Grandpa Likes To Squeeze Stuff: Solventless Extracts, Rosin, Pressed Here!

[West Hippie]

Finally got my lazy ass out to press the Dosidos.
I’m going back to coconut oil this batch with a full teaspoon of lecithin .

E3457706-D37C-4707-861F-9AA8B5FABE49.jpeg

• West Hippie
• May 26, 2020

Dosidos

7047C878-4EEC-42FC-8740-4C90055D3406.jpeg

• West Hippie
• May 26, 2020

Dosidos

B354B573-0EEE-41BD-B636-C32CCAEFFCFA.jpeg

• West Hippie
• May 26, 2020

Dosidos

C26A782F-D0A4-4AF7-94EB-3CAB30CAA303.jpeg

• West Hippie
• May 26, 2020

Dosidos

BC0614CD-7685-4FFD-B673-457FF1E3BE6E.jpeg

• West Hippie
• May 26, 2020

Dosidos

0B4A55B4-8FBC-4ED7-92E9-F276FC6E3F15.jpeg

• West Hippie
• May 26, 2020

Dosidos total

Later I’ll have to figure the amount to mix , last batch did 50 mL of evoo at 4 grams it’s a knock out for everyone except me . Was thinking 150 mL this round any suggestions? #5001 post

 

[Brian420pm]

Can rosin be warmed to hot water temp and made soft enough to pull up into syringes or should I store it using some other method? I'll be switching from ethanol washes to pressing rosin soon. Thanks!

 

[Grandpa Tokin]

I go pretty heavy then. 4g to 25ml of EVOO is what I would do, but I like to shake in the corner for a few...

 

[Grandpa Tokin]

Can rosin be warmed to hot water temp and made soft enough to pull up into syringes or should I store it using some other method? I'll be switching from ethanol washes to pressing rosin soon. Thanks!

Yes. I often decarb my rosin and when it’s cooled enough I use a syringe for filling capsules. I have also stored rosin in silicon containers and vacuum sealed inside the freezer for months.

 

[Brian420pm]

I use a syringe for filling capsules.

Is that before or after you add a carrier oil? Specifically I'm talking about just rosin, nothing added.

 

[West Hippie]

I go pretty heavy then. 4g to 25ml of EVOO is what I would do, but I like to shake in the corner for a few...

I have gotten use to the one with 50 mL but everyone else falls out . I need to keep the company awake so they can go home . I see what your saying is to find my sweet spot muck everyone else ?
Our favorite bar is back open and I thought I’d make some that doesn’t cause tempary paralysis , I’ll bring a few Of the bad ones for the chudocs that I know looks for fights and couch lock them while the rest of us finish the night !

 

[Grandpa Tokin]

Is that before or after you add a carrier oil? Specifically I'm talking about just rosin, nothing added.

Yes, sorry. Lately I’ve been adding lecithin right after decarbing and while it’s hot. Then as soon as it’s cooled down enough to fill the syringe and capsules without melting anything I go ahead and finish. It’s only a few minutes.

 

[Grandpa Tokin]

I have gotten use to the one with 50 mL but everyone else falls out . I need to keep the company awake so they can go home . I see what your saying is to find my sweet spot muck everyone else ?
Our favorite bar is back open and I thought I’d make some that doesn’t cause tempary paralysis , I’ll bring a few Of the bad ones for the chudocs that I know looks for fights and couch lock them while the rest of us finish the night !

Yeah, I only make capsules for myself and I’m being partly facetious, but finding that sweet spot takes some experience for each of us. That should be a hoot though!

 

[Old Salt]

I store my pressed rosin in silicone containers, which in turn are stored in canning jars I keep in the freezer. I pull them out and thaw them to mix the various rosins with oil and lecithin whenever I make more capsules.

I checked EVOO (Extra Virgin Olive Oil) last night and today. I tossed my bottle into the fridge overnight, and it remained a liquid. It solidified in the freezer within a few hours.

Cocoa butter is highly recommended if you want to make suppositories. It melts at a higher temperature than virgin coconut oil which is a solid at room temperatures, so you don't need to encapsulate it. You may wonder why I mention suppositories. They have twice the bioavailability of tinctures or infusions used on oral mucus membranes, about three times the bioavailability of edibles including capsules, and can carry the large doses required for cancer treatments. The cannabinoids bypass the stomach and liver, which gives them the higher bioavailability.

 

[East Coast Marley420]

Hey guys I will be shopping for a rosin press soon, looking for some advice, I'd like to stay under $2000, it will be well used so would like it to be reliable. Looking for best tonnage for pressing and if I should go with something electrical or manual, any advice is much appreciated

 

[Old Salt]

Hey guys I will be shopping for a rosin press soon, looking for some advice, I'd like to stay under $2000, it will be well used so would like it to be reliable. Looking for best tonnage for pressing and if I should go with something electrical or manual, any advice is much appreciated

How much are you going to press in a session? I can make the pucks, press them, and collect the rosin from a pound of flower in a day using my 10 ton Dabpress Driptech with 3" x 5" plates. I press two 1/4 oz (7 gm) pucks per press cycle. I like the manual pump with the pressure gauge, as the pressure drops after initially reaching the desired pressure. This can go on for 1/2 minute or so before it stabilizes.

Whether to choose a manual or an electrical pump depends on your physical condition, and how much you plan to process at a time. Electric pumps can be sourced through Amazon if your press with a hydraulic ram does not have one.

You will need pre-press molds. I strongly recommend the three piece mold over the two piece molds, as they contain the material while forming the pucks. I recommend two if you press more than 1/2 lb per session as they gum up with rosin. You can let one soak in alcohol while using the other. You'll need a clamp for the molds. I use a 6" Irwin.

Parchment is required. There are several recommendations earlier in this thread. I cut the parchment so it's 1" (2.5cm) wider than the plates, 6" or 15cm for my 3" x 5" plates. A length of 12" or 30cm, the width of my rolls work well. Parchment is available in 12" (30cm) and 14" (35cm) wide rolls.

A timer is very useful for consistent results. I use a app on my smart phone that allows multiple timers to be linked, automatically starting the next when one finishes. I press in three stages:

• Stage 1: Preheat - press plates closed, just deforming the puck(s);
• Stage 2: Low pressure - about half my final pressure; and
• Stage 3: High Pressure - final pressure.

This is a long thread that has a lot of very good information. It can be hard to find, so ask. One of us will know the information you need, or know where to find it.

 

[West Hippie]

Hey guys I will be shopping for a rosin press soon, looking for some advice, I'd like to stay under $2000, it will be well used so would like it to be reliable. Looking for best tonnage for pressing and if I should go with something electrical or manual, any advice is much appreciated

Here’s Grandpa Tokin’s setup, talking Cadillac!

Grandpa Likes To Squeeze Stuff: Solventless Extracts, Rosin, Pressed Here!

Today was sample day. The jars have been in cure for about 4 weeks now so pulled out one of the Triple Cheese, rolled a couple of fatties and began cooking. Potato Bread About to swab with unsalted butter and give it test. mmhmm looks good man. too bad you're not my neighbor... i have the...

www.420magazine.com

 

[East Coast Marley420]

How much are you going to press in a session? I can make the pucks, press them, and collect the rosin from a pound of flower in a day using my 10 ton Dabpress Driptech with 3" x 5" plates. I press two 1/4 oz (7 gm) pucks per press cycle. I like the manual pump with the pressure gauge, as the pressure drops after initially reaching the desired pressure. This can go on for 1/2 minute or so before it stabilizes.

Whether to choose a manual or an electrical pump depends on your physical condition, and how much you plan to process at a time. Electric pumps can be sourced through Amazon if your press with a hydraulic ram does not have one.

You will need pre-press molds. I strongly recommend the three piece mold over the two piece molds, as they contain the material while forming the pucks. I recommend two if you press more than 1/2 lb per session as they gum up with rosin. You can let one soak in alcohol while using the other. You'll need a clamp for the molds. I use a 6" Irwin.

Parchment is required. There are several recommendations earlier in this thread. I cut the parchment so it's 1" (2.5cm) wider than the plates, 6" or 15cm for my 3" x 5" plates. A length of 12" or 30cm, the width of my rolls work well. Parchment is available in 12" (30cm) and 14" (35cm) wide rolls.

A timer is very useful for consistent results. I use a app on my smart phone that allows multiple timers to be linked, automatically starting the next when one finishes. I press in three stages:

• Stage 1: Preheat - press plates closed, just deforming the puck(s);
• Stage 2: Low pressure - about half my final pressure; and
• Stage 3: High Pressure - final pressure.

This is a long thread that has a lot of very good information. It can be hard to find, so ask. One of us will know the information you need, or know where to find it.

Awesome thank you so much old salt, you answered every question I had and I need not look farther, manual sounds better to me because of reliability less breakdowns, if I can do a pound in a day that's more than enough,
Will definitely be learning from this thread

 

[East Coast Marley420]

Here’s Grandpa Tokin’s setup, talking Cadillac!

Grandpa Likes To Squeeze Stuff: Solventless Extracts, Rosin, Pressed Here!

Today was sample day. The jars have been in cure for about 4 weeks now so pulled out one of the Triple Cheese, rolled a couple of fatties and began cooking. Potato Bread About to swab with unsalted butter and give it test. mmhmm looks good man. too bad you're not my neighbor... i have the...

www.420magazine.com

Thank you west hippie, thats a beauty setup.

 

[West Hippie]

Thank you west hippy, thats a beauty setup.

If I had the room that’s what I’d build with the 4”x6” plates.

 

[West Hippie]

Thank you west hippie, thats a beauty setup.

This is the one I bought, after accessory’s $800

 

[East Coast Marley420]

This is the one I bought, after accessory’s $800

Nice setup, I like that.

 

[Grandpa Tokin]

Nice setup, I like that.

DabPress is definitely what I would be looking at, and you’re budget is more than enough IMO. I sometimes wish I had a tabletop rig, but I’m okay with the behemoth I built...

I use mine at least once a week. Please post pictures when you smash stuff.

 

[scrogster]

Auto sweettooth cured with 62% rh humidity 2way humidity packs pressed at 210deg. 160u bags. Nice and terpy

 

[East Coast Marley420]

DabPress is definitely what I would be looking at, and you’re budget is more than enough IMO. I sometimes wish I had a tabletop rig, but I’m okay with the behemoth I built...

I use mine at least once a week. Please post pictures when you smash stuff.

I'm looking at DabPress on Amazon Canada, 10 ton but no hand pump, I am on the search for that lol, good price at 640 can and I assume the hand pump will be a couple hundred but still well below my budget.
Indeed I will be posting my progress, I'm off to a great start with everyone's help, much appreciated