tstick
Well-Known Member
@Netherfly,
Make some nice, thick plates that won't crack, please. Plates that are too thin seem to crack under pressure where the heater element cavities are drilled...a big drawback in some designs.
My very much more primitive method of rosin-making has been to use some old printing plates that I had around...put them in my kitchen oven and bring the plates up to around 300F....The plates are made from zinc -maybe like 5/16 in. thick....Once the oven beeps when it reaches the right temp, I take the plates out, insert a packet of non-melt bubble hash in between some parchment and then I clamp the plates together with a woodshop clamp just above where the packet is sandwiched....and then I Insert that whole thing into my bench vice (an old 50 pound monster!) and then I use a small sledge hammer to hit the vice handle and tighten it as tight as possible. Through trial and error, I have managed to work with this method -as primitive as it is- and made some pretty nice rosin.
But I have been looking into the pneumatic presses and roller presses and all kinds of things, too -basically collecting information and best prices, ideas, etc.
I am very anxious to see what you come up with! I know it's going to rock!
Make some nice, thick plates that won't crack, please. Plates that are too thin seem to crack under pressure where the heater element cavities are drilled...a big drawback in some designs.
My very much more primitive method of rosin-making has been to use some old printing plates that I had around...put them in my kitchen oven and bring the plates up to around 300F....The plates are made from zinc -maybe like 5/16 in. thick....Once the oven beeps when it reaches the right temp, I take the plates out, insert a packet of non-melt bubble hash in between some parchment and then I clamp the plates together with a woodshop clamp just above where the packet is sandwiched....and then I Insert that whole thing into my bench vice (an old 50 pound monster!) and then I use a small sledge hammer to hit the vice handle and tighten it as tight as possible. Through trial and error, I have managed to work with this method -as primitive as it is- and made some pretty nice rosin.
But I have been looking into the pneumatic presses and roller presses and all kinds of things, too -basically collecting information and best prices, ideas, etc.
I am very anxious to see what you come up with! I know it's going to rock!