Hash Presses

[Cisco]

Hey peeps , I'm enjoying making dry sift and have been looking at presses and such like . I was liking the space case presser thing , pocket size and cheap (cheap the main point lol) however during research I came across a great thread on icmag using a kiddies clay extruder thing well iv ordered one so stay tuned

http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=47524

[Proffessor X]

Looks interesting mate.
Exactly how big is a dime?? 1p, 5p, 10p or quid size?
I quite like the idea of having hash with the queens face on it, it'll be like it's by royal approval, lol
Good luck with it

[Sue Narmy]

A dime is the same size as a 5p but it's a lot thinner.

[Cisco]

Cheers SW I was not sure of the size , now I dont need to source nickels or dimes , whatever it is !?

[Cisco]

Received my press today , shall start experimenting when I get home from work gotta nice batch of dry sift to use

[USbongLord]

wish id seen this earlier..hope it lasts man...yer gonna break it...lol ...broke mine the first use..got the same one..its gonna strip....heres mine

[Cisco]

Wow nice one mate the professional one was a bit rich for me !? Lol good guide on icmag how to use this one , if I break it I will by the steel version

[Cisco]

Well jus done my first run and I'm well chuffed wi how it turned out a nice wee hash coin wi the Queens head

Some of this



Into this

[Cisco]

So the result of a couple of runs , one with heat one without



My second run without heat was a bit tricky to separate the hash from the coin (I used a wax proof paper sandwich in the first) and will continue to use that method

Heat



Well chuffed with this first go , heat was added by holding under a running hot tap left a nice coin imprint in the hash

Second go had a nice Mickey Mouse print but because I never used the paper stuff it stuck to the dies so had to break it no heat added

[Cisco]

Mickey hash

[Sue Narmy]

Looks good Cisco

[Proffessor X]

Seems to be working quite well and you saved a fair few quid on the real thing. Good work mate

[Cisco]

Thanks , pretty pleased how it turned out don't have anymore skuff to use though for now

So what are dimes like ? The 5 pences that im using have a ridge right round the edge , where the trichs get pressed into making it tricky to separate ! Are Dimes flat ?

[StonedSince67]

So what are dimes like ? The 5 pences that im using have a ridge right round the edge , where the trichs get pressed into making it tricky to separate ! Are Dimes flat ?

i just found this web page which shows some dimes on their side ... dimes are slightly thinner than the 5 pence coin, roughly 2/3s the depth, but they also have a ridge right round the edge similar in size to the 5 pence coin ... and they have president roosevelt on them

http://eholshoe.edu.glogster.com/dime/

i have a spare pair of dimes which you can have if you want them ...

i also have a 1/2 pence coin whose ridge is not as high as the 5 pence, ie the coin is flatter, and is only a little bit smaller in width

[Sue Narmy]

The dime is an odd coin, the side with President Roosevelt's portrait has a raised edge and the other side is flat