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Lord Kanti

Lord Kanti

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Cornfed Dread said:
It the t 5x5 -15x15 tshirt preses. Dual heating plate . Same machine on rosintech site s just for instance th 5x5heatpress on Ali baba is 139$ on rosin sites same press but custom painted with logos an it's 390$. I m good with the all black for 139$ . I understand a good mark up. But only on the rosin preses that are actually built for rosin not the re purposed t shirtpress.
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Same bullshit with the counter top hash washers. Just about everything associated with MMJ is marked up at a huge rate. It's the gold rush all over again.
 
Bugeye

Bugeye

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hyroot said:
A good pid controller alone will cost over $150. That cheap $15 will fail. And then you have a fire hazard . Plus the plates and mounting brackets and wires. To buy plates already made costs about $200. You want stainless steal or silicon carbide. To have them made will cost even more.. sic plates will be even double.

If you buy the harbour freight press. You will spend another $50 replacing parts.
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You get what you pay for I guess. But I'm not about to pay for more than I need!

What parts will I be replacing on my $50 HF arbor press? My $15 bench blocks took 10 minutes to flatten and hold whatever temp I want so I don't see the need to spend so much on them. Fire danger? I don't see it being any higher than anything else I've wired.
 
barcow

barcow

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hondagrower420 said:
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How about this press. I know the it's not preferred but it has to be better than a straighter right?

For $129 it isn't bad.

http://m.ebay.com/itm/NEW-DIGITAL-SWING-AWAY-HEAT-PRESS-TRANSFER-T-SHIRT-SUBLIMATION-MACHINE-12-X-10-/170732267477?nav=SEARCH
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I got one of those presses from Amazon..honestly the hair straighter still has better yields and easier to prevent over cooking. T shirt press does ok with hash rosin but when I try it with flower the yields are lower than with the hair straightener..I've seen arbor presses do a better job.
 
hondagrower420

hondagrower420

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barcow said:
I got one of those presses from Amazon..honestly the hair straighter still has better yields and easier to prevent over cooking. T shirt press does ok with hash rosin but when I try it with flower the yields are lower than with the hair straightener..I've seen arbor presses do a better job.
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I was thinking the same thing.

With the press and flowers do you do buds? I was thinking that if you ground the flower and put it in a screen you might get more yield. Just my thoughts tho.

I seen videos of hash and it what interested me in the presses.
 
barcow

barcow

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hondagrower420 said:
I was thinking the same thing.

With the press and flowers do you do buds? I was thinking that if you ground the flower and put it in a screen you might get more yield. Just my thoughts tho.

I seen videos of hash and it what interested me in the presses.
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So I've tried with flowers broken up in a 220u cloth screen and it soaked up all the yield...will have to try again with metal screens. I've had good results with balling up the nugs .5 no screen and pressing with a dewalt trigger c clamp and a Revlon straightener. After first press put just enough water on the chip to moisten it and press again. With hash I get it all out in 2-3 squeezes in 25u metal screens.
 
hondagrower420

hondagrower420

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barcow said:
So I've tried with flowers broken up in a 220u cloth screen and it soaked up all the yield...will have to try again with metal screens. I've had good results with balling up the nugs .5 no screen and pressing with a dewalt trigger c clamp and a Revlon straightener. After first press put just enough water on the chip to moisten it and press again. With hash I get it all out in 2-3 squeezes in 25u metal screens.
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Well that's how I press. I dismantled my straighter. The plastic was cracked. Now I have to find a mounting system for the plates.IMAG0304.jpg 1450288193913920968291.jpg

The channels on the back side of the plate are complicating things. I might get back plates milled to interlock with heat plates but removable. Weld back plates to arbor press.

I'm just bouncing ideas off the forum.
 
chuck estevez

chuck estevez

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hondagrower420 said:
Well that's how I press. I dismantled my straighter. The plastic was cracked. Now I have to find a mounting system for the plates.View attachment 3565739 View attachment 3565740

The channels on the back side of the plate are complicating things. I might get back plates milled to interlock with heat plates but removable. Weld back plates to arbor press.

I'm just bouncing ideas off the forum.
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you saw how i used plumbers tape to fasten mine?
 
chuck estevez

chuck estevez

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hondagrower420 said:
I think I did. I couldn't really see how it was all fastened together.

It's back in the thread but it would be nice if you can upload it.
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I just strapped them to the side of the plate, I had to use 2 plates for the bottom. if you look at the top plate, the heater plates stick up past the plate, no biggie for the top, but need a second plate on the bottom.
 

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hondagrower420

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chuck estevez said:
I just strapped them to the side of the plate, I had to use 2 plates for the bottom. if you look at the top plate, the heater plates stick up past the plate, no biggie for the top, but need a second plate on the bottom.
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Okay so the heating plates are on the side heating your block plates.

My heating plates are 2x3.

I was thinking more of a sandwich.

Top press joint
Back plate
Heating plate

Heating plate
Back plate
Bottom press joint.

I have no temp control. How long does your rig take to get to temp?
 
chuck estevez

chuck estevez

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hondagrower420 said:
Okay so the heating plates are on the side heating your block plates.

My heating plates are 2x3.

I was thinking more of a sandwich.

Top press joint
Back plate
Heating plate

Heating plate
Back plate
Bottom press joint.

I have no temp control. How long does your rig take to get to temp?
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30 to 40 min. heating it from the sides in ward, no pressure on the heating plates, No problems with the press so far. I use the wheel from the straightener to adjust the temp
 
Bugeye

Bugeye

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hondagrower420 said:
Well that's how I press. I dismantled my straighter. The plastic was cracked. Now I have to find a mounting system for the plates.View attachment 3565739 View attachment 3565740

The channels on the back side of the plate are complicating things. I might get back plates milled to interlock with heat plates but removable. Weld back plates to arbor press.

I'm just bouncing ideas off the forum.
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chuck estevez said:
30 to 40 min. heating it from the sides in ward, no pressure on the heating plates, No problems with the press so far. I use the wheel from the straightener to adjust the temp
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I mounted my four 3/4" heat plates from 2 hair straighteners on the top and bottom of the 4"x4"x3/4" blocks and I can get to 185F on lowest setting in about 10 minutes. I'll add a dimmer switch if I want to go lower than that but I'm liking that as a low temp for squeezing kief. I think working with the 2" hair straighteners may be difficult in an arbor press rig.
 
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