GuyLeDuche
^ "Eat a bag of Dick's!"
Pretty cool stuff man, I wonder about some kind of removable lower plate to fill the space that could be thrown in the oven to preheat? lipless baking sheet or something? just spitballin lol
Rosin Technique....Easy DIY Solventless
- Thread starter darkrom
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as long as it will take the pressure.
ive also consider ceramic tile as they would be ruffly the same dimensions.
so im gonna write this here both for you all to ponder and for a reminder to myself later to do this.
rehydration of pressed puck for more oil sublimation.
rehydrate the pressed pucks as described earlier in the thread for flowers.... I feel like there could be more oil to retrieve from some of these pucks I have to wonder if we can retrieve it with lower temps by rehydration.
thus increased yield...
rehydration of pressed puck for more oil sublimation.
rehydrate the pressed pucks as described earlier in the thread for flowers.... I feel like there could be more oil to retrieve from some of these pucks I have to wonder if we can retrieve it with lower temps by rehydration.
thus increased yield...
Jared
Cannabis Enthusiast
I pressed 4 tiny rainbow kush nuggs last night and got a dab of THE tastiest concentrate I've ever tasted. I keep seeing people on Instagram and other forums saying it tastes like vaped weed or not very good....I don't get it. They must be pressing way too hot/long or just using questionable starting material.
Edit: Just vaped some weed patties in my LSV and got pretty baked still. Flavor wasn't bad at all.
Edit: Just vaped some weed patties in my LSV and got pretty baked still. Flavor wasn't bad at all.
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Hoosier
Well-Known Member
I've just used the coffee grinder on my spent pucks and thrown the dust into my pax for a nap inducing treatment. Interested to hear what yeilds are looking like for solvent puck processing.
Havelock Vetenari
Patrician
So as terminology is concerned, i'm thinking there might be an influx of doctor's visits due to a condition (mostly amongst young males i suspect) , which might be best described as a Rosin shoulder (remember you heard it here first ! 
)
(Think tennis elbow/Blackberry thumb.)
The musclepains with me seem to be mostly around the front uppershoulder/collarbone.
Anybody else with the same discomfort or is it just me getting to be an old fart...?
)(Think tennis elbow/Blackberry thumb.)
The musclepains with me seem to be mostly around the front uppershoulder/collarbone.
Anybody else with the same discomfort or is it just me getting to be an old fart...?
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2clicker
Observer
agreed. im gonna try to squeeze as much as i can out via rosin tek and then qwet the rest.
NorVape
Vape Rictim
@farscaper Wow, that's a really good idea! Guess I'll have to stop throwing my pucks in the ABV-jar haha
darkrom
Great Scott!
I bet you could do a quicker wash than normal too since my pucks seem to end up with a nice coating of oil on the OUTSIDE already visible because of the pressure.
Gregori
CannaBoss
That 's a good reason to medicate. ^^So as terminology is concerned, i'm thinking there might be an influx of a condition (mostly amongst young males i suspect) , which might be best described as a Rosin shoulder (remember you heard it here first !
(Think tennis elbow/Blackberry thumb.)
The musclepains with me seem to be mostly around the frontshoulder/collarbone.
Anybody else with the same discomfort or is it just me getting to be an old fart...?
yes, this does work. I have applied distilled water to pucks that have been squished but produced little oil and it did increase the overall production. I reapplied more on a third and got still more rosin out at an alarming quantity... I do recommend this method to anyone trying to squeeze more out without using a solvent.
1squeez at about 295f I didnt apply enough pressure and got nothing.
2 squeeze got nothing.
3 squeeze rehydrated got copious amounts.
4 squeeze rehydrated got copious amounts
after that the bud wanted to crumble to dry pieces... which leave me to believe I have retrieved a vast majority of the rosin in this matter.... remains will be saved AND EATEN!
also @CrazyDiamond heating the bottom plate does in fact positivly influence yield. a cold plate caused a yield reduction.
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thoughts on rehydration techniques...
although the hydration technique listed in my quote does help.... I am beginning to think it is less helpful than the direct hydration application I have listed in this post.
I note this because I have noticed that when the actual plant material is hydrated it tends to color the concentration an olive or greenish hue... obviously this is because of the moisture building up in the plant matter... which we dont want...
when distilled water is added to the mix directly on a flattend pressed bud it acts more aggressively like a solvent grabbing anything that will break free at whatever temperature I is and flow to a point of lesser resistance outside the puck of plant material.
so instead of having to heat it out of the flower which brings traces of chlorophyll with it the water boils directly in contact with the oil bypassing the compressed plant matter entirely!
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GuyLeDuche
^ "Eat a bag of Dick's!"
I'm curious about your impressions of the potency of RH rosin. I've heard someone (bubbleman?) question if hydrated buds would shed wax more.... In other words could your higher yield be due to more impurities or is it straight up just more goodies 
?
?
NorVape
Vape Rictim
Oh man oh man oh MAN, I'm trying this! It seems to me that a lot of focus regarding rosin has been on heat and/or pressure, but who knows? Maybe moisture is the key?
Oooor... Knowing cannabis, it's probably one of many keys, that open many doors, that lead to many hallways, that lead to many rooms, that have many doors, that require many keys... You get the idea lol
Oooor... Knowing cannabis, it's probably one of many keys, that open many doors, that lead to many hallways, that lead to many rooms, that have many doors, that require many keys... You get the idea lol
I got my slip roller and scrapers tonight and I am working on how to best attach them together. I still have some challlenges to figure out as the top roller floats on the bottom roller until the herb raises it to the adjusted set point,,, so the scraper needs to move with it imo. The bottom roller is fixed but not real tight so i need to scrape pushing up on the lower roller or tighten it up. I might have to make the scraper a spring loaded deal that pushes down on the top and up on the bottom roller at the same time. That might work. Need to sleep on it..It will come to me.
Also, I can seriously fucking flatten what ever enters the rollers to a point beyond what I expected with this kind of setup. I can't wait to actually roll a juicy nug.
Also, I can seriously fucking flatten what ever enters the rollers to a point beyond what I expected with this kind of setup. I can't wait to actually roll a juicy nug.
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tepictoton
Well-Known Member
So I have been following this from day one...
Anybody able to give an overview of what has been discovered up untill now?
So:
What seems to be the best temperature (range) to use?
What is the best way to 'wrap' your material in order for less impurities to make it into your oil?
What seems to be the best way to 'rehydrate' material?
And, correct me if I am wrong, but pressure is a variable that is better when higher? Or is there also a certain point one can cross but will not help the process anymore?
What is the best way to capture the material outside of your 'wrap'? Baking paper? Teflon? Oil Slick?
I might go ahead and start to experiment with this, just seems to still be to much unknown variables...Herb is pricey here so I do not want to waste precious plant material...
Anybody able to give an overview of what has been discovered up untill now?
So:
What seems to be the best temperature (range) to use?
What is the best way to 'wrap' your material in order for less impurities to make it into your oil?
What seems to be the best way to 'rehydrate' material?
And, correct me if I am wrong, but pressure is a variable that is better when higher? Or is there also a certain point one can cross but will not help the process anymore?
What is the best way to capture the material outside of your 'wrap'? Baking paper? Teflon? Oil Slick?
I might go ahead and start to experiment with this, just seems to still be to much unknown variables...Herb is pricey here so I do not want to waste precious plant material...
Hoosier
Well-Known Member
Temp range varies by strain/rh. Best advice, start with .1g pucks and do a few differnt temps to find your sweet spot?
I am getting very little plant material with no additional screen. Just puck to parchment.
Rehydration--- what ever is easiest for you. To me, that is the coffe filter/mason jar
Pressure---you are not going to be able to use too much pressure with an iron, unless you break your iron!
The best news-you can't mess this up....your yield might not be the best at first, but the goods are still in the processed pucks, so go ahead and find a way to consume those too!
Silver420Surfer
Downward spiral
First rosin experience last night, with some Gorilla Glue. I now see that you are all not crazy lol.
@Bouldorado--THANK YOU for the great time and for sharing the rosin tech(maybe you'll share some of the pics I saw you snapping lol). Great tasting, nice buzz!
I am hoping aboard the rosin train
@Bouldorado--THANK YOU for the great time and for sharing the rosin tech(maybe you'll share some of the pics I saw you snapping lol). Great tasting, nice buzz!
I am hoping aboard the rosin train
I keep reading posts that say there is a max pressure at about 2 tons. I have been trying to get more info on this but no luck as of yet. I assume this must be in a press on a single bud in metal plates instead of a hair press? They said it basically makes powder instead of pucks at those pressures so there is a pressure limit apparently.
Hoosier
Well-Known Member
Jared
Cannabis Enthusiast
I fully believe 5 or so years from now when Cannabis is legal pretty much everywhere that BHO will be a thing of the past. Once people figure out how to extract on a massive scale efficiently and weed is as cheap as dirt there will be no advantage to BHO that I can think of.
Edit: After getting a nearly 21% yield off some nuggs I don't think I will ever blast BHO for myself ever again. I'd rather sit here and squish an ounce and have it instantly ready and just as good or in my opinion better and solvent free.
Edit: After getting a nearly 21% yield off some nuggs I don't think I will ever blast BHO for myself ever again. I'd rather sit here and squish an ounce and have it instantly ready and just as good or in my opinion better and solvent free.
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