7g puck vs two 3.5g pucks

Which do you guys think works better a single 7g puck or two 3.5g pucks squished at same time?

booms111 said:

Which do you guys think works better a single 7g puck or two 3.5g pucks squished at same time?

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i would think it depends on a couple things...

1) the total surface area of your plates relative to the power of your press
2) the total surface area of 1 puck vs 2 pucks relative to the power of your press

if you have a press that is way powerful for small plates, like a 20ton on 2x5 plates, then 2 pucks would help distribute the pressure better, especially if you don't have a pressure gauge to quantify exactly how much pressure is being exerted.

you also have to consider the amount lose to the bags. one 7 gram puck has a lot less surface area than two 3.5 gram pucks. ideally, you want the least amount of surface area per gram possible (which is why bottle tech is so effective). if you can run two 3.5 gram pucks, then you should be able to fit two 7 gram pucks, so long as you have adequate pressure to apply.

@ShLUbY. I have a 6 ton 3x5 plate press. What I ended up doing was sliding two roughly 7g pucks into one 2x4 bag. Then I flatten them out some and press that. I just got my press few days ago so ive only been using trim.

booms111 said:

@ShLUbY. I have a 6 ton 3x5 plate press. What I ended up doing was sliding two roughly 7g pucks into one 2x4 bag. Then I flatten them out some and press that. I just got my press few days ago so ive only been using trim.

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trim is a good thing to start with to get technique and methods down. I've been doing the same thing. used a thermal laser gun today to see if there was a substantial difference between my plate setting and the actual temperature... there was. plate setting at 215, temp at plate was actually about 150-155! so now i'm trying to find out if the plate temp setting is supposed to be exactly what is at the plate. i know i'm not using a quality plate kit (my roommate bought it so i get to experiment as well).

1 7 gram puck! For bud use 120 micron bags. For kief use 37 micron.

Grow24/7 said:

1 7 gram puck! For bud use 120 micron bags. For kief use 37 micron.

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going off my previous post you think less is more? 7g puck in a 2x4 120mic bag(excess bag chopped off) vs two 7g pucks in same size 2x4 120mic bag? I guess there could be too much material when pressing the 14g bag trapping some rosin. I pressed out just under 14g of trim and got 3.8 rosin my best so far. Havent pressed any flowers yet. Few days and im going to press some headbanger flowers see how that goes.

I press my pucks twice. I actually get a lot out of the second press, but not more than the first time. I use 3+6 bags, by press club.I have the heated rosin plates and 20 ton industrial shop press. I’m not new to pressing rosin.

I just fold the rosin bags. I do a pre-press with heat. Then let up on the press, fold the rosin bag in half, then slowly let the hammer down. Press to 1 ton for a minute, then to 2 or 3 ton, I listen to hear it sizzle, then really put the power down. Make sure to get all the stem out of your weed. I don’t grind mine. I just break it up really good.

Grow24/7 said:

I just fold the rosin bags. I do a pre-press with heat. Then let up on the press, fold the rosin bag in half, then slowly let the hammer down. Press to 1 ton for a minute, then to 2 or 3 ton, I listen to hear it sizzle, then really put the power down. Make sure to get all the stem out of your weed. I don’t grind mine. I just break it up really good.

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What temp are you pre-pressing at and what temp do you do your actual pressing at? I haven't heard any sizzle when pressing at 200f, could the sizzle be from having a wetter material to work with, my trim is super dry.

220f prepress. 220f final press.

booms111 said:

What temp are you pre-pressing at and what temp do you do your actual pressing at? I haven't heard any sizzle when pressing at 200f, could the sizzle be from having a wetter material to work with, my trim is super dry.

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I get much better results when the material is about 60% humidity, super dry material has always = less return for me.