what press for £500

drgreen

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Hello 420 peeps I’m wondering as I am misinformed on rosin presses I feel , I plan to press like 10g flower or 5gram hash kinda , everyone’s lead me allover , I planned to get 3x6 cage and 10ton press, but after the vape dudes vid I wonder now if 5 or 7t is enough in a press like the Rosineer pro or devil press 5t, or the nectarpress. I looked at dulytek but been advised there shite now lol, bloody lost and don’t wanna waste me cash almost bought 6different setups now so faith is in the only active vape place I can find that love dabs lol ..you guys :p

i seem to find chineese ones are really bad at fuses heating and even presses, so trying to stay on usa/uk brandings, and i am uk so limited to what i can get compared to the states but i dont wana get a smaller unit and get loss on returns .
so looked at the dulytek dhp7 but found bad reviews in reddit on that lol
 

Cheebsy

Microbe minion
The first thing I would do is ask dabpress of they have opened their EU warehouse again yet... I don't believe they have but I hope I'm wrong.

Otherwise I use a 7 ton graspresso machine which I quite like.

Long term review thread on this site.

 

drgreen

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The first thing I would do is ask dabpress of they have opened their EU warehouse again yet... I don't believe they have but I hope I'm wrong.

Otherwise I use a 7 ton graspresso machine which I quite like.

Long term review thread on this site.

haha same dabpress is the only 1 i am deadly sure about and cant get it without a mortgage for postage lol, damn shame, few companies are like this atm , bloody shame

gaspresso looks awsome,! i think i found some, what returns do you get with it ? if you dotn mind me asking
 

Cheebsy

Microbe minion
Do you mean what yields I get when pressing? That heavily depends on what you put in. The best I've seen so far is 28%, but you should expect 15 to 20% which is where most of it ends up, I like to think anything more is a lovely bonus! I usually press 10g a time, bottle Tek. The plates are big enough for 2 pucks and I tend not to go over ~2 tons with 1 puck, so there's plenty of leeway to go to ~4 tons when doubling up. I've never tried 2 at once though. I quite enjoy the process so I don't mind doing it twice anyway.
 

drgreen

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Do you mean what yields I get when pressing? That heavily depends on what you put in. The best I've seen so far is 28%, but you should expect 15 to 20% which is where most of it ends up, I like to think anything more is a lovely bonus! I usually press 10g a time, bottle Tek. The plates are big enough for 2 pucks and I tend not to go over ~2 tons with 1 puck, so there's plenty of leeway to go to ~4 tons when doubling up. I've never tried 2 at once though. I quite enjoy the process so I don't mind doing it twice anyway.
haha!! wow thats enough for me ! ill bite hehe, sahme the 7ton doesnt exist now, they have a 10 ton for sale but hasnt got a PSI gauge unfortunately lol i think while learning that feature will be quite useful, im googling to see if i can find the

Grasspresso 7 tons on another site​

 

drgreen

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Do you mean what yields I get when pressing? That heavily depends on what you put in. The best I've seen so far is 28%, but you should expect 15 to 20% which is where most of it ends up, I like to think anything more is a lovely bonus! I usually press 10g a time, bottle Tek. The plates are big enough for 2 pucks and I tend not to go over ~2 tons with 1 puck, so there's plenty of leeway to go to ~4 tons when doubling up. I've never tried 2 at once though. I quite enjoy the process so I don't mind doing it twice anyway.
what i been thinking i defo need that gauge , i love accuracy, it does seem to be every one has a generic one they put a stamp on, they seem all copys lol even the good ones, like there all from china ??
like this https://www.growpackage.com/products/eco-farm-eco2042-7-ton-hydraulic-heat-rosin-press-machine and https://nectarrosinpress.com/rosin-press/pollen-smasher-8t-hydraulic-rosin-press/ with £400 price difference and an extra grill on the side otherwise they look identicle, but i could be falling for the china copys being good is what i am worried about and i buy a cheap press thats crap and wish i bought the expensive, and visa
 

Chicken No Name

Dazed and confused
I built mine for that money.
12t, rock solid electronics, all easily fixed if say a cartridge goes.
Only disadvantage is it's big and heavy as uses a proper engineering press.
Excellent guide on uk420.
And I'm a basic diy'er so no engineering/electronics degree required.
 

Cheebsy

Microbe minion
Sorry, I can't make a judgment on those other presses, the are also some very similar looking ones on Amazon. I bet they would be ok as long as the enclosure is sturdy enough but who is to know.
 
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Chicken No Name

Dazed and confused
apparently is has 1 pid heater so its crap too lol

Most of the cheaper ones do. And they tend to use a single cartridge heater per plate and surface mounted thermostats.
You get what you pay for and not having dab press availability means little incentive for a decent machine to be produced/supplied as no real competition.
Shame that there isn't the market in Europe for dab press to bother. I enquired years ago to be told 'in a few months '.
Hence building my one.
 

drgreen

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I built mine for that money.
12t, rock solid electronics, all easily fixed if say a cartridge goes.
Only disadvantage is it's big and heavy as uses a proper engineering press.
Excellent guide on uk420.
And I'm a basic diy'er so no engineering/electronics degree required.
cant even find a shop press at that price with a gauge lol cheapest onsale now is this https://www.sgs-engineering.com/cat...eagOsqvw3N77b13GlPS_fY4P5-EkgCxhoC2UIQAvD_BwE

but now i cant fidn where i foudn the dual caged pir plates cheaper than bloody £280, well thats a lie i can find some for £270 but there too big hahaha gives max psi at 900 says there for pressing lbs cant imagine doing that lol, i need plates of 3x5 on the 10 ton to be just over the max as to not overload it all in 1 press always better to work half load eh

by midnight of my irratic searching if i fail i guess my fallback which has complaints on old models but seems solid on new videos... watched it win vs a dabpress so not to shabby is the https://purevapes.co.uk/home/206-du...ess-for-rosin-oil-extraction-5-ton-press.html
just hoping to either save some $$ or gain some power for matching it and bonus is i can use press for other things unlike the rosin press

half feeling like buying a cheapo and stripping it down lol
 
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drgreen

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Dabpress for me as drip tech is a must IME, but EU, these have good reports,
cant get dabpress here tried to import it and with £180 postage on plate at £399 and £440 on a machine at 500 to my post code i kinda shrieked and ran away
 

drgreen

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heres a used one 2nd hand small press dabpress

US $400.00
Approximately£315.77 US $200.60 (approx £158.36) USPS Priority Mail International and 1 month postage


i ordered a 12 ton press with gauge etc and slow air pump, cost me £230, now i can order a dulytek at £260 or the tuopuke at same price
 

3 Feet Farms

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Last November, I was in a similar position looking for a press with a pressure gauge and a similar budget, @Cheebsy helped and gave me some advice while I was looking, here is the original thread https://fuckcombustion.com/threads/...d-would-like-your-opinions-on-it-first.53518/.

I tried to get a graveda/grasspreso press, at the time you couldn't order through the website, you had to reserve a product and then email/ contact them to arrange a bank transfer for payment. I tried to contact them multiple times using multiple methods and could never get through. so I ended up giving up on them, as I thought if it was that much of a struggle to get them to reply to emails when I was trying to make a payment, I was never going to get them to reply to emails if I had a warranty claim or problem.

I contacted nectar rosin presses and they got back to me quickly, they had one last press with a pressure gauge on it so I jumped at the opportunity and got it. I have had it for a few months now and it has worked perfectly since I got it with no issues and was pressing some impressive rosin straight from the box.

I have loved my press and have no regrets over my purchase whatsoever, I find it is perfect for my needs as a personal user, generally pressing 7-10g pucks of flower, and occasionally when I can be bothered, I use my pollen sifter, dry ice and fresh buds, to give me live dry sift which I press and this is freaking amazing but too much work to do too often.

My only complaint is that I am using so much more rosin these days I am having to expand my growing area to accommodate this, the 3 feet farm isn't big enough anymore :D

If you are UK based the nectar presses are nice and if anything goes wrong it would be pretty simple to contact the company for a replacement or a fix, which are the reasons I ended up going with them.
 

Pomples420

New Member
How did you get on?? I'm trying to decide at the moment! Lol

ended up with the dulytek cage and a 12 ton press hehe will see when it arrives what i get,
I do like the look of the dulytek cage, but from the research I've done, to take full advantage I'd need a pressure gauge on the hydraulic press... and they start at around £250-£300 alone I'd order one from the states, but I don't want to be stung with fees at customs >_<
 
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It is a pleasure and a privilege to meet ya all. —:)

Back to the original question, what press for 500 quid?

If you are pressing buds, 1, 2 or even 3 tons will yield only partially and the yield nor the quality can match a 10 tons press.

Because I would like to show you the answer to your question.

So, most of us if we do not grow we get buds and buds are notoriously hard to extract as they should be and only from 6 tons you can have a reasonable yield a good one and an untainted product like honey.

When you put it against the light it is spotless-just put good stuff in it if possible -I love sativa so the rosin had a very energizing effect-uplifting -creative.....I will continue on the rosin way for sure.
I suggest you buy for exactly 500 quid the :

Graveda Graspresso Rosin Press Hydraulic 12×6 cm, 10 Tons​

  • With 12 x 6 cm plate size
  • With 10 ton hydraulic cylinder and touch panel
  • Allows solvent-free extraction
  • Wide temperature range from 0° — 232°
  • For making live rosin, shatter, etc.-So live rosin as well.

    These 6 tons are no joke and Graveda is mesmerizing-there is a same model half the strength at 383 Eur instead of 526 EUR for this stronger model which equals 500 quids.

    Dual heat control-the heating element is not U shaped, but II shaped so no warm hot or cold spots, just the rosin flowing in your cup my friend.
  • A friend of mine just received the press he ordered- I brought my Mango smelling Sativa pale green with long slim buds which leaves Sour diesel being a diesel while this one is jet fuel sativa, It does not make you hungry, so I suspect a Durban poison genetics, but the rosin of this was easy to made and that was one my best stones ever….

    I intend to press all the interesting strains including a 50% indica and 50% sativa or anywhere in between that is the beauty and the machine works, like a charm.



  • High-performance rosin press with 10 tons of pressure - for best results when extracting without solvents
    With 12 x 6 cm plate size
    With 10 ton hydraulic cylinder and touch panel
    Allows solvent-free extraction
    Wide temperature range from 0° - 232°
    For making live rosin, shatter, etc.
    Graspresso GP6-10: An affordable hydraulic press in a robust design. From now on, you will have no shortage of dabbing extracts! Graveda takes great care to ensure that the various presses always have a very good price-performance ratio despite the high quality of workmanship and excellent performance values, so that you can work like a professional for little money.

    10 tons of pressure and printing plates that can be heated up to 232° with a surface area of 10 x 7.5 cm
    You can select a pressure of up to ten tonnes for the hydraulic Graspresso Rosin Press GP6-10 via the lever and choose a temperature between 0 and 232° for the pressure plates. The most important factor for good results when pressing extracts is, of course, the source material. However, by fine-tuning the individual parameters such as temperature and pressure, you can customise your extract production and improve the results. The temperature and heating time are controlled via a touch panel, which you can also operate easily with silicone gloves. This practical press also allows direct pressing with the BottleTech PrePress, which is available as an accessory.

    Solvent-free pressing produces extracts of above-average quality
    Thanks to the powerful hydraulics, the Graspresso GP6-10 delivers ten tonnes of pressing pressure, allowing you to extract the valuable resins from the herbs of your harvest very effectively. For pure flower extraction, the use of extraction paper is usually sufficient (especially if you use a PrePress for this), for leaves and stems you should use Press Bags. Whether Shatter, Live Rosin or Budder - you can produce unadulterated and highly aromatic extracts for dabbing with the GP6-10. Since no solvents are used here, there is no risk of explosions, fire, bad taste effects or harmful residues.

    Robust technology - durable and reliable
    This Rosin press is based on the technology of hydraulic-manual jacks. Proven a million times over and extremely reliable. The solid construction and the robust design of the individual components guarantee many years of trouble-free operation.

    Scope of delivery:
    1x Graveda Graspresso GP6-10 Rosin Press, hydraulic
    1x Power cord
    1x Instructions for use
    Technical details:
    Press pressure: 10000 kg (9.14 tons at the pressure plates)
    Plate size: 12 x 6 cm
    Temperature range: 0°-232°
    Voltage: 230 volts
    Weight: 15 kg
    If you DO NOT PRESS BUDS-3 TONS WILL DO, SO U PAY 388EUR AND WALK AWAY HAPPY IF YOU CRUSH FLOWERS HAPPY BUT FOR THE BUDS A SATISFACTORY PRESSURE IIN TERMS OF PRESSURE YIELD AND QUALITY YOU NEED IS 10 TONS PRESSURE. BUT THE PRICE DIFFERENCE IS OF THE TWO GRAVEDA MODELS IS AROUND 120 EUR BETWEEN 3 TONS CAPABLE AND 10 TONS CAPABLE MACHINE SO I ORDERED 10 TONS I HAVE SEEN IT AT WORK I TRIED THE PRODUCT AND THREE TONS IS FOR HASH AND FLOWERS AND LOWER YIELD AND QUALITY-THE TEN TONS IS BETTER IT IS A MUST HAVE FOR PRESSING BUDS-BUT WITH TEN TONS YOU CAN APPROACH THE 20%YIELD OR AT LEAST APPROACH IT

    Sorry -not shouting, just drawing a conclusion :D



I am going to track k my parcel:bang::bang::bang::bang::bang::bang::bang::bang::bang::bang::leaf::D
 
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Crosin

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Crosin,

Chicken No Name

Dazed and confused
If you are pressing buds, 1, 2 or even 3 tons will yield only partially and the yield nor the quality can match a 10 tons press.
  • TEN TONS IS BETTER IT IS A MUST HAVE FOR PRESSING BUDS-BUT WITH TEN TONS YOU CAN APPROACH THE 20%YIELD OR AT LEAST APPROACH IT
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I am going to track k my parcel:bang::bang::bang::bang::bang::bang::bang::bang::bang::bang::leaf::D
News to me this.
I have never gone above 1.5 t and tend to stick to 1t tbh.
I average around 20 percent and my best is 27 percent, all around the 1 to 1.5 t on gauge.

Personally, I think 6t is more than enough to extract everything one can from buds. Always better to have some margin of safety with these things so 6 t provides ample.
But to suggest only a 10t will give you the best yields is, ime, not correct.
As some context I've now done over 150 presses. On a 10t press!

Are you a graspresso rep as your 3 posts have just been a massive promotion (mostly copied from their website) for a press you have yet to use?
 

Suki

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It is all about platen psi

lets say you have a 10T press and a 3x6 bag (18 square inches)

10T = 5000psi = 20000lbs

this is gauge psi, to get platen psi you divide 20000lbs by 18 square inches
20000 / 18 = 1111 platen psi

so you if you're pressing only a small 1g puck which has a diameter of 1.5 inches once flattened, you get a surface of about 1.77 square inches (because it is a circle)

so you only need 1T (500psi or 2000lbs) to reach 1130 platen psi, which is pretty much the same as with the 3x6 and 10T example

the smaller the surface area you're working with, the less pressure you need to apply the same amount of force
 
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