The Hornet 🐝 … pollen press

[Tugboat]

Just got done trimming and thought I’d try out one of these little cheap pollen presses for a laugh … works ok for $12 … I just placed a freezer bag inside (didn’t have any cellophane lying around) … shovelled in the kief from the bottom of the trimming tray and pressed her into a decent little puck

Accidentally dropped a few bits of trim in there but I’m sure it’ll burn fine

 

[Dotts]

Hit it with abit of heat and press some more....lookin good but!

 

[Tugboat]

@Dotts I was thinking that but then was worried it might get all glued to the inside of the press … do you use any lining like cellophane when pressing or just go commando?

 

[Merl1n]

For 12 bucks??? Fuck yea, ya can't go wrong.
Where'd ya get it from?
I too use a screw press and from memory (and my memory's screwed ) I think it was about $30. But mine's a clay extruder, not a specific hash press, so it's not made for the task. I buggered one up trying to press up a log rather than a puck DOH, so I brought another.

What's it made of? The body looks like steel, but what about the thread? the plugs look like aluminium? I'd recommend using greaseproof paper/baking paper between the plugs and the block.

I must also agree with Dotts 'heat and pressure'. I use the wife's hairdryer, heat and screw, heat and screw... The heat allows the crystals to meld together, holds it all together better. I was pressing them up into 1gm pucks, but they were too fragile and broke apart easily. So I started making them 2gm and I stole her nutmeg grater. Happy, she was not.

Grate a bit, scatter it thru a joint.... SWEET.... welds my arse to the lounge every time.

 

[benn0]

This look likes a nifty device!

 

[Dotts]

@Dotts I was thinking that but then was worried it might get all glued to the inside of the press … do you use any lining like cellophane when pressing or just go commando?

After I press till i can't press no more, I put it in the freezer for 5min to cool, then push out, no sticky mess left inside press...

 

[Tugboat]

Second press under heat worked better but my cheapo Chinesium model doesn’t have the tightest of clearances so the combination of heat & pressure means it seeps past the block under too much pressure / heat… scraped it out after freezing it and repressed … I’ll have to be a bit more restrained next time … maybe too much heat

 

[Dotts]

Nah, looks good!

The problem with seepage would be your 12$ china press lol

 

[Indy]

For $12 you can't complain, nice one.

 

[veritas629]

I've got a similar press. To add some gentle heat, I put the whole press (loaded with kief) in a zip-lock sandwich bag and dunk it in hot water. Basically, a sous vide if you're familiar with that cooking tech. I've only done it a few times and the hash came out fine without sticking to the sides. If it was sticky, I planned on putting it in the fridge after heating, but I haven't found it necessary yet. You do want to make a couple wax paper discs to place at both ends so the pressurized surfaces don't stick.

 

[veritas629]

Also, you can DIY these presses. Google DIY Pollen Press for lots of info. Yeah, I know Kief isn't pollen, but try telling the internet that!

 

[Sedge]

Also, you can DIY these presses. Google DIY Pollen Press for lots of info. Yeah, I know Kief isn't pollen, but try telling the internet that!

Can easily imagine some newb arguing that sift is pollen otherwise they wouldn’t call it a pollen press.

 

[Pikey]

Kief is called pollen in Nepal... maybe it's a carry over from the hippy trail days .

 

[Indy]

Also, you can DIY these presses. Google DIY Pollen Press for lots of info.

Made this 20 odd years ago, without the help of Google. But yeah, no doubt there's better DIY ones out there on Google.

 

[veritas629]

Heck, I called it pollen until around 10 years ago when I started reading forums like this. Easy mistake to make.

I'm liking that vintage DIY press Indy. You should stop into Antiques Roadshow with that one for an appraisal and history lesson!

 

[Hudo]

Made this 20 odd years ago, without the help of Google. But yeah, no doubt there's better DIY ones out there on Google.

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I used to use steel tube with steel rod and a vice

 

[Indy]

Heck, I called it pollen until around 10 years ago when I started reading forums like this. Easy mistake to make.

I'm liking that vintage DIY press Indy. You should stop into Antiques Roadshow with that one for an appraisal and history lesson!

Yep, easy to slip up, or even keep up these days with the entire scene. Seen something resin ralated labelled Diamonds the other day. Still yet to understand the concept of that one..

But yeah, I made this one as a Kief press in mind as I didn't have anything to sift for pollen at the time. This thread reminded me of the one I made, found it unloved in the bottom of my tool trolley.

 

[Indy]

I used to use steel tube with steel rod and a vice

Ahh yeah, save a bit of fuckin' around.

 

[The Happy Camper]

Good fun to press the drysift. The fluffy pre pucked gear is awesome for toppers


polm and pollen. maybe this is where it stemmed from.

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[veritas629]

Yep, easy to slip up, or even keep up these days with the entire scene. Seen something resin ralated labelled Diamonds the other day. Still yet to understand the concept of that one..

I think "diamonds" accompany "sauce". The diamonds are crystalized THC and the sauce is a mix of terps with some liquid. My impression is the D&S is used in dab rigs. I've been reading up on all the goodies I can test out during a trip to Seattle later this year...