Phantasma
Rising Star
I see that there isn't a guide here for rosintech, so i thought i would contribute, and drop some knowledge on my fellow stoners 
First off I want to give the credit to soilgrown_solventless on IG, he is the one who first squished a bud and changed the game forever.
This is an extremely quick, effective, and EASY way to get yourself some tasty, dabbable, CLEAN, solvent-less hash oil.
You will need:
-A hair straightener or t shirt press
(IF its not temperature controlled you will NEED an IR thermometer gun)
-parchment paper
(NOT wax paper)
-a dab tool, to collect your product.
-a 25u screen
(optional, but makes cleanup easier)
-and of course some cannabis.
(shake, kief, bubble, and dry sift can also be used, but if anything other than a whole bud is being pressed, i HIGHLY suggest the 25u screen, as you will certainly have a decent amount of plant matter in your end product, which is a no-no and will take forever to clean without some kind of filter)
STEP 1 - PREP
Your going to want to take you material and place it onto your parchment paper, and then fold the parchment over it, so that there is paper on both sides of the material like a sandwich.
(Once again, if this is anything other than a whole bud, you WILL get a significant amount of plant matter without a filter. You can use bubble bags, the 25u or other size screens, and i have also heard of coffee filters, though i DO NOT recommend).
paper
weed
paper
STEP 2 - PRESS
Once heated to a temperature of anywhere between 215 to 350 depending on the material (this is where the experimentation comes in as there isn't a completely defined "best" temperature, though i can say that if you are using a lot of plant material i would go a little higher and if you are using kief or sift or something of the like, i would go a bit lower) you are ready to press! For the sake of example, we will assume you are using a hair straightener, which IMO is best for personal amounts. You want to take you weed sandwich and squeeze it with the straightener for about 5 or so seconds. You need to press as HARD as you can here, pressure is KEY. Once it begins to sizzle, you want to stop squeezing it about 1 second later.
Viola! you have your hash oil!
Each bud or screen or whatever can be pressed anywhere from 2-4 times, so take the bud and press it until you aren't getting any more oil out of it, as you will immediately have an end product.
(USE A NEW PIECE OF PARCHMENT EACH TIME. This is important, as i have noticed a difference in quality when reusing a pressed piece of parchment.)
STEP 3 - CLEAN & COLLECT
Now you have all your little sheets of pressed rosin goodness, and you're ready to dab! Well all you have to do now is clean it up, which is pretty easy and quick, and collect it.
Take each sheet and hold it up to a light, you will easily see the hairs or small pieces of leaf inside rosin, and should be able to pick them out no problem.
(if you use a screen you will not have to clean it at all, as no plant matter should get through)
Once, and if, cleaned up you simply take your dab tool and collect all the rosin. I usually just rub it lightly on the papers and it comes right up, like tiny pieces of shatter
THAT'S IT!!!
3 simple steps to get some amazing, solvent-less, hash oil. The whole process to get one dab probably takes about 3 minutes, which is awesome especially if you don't like to smoke oils extracted with chemicals, and don't want to go through the hassle of getting a good full melt bubble hash.
TIPS
-if the plant matter is too dry, your press is likely to be as well. without moisture the oils cannot "run" out of the bud, and will probably just burn. Try to have a decently moist product, not moist enough to get moldy, but moist enough that its not brittle.
-EXPERIMENT! this is a really simple way to extract oils, and there are still so many opinions! with arguments coming left and right regarding pressure, timing, and temperatures as well as screen sizes and types of parchment paper, its obvious that there still isn't a locked down "perfect" formula. Plus you may want a more stable product, while someone else may just want more product. Its all about preference.
Thank you all so much for reading, I will be updating the guide as new information reveals itself about the technique, and hope that it helps my fellow stoners get some tasty hash oil for those extra tough days!
Any feedback or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
Peace and love,
Phantasma
(i will post some pictures when i have an opportunity to do a press.)
First off I want to give the credit to soilgrown_solventless on IG, he is the one who first squished a bud and changed the game forever.
This is an extremely quick, effective, and EASY way to get yourself some tasty, dabbable, CLEAN, solvent-less hash oil.
You will need:
-A hair straightener or t shirt press
(IF its not temperature controlled you will NEED an IR thermometer gun)
-parchment paper
(NOT wax paper)
-a dab tool, to collect your product.
-a 25u screen
(optional, but makes cleanup easier)
-and of course some cannabis.
(shake, kief, bubble, and dry sift can also be used, but if anything other than a whole bud is being pressed, i HIGHLY suggest the 25u screen, as you will certainly have a decent amount of plant matter in your end product, which is a no-no and will take forever to clean without some kind of filter
)STEP 1 - PREP
Your going to want to take you material and place it onto your parchment paper, and then fold the parchment over it, so that there is paper on both sides of the material like a sandwich.
(Once again, if this is anything other than a whole bud, you WILL get a significant amount of plant matter without a filter. You can use bubble bags, the 25u or other size screens, and i have also heard of coffee filters, though i DO NOT recommend).
paper
weed
paper
STEP 2 - PRESS
Once heated to a temperature of anywhere between 215 to 350 depending on the material (this is where the experimentation comes in as there isn't a completely defined "best" temperature, though i can say that if you are using a lot of plant material i would go a little higher and if you are using kief or sift or something of the like, i would go a bit lower) you are ready to press! For the sake of example, we will assume you are using a hair straightener, which IMO is best for personal amounts. You want to take you weed sandwich and squeeze it with the straightener for about 5 or so seconds. You need to press as HARD as you can here, pressure is KEY. Once it begins to sizzle, you want to stop squeezing it about 1 second later.
Viola! you have your hash oil!
Each bud or screen or whatever can be pressed anywhere from 2-4 times, so take the bud and press it until you aren't getting any more oil out of it, as you will immediately have an end product.
(USE A NEW PIECE OF PARCHMENT EACH TIME. This is important, as i have noticed a difference in quality when reusing a pressed piece of parchment.)
STEP 3 - CLEAN & COLLECT
Now you have all your little sheets of pressed rosin goodness, and you're ready to dab! Well all you have to do now is clean it up, which is pretty easy and quick, and collect it.
Take each sheet and hold it up to a light, you will easily see the hairs or small pieces of leaf inside rosin, and should be able to pick them out no problem.
(if you use a screen you will not have to clean it at all, as no plant matter should get through)
Once, and if, cleaned up you simply take your dab tool and collect all the rosin. I usually just rub it lightly on the papers and it comes right up, like tiny pieces of shatter
THAT'S IT!!!
3 simple steps to get some amazing, solvent-less, hash oil. The whole process to get one dab probably takes about 3 minutes, which is awesome especially if you don't like to smoke oils extracted with chemicals, and don't want to go through the hassle of getting a good full melt bubble hash.
TIPS
-if the plant matter is too dry, your press is likely to be as well. without moisture the oils cannot "run" out of the bud, and will probably just burn. Try to have a decently moist product, not moist enough to get moldy, but moist enough that its not brittle.
-EXPERIMENT! this is a really simple way to extract oils, and there are still so many opinions! with arguments coming left and right regarding pressure, timing, and temperatures as well as screen sizes and types of parchment paper, its obvious that there still isn't a locked down "perfect" formula. Plus you may want a more stable product, while someone else may just want more product. Its all about preference.
Thank you all so much for reading, I will be updating the guide as new information reveals itself about the technique, and hope that it helps my fellow stoners get some tasty hash oil for those extra tough days!
Any feedback or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
Peace and love,
Phantasma
(i will post some pictures when i have an opportunity to do a press.)
