What Kind of Rosin Press to Buy?
What is the Best Rosin Press?
More and more rosin presses are emerging in the market as this segment grows. However, these are the most presses in the marketplace today: DIY presses, manual presses, hydraulic presses, pneumatic presses, electric rosin presses, and hybrid presses.
What goes on to choosing the best rosin press will depend on your needs and your demands out of the press. Here are a few questions to help you decide on which rosin press is best for you.
Is it for personal or commercial use?
How many hours a day/week do you intend on using the rosin press?
How much material will you need to press each time?
How important is space for you?
Are you an environment that can tolerate noise for several hours during the day?
Portable Rosin Press
For someone looking for the basics of the basics, there are very portable hand-held presses that can do the job. These are travel-friendly and can fit in any bag or luggage.
The ECO Farm provides industrial strength without blowing the budget. The size is kept compact, making it more suitable than table top units for rosin production at home or on the go. The unique sloped design prevents burning terpenes and directs the flow of the rosin for a quicker collection process. While the gradual heating process guarantees maximum achievable yields without a 2nd or 3rd press needed.
Many rosin presses have large plates that increase the total surface area and then require extreme pressures for success. Generally, only a fraction of the surface area is used, resulting in the rosin being trapped between the hot plates after leaving the starting material.
The size of our plates requires significantly less pressure making it easy to be done by hand while guaranteeing that 80% or more of the surface area is used in each press. This causes the rosin and wide variety of terpenes to exit the plates to a cool, safe zone immediately. In combination with our unique sloped design and heating process, this makes temperature control unnecessary.
Manual Rosin Press
Manual rosin presses are a portable, low-cost extraction solution that’s ideal for home users and personal consumption. They come in a smaller form factor which makes them portable and easy to lug around. These units typically involve a hand crank or a twist-style mechanism to apply force onto your material.
NUGSMASHER OG ORIGINAL 12 TON ROSIN PRESS
The NugSmasher Original is the rosin press that put NugSmasher on the map as a company that makes quality rosin presses. The NugSmasher OG is a simple, no-frills rosin press that has it all: 12 tons of pressure to squeeze up to 14 grams of material, large 4" x 4" plates from steel, and dual heating elements — all delivered in a compact unit made out of solid structural steel.
The NugSmasher Original is perfect for first-time rosin pressers or those who are looking to upgrade their lesser-capacity rosin press to get the benefits of the increased pressure and larger plates so you can press more material with each squish. Last but not the least, the NugSmasher Original comes also comes with a lifetime warranty. If you’re looking for a rosin press under $1,000, it’s hard to look past the NugSmasher Original.
Hydraulic Rosin Press
Hydraulic rosin presses use hydraulic pressure to generate the force needed to produce rosin. The force is generated typically through the use of a hand pump. It’s typical to find presses in the 10-ton (20,000 lb) hydraulic presses, although more and more you can find ones in the 20 and 30-ton range. Moreover, hydraulic presses are less intrusive to being used in smaller environments because unlike pneumatic presses that require an air compressor and are noisy to operate, they just require some elbow grease to get you clean rosin. Though one downside with hydraulically powered presses is the chance of leaking hydraulic oil from the cylinder.
DULYTEK DHP7 V3 HYDRAULIC ROSIN PRESS
Dulytek® DHP7 V3 Hydraulic Rosin Press with Driptek / Driptech Option generates up to 7 Tons of force pumped up to its 6" x 2.5" insulated solid aluminum heat plates squeezing herbs to capture every last drop of precious solventless oil. Simply set your squash timer, temperature, and Celsius or Fahrenheit preferences to the dual function touchscreen display, pump the lever operated hydraulic driven plates up, twist the press knob to release, collect your yield, and enjoy organic concentrate in your own home. The pressure and ram speed of the press is controlled by gentle pumping of the cranking handle. The machine comes with a complimentary starter kit that includes all the basic tools and accessories necessary to start pressing right away: two rosin collection tools, non-stick silicone mat, 10 sheets of parchment paper, 3ml rosin storage jar, and four magnets.
Variable-hydraulic Rosin Press
These presses are predominantly hydraulic rosin presses on the inside but instead of being stuck using a hand pump for the entirety of your press, they’re cleverly engineered in such a way that a simple switch of a pump attachment allows you to control these presses either pneumatically, electronically or using a hand pump to suit any type of extraction demands.
Sasquash V2 15 Ton Rosin Press
• 15-ton squishing capacity
• Large 8.5" x 5" plates
• Lifetime warranty
Pneumatic Rosin Press
A pneumatic rosin press pretty much has the same features as a hydraulic one, except instead of being powered by a hydraulic cylinder, there’s an air chamber that’s being powered by an air compressor.
That, however, means, no hand pumping. This is especially useful if you’re extracting a couple of batches at a time. Another beauty of a pneumatic rosin press is in the ease of controlling and changing the pressure as you press your product — it’s literally as simple as pushing a button and you can do it in small but precise increments.
Pure Pressure Pikes Peak V2 5 Ton Rosin Press
• 5-ton capacity (20g of flower or 35g of kief/hash at a time)
• Fully programmable control system
• Automated pressure control system for fewer blowouts
• 10" x 3" plates
Electric Rosin Press
Electric rosin presses, on the other hand, are fairly new to the market but are gaining rapid adoption and popularity. It’s obvious to see why because electric rosin presses don’t require any compressors or external pumps to function. All you need is an electrical outlet to plug these in to and you’re good for extraction.
Furthermore, while the idea of 10-ton or 20-ton rosin presses sounds nice (especially for large batches), if you’re simply extracting small batches, all you really need is one or two tons of force; electric rosin presses are specced to deliver between 6500–7000 lbs of pure electric power while capable of pressing up to 15g of flower.
Rosinbomb M60 Electric Rosin Press
• State of the art, fully electric rosin press
• 3.75" x 3.75" plates
• 6,000+ lb squish capacity (15g at a time)
• Flow channel technology
