BHO Shatter VS Rosin

[DemonTrich]

Them air compresser ones are the ones to get though!

Why do you say that? Just more things to break on ya in the future.

 

[HydroRed]

DIY with a HF press and hot plates seems simple enough to me for anyone wanting to press on a larger scale for cheap.

 

[DemonTrich]

DIY with a HF press and hot plates seems simple enough to me for anyone wanting to press on a larger scale for cheap.

It's what I bought. And I'll be doing A LOT of presses every 9 weeks, plus I have 2 more accounts I just picked up

 

[HydroRed]

It's what I bought. And I'll be doing A LOT of presses every 9 weeks, plus I have 2 more accounts I just picked up

Surely seems like money well spent vs what you would get for 4X that amount you spent on your rig.

 

[DemonTrich]

I spent 175 for the press plus a 3yr warranty, and 380 for my plates. Can't get a better deal than that. Oh, and 17.00 for grade 10 hardware vs the grade 4 that the press comes with.

 

[Woyaboy]

Wow! Beautiful!!!

What is the best teznique to making it yourself without investing in a big ol press?

 

[DemonTrich]

130.00 20 ton.
20.00 flat iron + 10.00 clamp

 

[kindnug]

Them air compresser ones are the ones to get though!

I don't mind the noise of a compressor, I own a body shop + would probably do the pressing there anyway.
No residential neighbors close enough to care about a compressor running all night.

 

[kindnug]

Why do you say that? Just more things to break on ya in the future.

I've owned my compressor for 12 years and it's still going strong...much bigger than 150 psi tho

 

[wsntme]

@Airwalker16
What would you like to know about my press? I think this is a better place for rosin press questions /discussion.

 

[Airwalker16]

Sure thing!
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Just how are your plates made? Where's you get the press and what mods did you do to it, and how'd you build the frame?

 

[wsntme]

Just how are your plates made? Where's you get the press and what mods did you do to it, and how'd you build the frame?

Everything was made with parts from Amazon, metal from a supply house, and a Harbor Freight drill press ($60).

Plates are 3"x1" circles. Heaters are 8mm by 60mm , 120watts (2 per plate). 1 K-type thermocouple per plate. The computers (PIDs) are MyPin TA4-RNR which have build in mechanical relays, no external SSR to deal with (I don't mind the click on/off). Electronics are wired just like an Enail, you can actually use a "DIY Enail Wiring" guide.

I used wood between my platens and frame for thermal insulation and it works awesome! I can leave my press on over 24hrs and the frame does not heat up.

The frame was build by me on the fly with a half-vision in my head. It quickly evolved into what you see. It's all powered by a 12T bottle jack from Harbor freight.

Total cost (excluding drill press) ~$180
Total Weight - 35Lbs .

 

[Airwalker16]

Everything was made with parts from Amazon, metal from a supply house, and a Harbor Freight drill press ($60).

Plates are 3"x1" circles. Heaters are 8mm by 60mm , 120watts (2 per plate). 1 K-type thermocouple per plate. The computers (PIDs) are MyPin TA4-RNR which have build in mechanical relays, no external SSR to deal with (I don't mind the click on/off). Electronics are wired just like an Enail, you can actually use a "DIY Enail Wiring" guide.

I used wood between my platens and frame for thermal insulation and it works awesome! I can leave my press on over 24hrs and the frame does not heat up.

The frame was build by me on the fly with a half-vision in my head. It quickly evolved into what you see. It's all powered by a 12T bottle jack from Harbor freight.

Total cost (excluding drill press) ~$180
Total Weight - 35Lbs .

So you're using peltiers?

 

[blackforest]

Where do I get the plates/dies? I can get a hf press with a 20% off for less than $100. Need some blocks to press into. My goal was to press some blonde kief into thin hash bars with rosin as the residual.

 

[Airwalker16]

I dont get it either.the pic just shows post ands negs going right Into your metal circles.

 

[wsntme]

So you're using peltiers?

No, just chunks of metal that I drilled holes into, then inserted cartridge heaters. Each heater is 120watts and measures 8mm x 60mm .

Where do I get the plates/dies? I can get a hf press with a 20% off for less than $100. Need some blocks to press into. My goal was to press some blonde kief into thin hash bars with rosin as the residual.

Industrial Metal Supply is the store I bought the chunks of round stock from, them I drilled/bored holes into them with a drillpress for the heaters and thermocouples to slide into.

 

[DemonTrich]

Lowtempplates.com
3x5 heated billet alumnium
415 shipped

Just got mine in the mail.

 

[GuyLeDuche]

If anyone is interested I know a guy on another forum who makes custom plates for vises, arbors, etc from CuNi with a pretty clever design for the low buck builder. His plates use 2 60w soldering irons for heat sources instead of costly PIDs, they are slower to heat (20mins) but cost $11 to replace vs whatever a PID costs . I can't say what he charges, it seems to depend on the persons needs, but I have seen happy customers who spent under $300 for their whole build, arbor press included...

Here's a quick snap of one of his first plates and a link:

http://fuckcombustion.com/threads/custom-copper-nickel-vise-and-arbor-jaws-for-rosin-tech.19491/


I'm not a customer or in any way pushing product, just putting it down if anyone wants to pick it up


EDIT: Looks like about midway in that thread he states they go for $150 shipped through PayPal...And they look more like this now: