At first: Thank you all again for this great informative Thread!
I am excited looking forward to order a dabpress and have some questions:
(if i should discuss this via mail with roger or via dm with
@psychonaut feel free to tell me...)
- Customs: Anybody here who had sent a dabpress to Germany and can share the experience? I would realy like to avoid opening the paket at customs and explain what it is for. In the past i had some "not-so-nice" experiences with customs... on a second note: i am prepared to pay about 20% customs, any other additional costs?
- Press selection: i am eyeing the 10T driptech model, altough right now the 3T beginner Model would probably be enough but i would like the possibility to scale up in the future and would like the possibility to do half oz or even full oz presses. The cost difference shouldn t be a problem but perhaps my two left hands... i hope to be able to set it up and i would like to find a pump with gauge shipping in germany but i guess the recommended pumps on the dabpress website from UK would be also viable. Anybody has a tip for a pump from Germany? Or do you think i should reconsider the 3 or 6t Modells?
- when i order, i d like to be set for quite some time. I am thinking getting the bundle and probably additional bags. Anything else i should consider (second different prepress? different bags? the offered Gauge?)
Thanks in advance for taking the time, have a great day! Can t wait till i can really contribute to this thrread!
Hey there! Sorry to add complications to your choice, but I will say if you purchase the 6T dp-bj6t35 press, you can always remove the plates and heaters from the custom AIO frame and attach the plates to a 10-12 ton H frame shop press and double your pressing capacity, when the time comes.
The 10-ton porta power pumps available on ebay.uk work great with our dp-hr10t35v press, a few of our members have provided some reviews on the pairing. You may have to change out the fitting on the end of the hose (we supply the extra fitting). That setup has a gauge, so if that is something that interests you, retrofitting one on a bottle jack is not going to be a worthwhile venture, so if a gauge is a must, we only have one model that realistically can be paired with a gauge. That may simplify your choice =)
I would recommend the pm30r pre-press for pressing pucks 3.5-7g paired with the 2x4" filters, some material you wont be able to fit 7g, so if you plan to consistently run 7g, you probably want our pm40r mold paired with 2.5x4x5" filter bags.
The 3T model I dont know if I would really recommend for you. If you're eyeing pressing 1/2-1oz batches down the road. You'll be wishing you had larger plate size, 3x3" will limit you.
Having both molds never hurts =) Of course you can always DIY your own, several members here have and posted pictures. Then if you decide on a particular size (30mm vs 40mm) you can always get one of our molds later down the road.
There will for sure be customs fees that need to be paid when importing to Germany from China. If you email Roger at the factory he'll be able to give you a ballpark quote. It's always changing country to country.
I'd personally recommend these items -
hr10t35v press
10-ton porta power pump with gauge on ebay.uk
pm40r 40mm pre-press mold
2.5x4x5" 160u rosin filters for flower
If you plan on pressing sift, or hash, get 37u filters, 2x4" size will be good for starting out.
As to the import experience, hopefully one of our rosineers will be able to provide insight!
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