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[Olderfart]

I announce 4 8 15 16 23 42 will win the lottery, again... if you are just patient enough that announcement also become true...

even a broken clock (old style that is) is right two times a day...

 

[DDubs]

Good afternoon crew.

 

[Olderfart]

Yo @Dab @Frankthetank I know you guys are on the press train.

What do you guys think of this press? It's like $237 with the current coupon and free shipping and a whole bunch of extras.

[ Upgrade ] ROSITEK 2-Ton Manual Rosin Heat Press Bundle - 3x3

Rositek 2 Ton Manual Rosin Press - Portable, Small, Effortless - 3x3 Inch Heated Plates, Customized Leverage System with Long Handle

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Without actually trying it, I can't be sure, but the one thing I wondered about is not a problem, it certainly opens far enough to get pucks into it conveniently. Which brings up another issue - if the mechanical linkage allows this much movement in one lever throw, how in hell can it produce two tons of compression with a lever that short. I suspect that what this means is that the two tons of pressure is only achievable through a very tiny final movement of the plates due to the cam design. This, if I am correct, is the same principle as vice grips - maximum grip depends on precise adjustment of gap, at any adjustment other than the optimum, far, far less pressure can be applied. This will mean that with each press, you may have to adjust the tension a few times to get reasonable yield. Even with two tons, the press is still underpowered compared to most hydraulic units, so it is unlikely that you would get comparable yields even with multiple pressure adjustments. Another detail that you might want to consider is that this thing will have to be anchored securely, those bolt holes on the back of the base are there for a reason. You will not be able to get full pressure on this design without either bolting or clamping this to a sturdy table.

I forgot to mention, the puck compression tube that seems to come with the deal is a good idea. I use one and it works well, but you need a vise big enough to apply force to it to make well compressed pucks. Anything short of a strong vice will leave you with pucks that require more work in the final press, and this may be particularly important for this press design given the need for multiple adjustments to cover a range of gap sizes.

Bottom line, it will produce rosin, but likely less of it, and with more work than a hydraulic unit. If you absolutely cannot affort a hydraulic press or make one yourself, this could do the job for you, but be careful about expectations, this will not work as conveniently or as well as a hydraulic press. IMO you would be better off with a hydraulic design if there is any way you can afford it.

 

[trailanimal]

 

[Frankthetank]

How about you move to NY and bring it up here I’ll put it to good use

Ummmmm…. This is the wrong day to joke about that…I might fookin do it….


I Just can’t with these people

 

[Dab]

Ummmmm…. This is the wrong day to joke about that…I might fookin do it….


I Just can’t with these people

I’ll help you unload stuff but you’re on your own packing.

I don’t know if this is the best state to move to anyways but I guess they all have their pros and cons. Weed is legal but you can’t afford to smoke that stuff gotta be self sufficient or black market

 

[trailanimal]

gotta be self sufficient

only way to get the good shit

 

[Mañ'O'Green]

Good morfnoevight all of you happy stoners.

I had so many swarms of PVCs over the weekend that I went to the Doc Monday morning and he gave me a prescription for a beta blocker. While I was waiting for it to be filled I had another episode of PVCs and almost went to the hospital. We stopped at the pharmacy because it was going to close and the pharmacist got them ready right away. I took one and things have calmed down. I took a second one this morning and now I am light headed because my BP is normal and I am not used to that. I just hope that the PVCs are under control. I will know by 4pm because they usually start around 2pm.

@Entombed I have a 6 ton with 3x4 plates that I built myself. I wish it were bigger but I can get by with it for just myself. You do not need a pressure gauge unless you get a 20 ton press. I cannot break a good rosin bag folded properly with all I can give my six ton press. It takes a lot of rosin to fill a small jar for decarbing and liquifying for making carts. I have tried a lot of different liquefiers and none of them made good carts. Most of them add something I do not want to inhale.

Jar-Tek is the method you want to use for carts.

Jar Tek (How to Decarb Rosin) - Hashtek

How to properly decarb rosin so that it can be used to make solventless full spectrum topicals, edibles and vape carts.

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You mongrel....... that's a hell of a back catalogue....you could almost plot the way the boat sailed.......

I fancied getting mine done...but I had this dodgy older step brother...and I was always worried about linking him to something nasty......

He's passed now...so I should be safe....

I don't think younger people should get DNA testing. The insurance companies and whoever will have too much information about you because the tests can include so much more than just your origins.

There are a number of visual themes and stylizations that can be made with Discourse. We aren't modeling Reddit, we are using the software that Reddit happens to use, which happens to be one of the worlds leading forum softwares now.

All new things are going to require a little bit of figuring out and finessing. We have at least 2 months to get things solidified and getting people more familiar with the new forum software and where things are at. I don't even have a spot for grow journals setup there yet; this went from a "well, let's give this a trial run" to "wow I can't believe we're actually doing this," and pretty quick too. So this is a lot of new for us too.

I plan on helping to make the change as easy as possible, with tutorials, we can do screen-share chats, etc. No one will be left in the cold and dark on anything, we're all in this together.

Further, we are looking at ways of preserving some of that old content. Migrating it would be the best way to ensure it stays valid, but there's sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much content that nobody looks at, is barely crawled by search engines, etc. And while it's nostalgic, it's becoming a serious, real case of hoarding.

I would like to give everyone a fair opportunity to preserve their threads and work over the years. But we're going to have to be realistic in the same breath.



Let's not even TALK about the back of the house stuff. It's terrible. Mossy beats me daily and demands lotioned foot rubs.

Change is good. I think this will be a good change for the site and community overall.



We are figuring out what that is going to look right now. As of current, we're actually spending LESS money on Discourse than we are currently with Xenforo. But that said, I'm looking at a managed, hosted option for Discourse that is not done by Discourse themselves (they paywall the most useful things, which I get, but to get there we'd have to spend $500/month, and that seems excessive.)

I am pricing out a similar cost option to what we're paying for right now (just hosting alone is $200/month, that doesn't include licenses for all the add-on's, renewal fees for those licenses, etc.)

I 100% believe we can keep costs pretty damn close to what we're paying now, for a FAR MORE robust forum experience.

@Son of Hobbes Thanks for all your work in this move.

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[PinkyNotTheBrain]

 

[Frankthetank]

I’ll help you unload stuff but you’re on your own packing.

I don’t know if this is the best state to move to anyways but I guess they all have their pros and cons. Weed is legal but you can’t afford to smoke that stuff gotta be self sufficient or black market

Your state has some good bennies for disabled veterans….