the consistency is key. with this material i had to add viscosity booster but is possible to achieve without. dablogic a solventless extraction company in CO uses a similar method.
i have not tried color remediation on rosin.
as in it was not viscous enough already?
or are you using a viscosity booster that actually reduces viscosity?
to lower the viscosity, rosin is typically very thick. the best method i have found for solventless carts is to press the material very low temp on the 1st press giving a more terpy profile. the 2nd press is turned up in temp to pull more of a full spectrum profile the 2nd press gets decarb and then 1st press is re introduced to the 2nd press to help with viscosity and add some flavor. with this method most of the time i am able to add the oil into carts without any addition to change the viscosity
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i press at high temp toss rosin in jar and sit on hot plate for 2 days on low heat after that the rosin is perfect for cart and taste great no burnt taste and does clog the cart
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That would certainly be my expectation, and simply decarbing in a jar seems like a great responce.
What I don’t get is why would anyone buy a “viscosity booster” that reduced the viscosity…ok, it does what you want, but the folks who made it are apparently unable to use “boost” or “viscosity” correctly, so I’d be suspect of any claims of the appropriateness or safety of their product.
what else have they gotten wrong?
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Yes the wording is definitely off viscosity booster would imply raising the viscosity making it thicker, I think It was peak terpenes, Left behind by an old employee & hemp was discarded from work.
Maybe don’t apply for jobs you aren’t qualified for? If you don’t understand the basics of rosin and how to make HTE solventless pens, you’re already two notches below the average CONSUMER of cannabis products, whereas a PRODUCER of said products should be at least three steps AHEAD of where you’re at now, in order to do the job they’re interviewing you for.
I know this is an exciting prospect, but JUST MAYBE… stick to what you know.
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Next time I get job I know nothing about I’ll have to make a thread asking everyone to explain it to me.
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Most on here and well as I will have a spoon, spork, or IV bag ready just for you when you make that thread.
Lol
And welcome to future4200.
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Any $500 press recommendations?
Yup
Harbor freight 20 ton
Plates from low temp plates.
You may be at 600.
I forgot, I have a diy on it over at thcfarmer forum. Same screen name as on here.
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Anyone know what size cartridge heaters/thermocouples go with a 3x5 set of caged lowtemp plates? I emailed the manufacturer, they just linked me to their controller. 150+ cheaper to DIY
Just measure them (or the holes they go in) when the plates come in the door?
I got the plates secondhand without a controller/heating elements/thermocouple
So measure the holes. Decide on how many watts you want, and go.
The holes in the plates will define the diameter and length of the cartridge heaters. Similar for the thermocouple.
The presses I’ve built used two PIDs, two thermoprobes, and four heating elements.
I don’t remember how much heat I put in either of them, but it’s not a high wattage application. You don’t need your plates to get hot fast, just reliably. So you can go with the lowest density carts that fit your plates. I recall them being cheap too…so if you’re dissatisfied with the warm up time on the first set, you can always upgrade.
I like thermomart for PIDs etc, but don’t recall where I picked up my cartridge heaters.
You might even convince me to wander out to the shop and dig up the last set of plates to get the wattage of the heaters.
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Says they are 200W a piece…
That number and the diameter & depth of the holes in your plates defines the problem imo.
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I agree with everything @cyclopath said above.
If you are handy with electronics you could also put together a controller with pressure sensor real cheap as well. I started with a broken dulytek cage; added an arduino to control heat cartridges and read pressure from a 5t load cell. The controller above will definitely save you time; if you can handle a soldering iron and some light coding you can have even more control for less money up front.
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There are different thread patterns for thermocouples, no? I’ve seen npt and metric searching for them, but I could just run to ace hardware and fiddle with fasteners to find the right size.
It takes two cartridge heaters, I think they’re 12.5 x 125mm or 13 x 125mm, but I don’t have any good quality measuring tools to get beyond an educated guess. Prices look all over the map for those, so I don’t wanna buy the wrong size if I can avoid it
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Can you let us know which temps and pressure your using? So the first press does not add THC really (its not decarbed) but it does add kinda, the terps back in? Is that right?) Thanks for your advice.
What temperature do you use? No terpenes added?