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THE ULTIMATE PERSONAL PROFESSIONAL HASH PRESS FOR UNDER 20 BUCKS !!
- Thread starter Pipedream
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Bulénath
Member
Well I finnaly made my own hash!
It came out very soft like plah-doh, just like India's best Charas known as "cream". It was so good! Thank you Pipedream. Not only did you inspire me to grow my own all those years back, but you also inspired me to make hash! Pipedream, you are truley one of ICM most valuable assest, and I thank you for everything you have given us.
It came out very soft like plah-doh, just like India's best Charas known as "cream". It was so good! Thank you Pipedream. Not only did you inspire me to grow my own all those years back, but you also inspired me to make hash! Pipedream, you are truley one of ICM most valuable assest, and I thank you for everything you have given us.
tintala
Member
Just called Michaels, had em, went there , sold em out!! WTF?
Just called Michaels, had em, went there , sold em out!! WTF?
I decided to go to call Michaels here to see if they had one, so yeah they had 2 in stock , so i go 3 hrs later, AND WTF?????? WTF??? they sold them!?!?!?!?!?!
. THEN this Michaels calls the one in another town close to me, and WTF???? WTF??? they were out!!!!! 
, so i go home, look up HOBY LOBBY< , so i call them, and WTF? They had 1 left!!!!!! So i asked her to put it on hold and she reluctanlty did! WTF? but it is cheaper than Michaels. 24$ rather than 30$. So jeeeesus, these things are hard to keep in stock apparantly, I guess it would be a good buisness to start inventing a damn hash press. Since they are all sold out in my area!!!!!! #@$%&#^@^
Just called Michaels, had em, went there , sold em out!! WTF?
I decided to go to call Michaels here to see if they had one, so yeah they had 2 in stock , so i go 3 hrs later, AND WTF?????? WTF??? they sold them!?!?!?!?!?!
. THEN this Michaels calls the one in another town close to me, and WTF???? WTF??? they were out!!!!! , so i go home, look up HOBY LOBBY< , so i call them, and WTF? They had 1 left!!!!!! So i asked her to put it on hold and she reluctanlty did! WTF? but it is cheaper than Michaels. 24$ rather than 30$. So jeeeesus, these things are hard to keep in stock apparantly, I guess it would be a good buisness to start inventing a damn hash press. Since they are all sold out in my area!!!!!! #@$%&#^@^
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eidanyosoy
Damn Hard to find
Damn Hard to find
yeah so Michael's near me said they no longer stock the item and it was discontinued. What a load of crap, finally got one from PCM for 50 bucks in stainless steel. This thing is quality, thanks!
Damn Hard to find
yeah so Michael's near me said they no longer stock the item and it was discontinued. What a load of crap, finally got one from PCM for 50 bucks in stainless steel. This thing is quality, thanks!
FRANKENBLUNT420
me blunt is like, wicked yo!! owight
Bulénath said:
do you normally press your nugs into disks? i was wondering about doing this to make it a lil easier to travel with. do you just press it like you would a normal hash disk?
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Chamba
Originally Posted by stretchpup
Thanks Pipedream. Picked one up and it's fun to play with.
I've a question for ya'll.
I use the Gypsy Nirvana stash box with two screens.
you are not the only one!
they on special right on Seedbay.com for just 37 quid which is excellent value!
I'm pressing 1gram blocks from both screens, and have tried using a little heat (top of the cable box) and some without, and even mixing the two grades of kif.
one gram is probably too slim, try pressing 3 ~ 5 grams at a time containing less contaminants with more heat and more pressure ..if resin won't easily form into a solid, then that's nature's way of telling you there's too much broken leaf in there
No matter what I do all my discs crumble from either screen size.
Am I applying too much pressure?
Sounds like there's too much non resinous material in there so it could be from pressing too hard, then again it could also be what you're using to clean with.
that's definitely it...keep in mind that there is only 5% ~ 10% of resin on mature well cared for plant material..if it's been handled wrong, cut early or packed in plastic bags often 25% ~50% of the potential resin is not there.
Those stash boxes with screeners are nice for helping to seperate seeds and stems from the stuff you want to smoke, but their screens are usually too big for good hash making.
most kif or stash boxes on the market produce excellent hash........mesh size is only part of the equation, good starting material and a good dry sifting technique are just as important!
You should be using a 110 mesh silk screen which, to give you an idea, that mesh is so fine that when looking thru the screen you can't see thru it. Stash boxes with screens, grinders with screens, they're really not meant to use for hash.
meshes that range from 90 ~ 145 LPI can produce good hash..depending on the strain and technique
and btw the dual screen Gypsy Nirvan stash boxes meshes are 120 and 145 lines per inch and will definitely produce very clean, blond resin that will press together with light thumb pressure in your palm in seconds..but you are right, those grinders with screens are really a good introduction to the world of producing your dry sifted essences, but are not designed with purity in mind, but will produce a stronger smoke than the bud it came from.
for accurate mesh measurement, use a photographer's loupe (used for checking out slides) aka a "thread counter". most loupes have half CM and 1/8th inch markings on them...hold the loupe tight against the mesh, count a 1/4 or 1/2 an inch worth of lines or threads then multiply by 4 or 2 times to get the exact lines or threads per linear inch size of the mesh..the average human eye can count up to 200 lines per inch with a standard loupe
Now it may be that you are working it thru the screen too agressively and if so then easing up should reduce the amount of plant matter getting in there and that should help to make it stick together better.
that's it....it's more about technique than mesh size when it comes to quality....if improving the quality of hash you produce is important to you, do a search through this hash section as there is lots of good info from lots of posters, just as there is in this thread......spend a few hours, read and learn!
also a magnifying glass is the dry sifter's friend..it will tell you when to stop....a gentle technique will help too and of course it's all about what you start with too..the better quality starting material, the better end result.
You can also try to re-sift the resin several times through the two screens, stopping when about 80% has passed through the meshes..the (80%) fall through will contain a higher % of resin heads and the (20%) stuff that stays above the mesh will be mostly contaminants
Also setting the press with the hash in it on top of a cable box is not really heating it much. You should try something like a hairdryer as suggested/recommended by the thread starter
I reckon loose, unpressed resin smokes smoother, burns more evenly, goes further and tastes better.....every time you press resin, you loose a little, plus you bust open the protective layer around each resin head exposing and degrading the THC..but hey, that's just me lol, but if pressing it turns you on, go for it!
..if cannabis was legal, we would all smoke only very pure, loose, dry sifted resin which is the unadulterated essence of the plant and is cleaner for your lungs...pressing resin into blocks is really only good for smuggling and convenient for selling..but it is fun sometimes to play with your resin and form shapes and discs!
Happy Hashing!
Decades ago, I used to buy Thai bud that was trimmed very tight down to just about bud/calyxes only, every bit of leaf, stick, stem and seed was removed and then it was pressed under lots of pressure (no heat) into pellets for swallowing/smuggling..they used to add a mist of alcohol before pressing to make sure the pellets (or "bullets" as they were known as) stayed together then wrapped tight or they would swell later...these were a good smoke and crumbled into ground bud easily with your fingers, each bullet would weigh about 6 or 7 grams and an ounce would be as thick and as long as your index finger but old "bullets" that had dried out definitely were not as strong..so i would be hesitant to grind up bud or resin with lots of plant material in it, press it then store it for months, I'd be worried it might dry out and degrade if not stored perfectly.
Thanks Pipedream. Picked one up and it's fun to play with.
I've a question for ya'll.
I use the Gypsy Nirvana stash box with two screens.
you are not the only one!
they on special right on Seedbay.com for just 37 quid which is excellent value!
I'm pressing 1gram blocks from both screens, and have tried using a little heat (top of the cable box) and some without, and even mixing the two grades of kif.
one gram is probably too slim, try pressing 3 ~ 5 grams at a time containing less contaminants with more heat and more pressure ..if resin won't easily form into a solid, then that's nature's way of telling you there's too much broken leaf in there
No matter what I do all my discs crumble from either screen size.
Am I applying too much pressure?
Sounds like there's too much non resinous material in there so it could be from pressing too hard, then again it could also be what you're using to clean with.
that's definitely it...keep in mind that there is only 5% ~ 10% of resin on mature well cared for plant material..if it's been handled wrong, cut early or packed in plastic bags often 25% ~50% of the potential resin is not there.
Those stash boxes with screeners are nice for helping to seperate seeds and stems from the stuff you want to smoke, but their screens are usually too big for good hash making.
most kif or stash boxes on the market produce excellent hash........mesh size is only part of the equation, good starting material and a good dry sifting technique are just as important!
You should be using a 110 mesh silk screen which, to give you an idea, that mesh is so fine that when looking thru the screen you can't see thru it. Stash boxes with screens, grinders with screens, they're really not meant to use for hash.
meshes that range from 90 ~ 145 LPI can produce good hash..depending on the strain and technique
and btw the dual screen Gypsy Nirvan stash boxes meshes are 120 and 145 lines per inch and will definitely produce very clean, blond resin that will press together with light thumb pressure in your palm in seconds..but you are right, those grinders with screens are really a good introduction to the world of producing your dry sifted essences, but are not designed with purity in mind, but will produce a stronger smoke than the bud it came from.
for accurate mesh measurement, use a photographer's loupe (used for checking out slides) aka a "thread counter". most loupes have half CM and 1/8th inch markings on them...hold the loupe tight against the mesh, count a 1/4 or 1/2 an inch worth of lines or threads then multiply by 4 or 2 times to get the exact lines or threads per linear inch size of the mesh..the average human eye can count up to 200 lines per inch with a standard loupe
Now it may be that you are working it thru the screen too agressively and if so then easing up should reduce the amount of plant matter getting in there and that should help to make it stick together better.
that's it....it's more about technique than mesh size when it comes to quality....if improving the quality of hash you produce is important to you, do a search through this hash section as there is lots of good info from lots of posters, just as there is in this thread......spend a few hours, read and learn!
also a magnifying glass is the dry sifter's friend..it will tell you when to stop....a gentle technique will help too and of course it's all about what you start with too..the better quality starting material, the better end result.
You can also try to re-sift the resin several times through the two screens, stopping when about 80% has passed through the meshes..the (80%) fall through will contain a higher % of resin heads and the (20%) stuff that stays above the mesh will be mostly contaminants
Also setting the press with the hash in it on top of a cable box is not really heating it much. You should try something like a hairdryer as suggested/recommended by the thread starter
I reckon loose, unpressed resin smokes smoother, burns more evenly, goes further and tastes better.....every time you press resin, you loose a little, plus you bust open the protective layer around each resin head exposing and degrading the THC..but hey, that's just me lol, but if pressing it turns you on, go for it!
..if cannabis was legal, we would all smoke only very pure, loose, dry sifted resin which is the unadulterated essence of the plant and is cleaner for your lungs...pressing resin into blocks is really only good for smuggling and convenient for selling..but it is fun sometimes to play with your resin and form shapes and discs!
Happy Hashing!
Decades ago, I used to buy Thai bud that was trimmed very tight down to just about bud/calyxes only, every bit of leaf, stick, stem and seed was removed and then it was pressed under lots of pressure (no heat) into pellets for swallowing/smuggling..they used to add a mist of alcohol before pressing to make sure the pellets (or "bullets" as they were known as) stayed together then wrapped tight or they would swell later...these were a good smoke and crumbled into ground bud easily with your fingers, each bullet would weigh about 6 or 7 grams and an ounce would be as thick and as long as your index finger but old "bullets" that had dried out definitely were not as strong..so i would be hesitant to grind up bud or resin with lots of plant material in it, press it then store it for months, I'd be worried it might dry out and degrade if not stored perfectly.
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greenhornets
this is just what im looking for . thanks
Bulénath said:
Over the years, I've noticed that it can turn it into almost a totally different weed. Its an across the board change, usually bringing out the hashy side.
It seems almost a prerequisite to mimic the older goldish/brownish baled strains too. Currently playing a bit with smash & cure methods for that reason.
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uncleho
Dude!
excellent alternative... I recently saw that "head shops" are selling standard automotive bottle jacks (usually around 20 bucks) for up to 200 bucks (theirs comes with a small cage that can withstand the 6 tonnes of pressure so I guess that bit is worth the 180...lol yah right)..anyways it occured to me that a woodworking vice would work equally as well... 15-25 bucks at your local hardware store...
