Ethos Banana Hammock comparative(exodus thread)

Or_Gro

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my own version of an HMK rosin press is done!

@Or_Gro , @Steakbomb, so i don't have to post it multiple times lol

up close:
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glamour shot lol
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Set the flattening iron to max temp (450 F) and wait for it to heat up fully. Then clamp the two pieces together and they will melt into the pads! I operated it at 210 F so I never see anything close to 450 again so the titanium

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see:
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F’in nice man!

Link the heat pads and meter, if you havent already...

Was that your idea, or where did you see it...i’ll be interested in seeing results and your opinion...please tag me...

@Ibn Vapin, @StickyBudHound, @WeedSexWeightsShakes
 

bigggsteve89

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my own version of an HMK rosin press is done!

@Or_Gro , @Steakbomb, so i don't have to post it multiple times lol

up close:
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glamour shot lol
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Set the flattening iron to max temp (450 F) and wait for it to heat up fully. Then clamp the two pieces together and they will melt into the pads! I operated it at 210 F so I never see anything close to 450 again so the titanium

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see:
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You got a link for the pads? How much something like that cost to make?
 

schmebulock

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F’in nice man!

Link the heat pads and meter, if you havent already...

Was that your idea, or where did you see it...i’ll be interested in seeing results and your opinion...please tag me...
clickable for link:
6" irwin 600 LB clamp - $29 online but probably cheaper at your local place - i got the 6" one because the cord stops it from going further - it's important to note this is the 600 pound clamp - their normal clamps do far less pressure.
Kipozi flattening iron - $35 w/ coupon
flush heads for clamp - $6.60

i clamped it so much i broke the flattening iron into pieces - then i strapped them to the clamp and here we are!

I wanna know more about this rosin press myself!
see above!

You got a link for the pads? How much something like that cost to make?
see above!

I'm in it for about $80 plus the electrical parts but i had those leftover from building my QB120's x4

i would place this as effective as the canna-clamp that exists for $250... for $80
 

schmebulock

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@schmebulock, you need to work for an infomercial company...

You just got a bunch of people interested in a $9 clamp! Hope HD and Lowes are well stocked....
i just try to make a quality product - i want to be able to take this over to my buddies place and press out some rosin from his grow and let him sample his own! mobility is nice too because i can put this away pretty quickly... little harder with a 20 ton press

that bein said i can't wait for a 20 ton press - this thing presses a LOT fucking better than just clamping a flattening iron down.
 

Or_Gro

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10 little nugs - i would probably even flag them as popcorn or mids off of my auto colorado cookie comparative grow

she looked like this pre-harvest - atleast the main colas:

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pressed them out:

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@Or_Gro
but the amount i harvested is about twice as much as i harvested when just clamping the flattening iron by hand before...
What’s your yield (rosin wt/total press wt)?
 

Or_Gro

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for sure, i'm not entirely sure what temp is best yet. 210 seemed to still be a little hot - it's not that easy to scrape off of the paper. What do you press at with the big guns OG?
160-220F is general range: lower temp has less yield but keeps more terps, and vice versa.

Overall quantity & quality depend on a number of combined factors, besides temp:

Humidity of material
Area of puck
“Bag pressure”
Type of material
Density of puck
Preheat
Ramp
Overall Duration

I don’t have much experience on a clamp, and the bigger the press & more control you have over these factors, the more you can tailor your process.

You’d be better off getting advice from someone who uses a similar approach to yours.

I press my bud in 90 micron bags, with 62% rh buds initially pulled apart enuff to remove big stems, then manually prepressed into a puck, starting the press with 1-1,5 mins @ 220F plattens closed at 5psi (to start liquifying trichs), then ramping to about 700 psi bag pressure over 3-3.5 additional minutes, change parchment, and repeat 2 more times.

Probably a bunch of threads on here and at GC...Google is also your friend...plenty info out there...

@Ibn Vapin mentioned another relatively inexpensive approach to me:


 
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