Joedank
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if you have a MIPS you need the right equiptment for the job . hommemade only cuts it so long ... unless you get your equiptment indipenedtly cert . like emotec
sorry to go off topic .
Twitch Extracts pneumatic press
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resinhead
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Here ya go @Twitch .... $3000 heated lab press
http://m.ebay.com/itm/PHI-12-5-X-9-5-Heated-Platen-Hydraulic-Lab-Press-0-40-000-Lbs-of-Force-/371364639050?nav=SEARCH
http://m.ebay.com/itm/PHI-12-5-X-9-5-Heated-Platen-Hydraulic-Lab-Press-0-40-000-Lbs-of-Force-/371364639050?nav=SEARCH
lio lacidem
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That one I looked at that one as well. Sent the seller an offer of 2000 on it. See if I get a reply.
WarMachine
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Very disheartening to hear that about the dnail one press but i kinda knew it too. When bman Would use that press, it didn't really look like it yielded that much more than I do with my straightener. It just looked more convenient to use lol.
hyroot
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yeah and you can build a better one for much cheaper. Even using the the 600 lbs. clamp with a 2" x 4" plate straightener is 75 psi
lio lacidem
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Damn that seems real low pressure for the price of the unit. A hotronix sts 6x6 label press does 100psi according to the tech ay Stahls and that unit is only $800 but it only has one heated platen.
WarMachine
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True. What if I am using 1.5" x 3.5"? That's what the head of the clamps are.
hyroot
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WarMachine
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barf... soooo basically the 600lb clamp isn't worth it anyway you break it down unless your a 12 year old girl..
hyroot
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You need at least 1 ton to get a good amount of psi I guess.
With a 600 lb clamp you will produce more psi than a dnail / t shirt press.
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hyroot
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I don't think yield necessarily changes but the quality does. With less heat and more pressure you can get that clear rosin with no color at all. With a straightener and my body weight I get that light yellow clear. I'm pressing at 310 F for 5-6 srconds.
With more pressure you can drop 221 F (activated) or less with flower and even to 150 F with hash / sift / kief / iwe. But press anywhere from 10 - 30 seconds depending on temp and psi
This is Tony Vezura's IG. I think he uses a hydrolic press
I press my flowers twice. Sometimes 3 times. With a straightener
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chuck estevez
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when i press a full bag, say around 10 grams, i press it several times, but i wait for it to cool before pressing again. pressing when it's hot only darkens it and makes it taste like burnt popcorn.
WarMachine
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Boom, that's why my second press tastes like vape. I don't wait, I thank yee kindly. How long do you usually wait?
chuck estevez
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until it's cool to touch
WarMachine
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Pretty nice video showing a person using the clamp and getting ~20% yield on nugs. I guess really the best test I can do is, press out a gram of bud/hash and see the yield with a clamp and do the same amount again without a clamp.
I feel like when we say body weight, example me being 200lbs, it isn't all my weight centered on the clamp like I'm a brick. If I calculate the area of my foot, where I stand on the straightener, it's 4.5" x 3.5" which is 15.75 and then divide that by 200 (my weight) 200/15.75 that's ~12.69psi compared to the clamps 114.2psi. Or otherwise?