press went OK except, you won't believe this, since I was holding the camera in one hand trying to film the press, when I opened the press to pull out the parchment to show this awesome press...... I dropped it on the floor....... face down. LMAO Shit!

I was able to salvage most of it and I can make a good guess on the yield. Not great. About 10%. Which is just a little bit less than I usually get with this strain.

I have found that there is a point of diminishing return on puck size. With my old setup, a puck with 3 grams only yielded 10% more than a puck the same size with 2 grams. 50% more pot, 10% more rosin. With my size, shape, pressure, etc of my last press, a 1" diameter puck with 2 grams provided for the best yield. I need to keep testing on this setup to find the optimum size.

I just cut the jig down from 1x5 to 1x4. I will put 7 grams in this one and give it a shot.

If I can figure out how to upload the vid, I will but here is a couple shots of the puck rig. Once I determine the optimum size, I'll make a nice aluminum one.

One another note. I have been looking at premade pre-presses. Watch the sizing. The advertised size is often the outside dimensions and the puck will end up much smaller.

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Hackerman said:
Well, I did my first real presses with these plates yesterday. The plates work great but I need to make a new puck maker for these size plates. I am thinking 1x4 or 1x5 with 10g in the 1x4 and 14g in the 1x5. I like a 10 gram press so I'll try the 1x4 first.

Everything I tried was a failure. Even the silkscreen cloth which worked so well with the smaller pucks, just didn't work this time. So, I am going to do some tweaking and try again tomorrow. The plates worked perfectly. It's just that all my experiments failed. LOL

I went to the dabpress.com web site and they don't have any puck pressers I can use but I saw THIS...

dt-1_1024x1024.jpg


and I absolutely MUST HAVE this. It's beautiful with the bamboo box. And, I always have 3 or 4 different kinds of rosin so this would be perfect for me.

Definitely going to be ordering this soon.

I'll post some pics tomorrow when I press again.

Thanks again @dabpress.com Awesome product.
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New puck maker is anodizing now, it will be finished this week. It'll take two weeks to reach us warehouse.

Thank you

Roger
 
MinnBobber

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?? does it make any sense to have a pre-press that goes beyond hand pressure??

Would a "puck-maker" that you can put in your hydraulic press (with no heat) make for a more effective puck?
I'm not suggesting big pressure, but would a higher level than hand pressure make for a better puck?
 
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MinnBobber said:
?? does it make any sense to have a pre-press that goes beyond hand pressure??

Would a "puck-maker" that you can put in your hydraulic press (with no heat) make for a more effective puck?
I'm not suggesting big pressure, but would a higher level than hand pressure make for a better puck?
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Thanks for your great opinion.
I am going to make square puck maker, works with bubble hash,kief,trim etc.

But it can not pair with caged plates, ( You guys have to move cage kit away) but it work with cageless plates ( please protect the contact surface of plates).

Thank you guys

Have a great day

Roger
 
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