Plus one I have been looking and it seems easy to buy junk from everything out there. So I'll be watching this
I'm a total noob at this but seems like a good way to turn popcorn & frosty leaves into something good & I'm wanting to get a press that's a good value for the $ spent also wanting to learn the whole process
dabpress.com
That 4 is the one I have but I have the big square platens. What a dam beastI tried to go budget first, I tried a small rosineer press, which worked, but not nearly big enough for what I wanted to press. Then I tried to build a press using heating plates, and a harbor freight shop press... That wound up being under 320 bucks, but again, still left way more to be desired.
Then I spent about 600 bucks or so on a Dab Press with the hand pump, and I havent looked back since. \
This is the model I have.
There are a couple reasons I think the Dab Press excels... First, the plates heat consistently. One of my biggest issues was the home made press had trouble holding desired temps. Secondly, the hand press allows me to repeat the same process with the same pressure during runs. Being able to see the pressure I am applying is clutch, and made me realize I dont need nearly as much pressure as I thought. The jack is also much better quality than what I have seen out there on amazon and ebay. Before this unit, I was running into issues getting air into the line of my jacks... Thats just a total PITA when youre trying to press a batch, and cant even get the jack to work ... Beyond all that, the DP is built like a tank at something like half of the cost of bigger brands like Low Temp Presses.
If that unit is out of your price range, dab press has a bare bones unit as well...
Upgraded DABPRESS 4 Ton Starter Rosin Press for Home Use - 3x5 Heated Plates with Dual Detection of Heating
Dabpress 4 Ton Hydraulic Rosin Press for Starter - Home Extraction. Dual 3x5" Rosin Heated Plates, Replaceable Bottle jack, Small, Portable, 4-Ton Pressure of Force, Handles 7-14 Grams Materials.
Hows the jack working out for you? Do you have to bleed it? That would be my only worry with that model.
haven't done anything to it in a couple years works as good as the day I bought it
I concur. +2
It operates just like a bottle jack, well it is a bottle jack. You close bleeder valve pump it to pressure and slowly open the bleeder to lower. Easy peasy
A bottle jack is probably the least expensive component I'm tripping on heating elements in the plates & their controller that's why I'm looking at one with the 3x5 plates but being the noob just taking it all in
This is the one I looked at on amazon & I've been steady looking this looks like the one I wantI tried to go budget first, I tried a small rosineer press, which worked, but not nearly big enough for what I wanted to press. Then I tried to build a press using heating plates, and a harbor freight shop press... That wound up being under 320 bucks, but again, still left way more to be desired.
Then I spent about 600 bucks or so on a Dab Press with the hand pump, and I havent looked back since. \
This is the model I have.
There are a couple reasons I think the Dab Press excels... First, the plates heat consistently. One of my biggest issues was the home made press had trouble holding desired temps. Secondly, the hand press allows me to repeat the same process with the same pressure during runs. Being able to see the pressure I am applying is clutch, and made me realize I dont need nearly as much pressure as I thought. The jack is also much better quality than what I have seen out there on amazon and ebay. Before this unit, I was running into issues getting air into the line of my jacks... Thats just a total PITA when youre trying to press a batch, and cant even get the jack to work ... Beyond all that, the DP is built like a tank at something like half of the cost of bigger brands like Low Temp Presses.
If that unit is out of your price range, dab press has a bare bones unit as well...
Upgraded DABPRESS 4 Ton Starter Rosin Press for Home Use - 3x5 Heated Plates with Dual Detection of Heating
Dabpress 4 Ton Hydraulic Rosin Press for Starter - Home Extraction. Dual 3x5" Rosin Heated Plates, Replaceable Bottle jack, Small, Portable, 4-Ton Pressure of Force, Handles 7-14 Grams Materials.
T size plates 4x4 or 5x5 ? I would just probably run the 3x5 unless I felt the need for larger plates
I had the 6 ton dabpress with 3 x 5 plates and it easily squished 7 grams at a time. I did a few bags stuffed with 10 grams but found the 7 gram were more manageable. Hell even jungle boys said they do 7 gram squashes.
Yeah I'll only be dealing with what the 4x4 produces & maybe a little stuff from my growmies
