Burma Rifles

[Joshamee Gibbs]

Patience never was one of my virtues.
So the Rifles lasted 15 days in the press (as opposed to the original six weeks I had planned), cracked 'er out this afternoon and will be letting 'er cool down and breathe for a couple days before she goes in one of my skookum choochers.
Man oh man does it smell goooood!
That's six ounces of 'baccy, right there, boys...

 

[Duca]

Ok …. What am I looking at??

 

[Joshamee Gibbs]

Ok …. What am I looking at??

A very tasty attempted copycat of Bengal Slices (Black, newest version).
I just loaded some in an antique meer and it is really, really close.
Crumble plug.

 

[Aussiemike]

A very tasty attempted copycat of Bengal Slices (Black, newest version).
I just loaded some in an antique meer and it is really, really close.
Crumble plug.

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Beautiful well done mate

 

[Joshamee Gibbs]

Beautiful well done mate

Thanks mate,
Wish I could get ya some 'cause I know you're a fan of the Bengal...
This stuff is so good I just can't put 'er down...into 'er for 2 bowls already!

 

[Neo]

Patience never was one of my virtues.
So the Rifles lasted 15 days in the press (as opposed to the original six weeks I had planned), cracked 'er out this afternoon and will be letting 'er cool down and breathe for a couple days before she goes in one of my skookum choochers.
Man oh man does it smell goooood!
That's six ounces of 'baccy, right there, boys...

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If I may ask, what is that apparatus? I looked up "brick press" but I don't see anything that resembles the photo.

Tanks!

 

[Joshamee Gibbs]

If I may ask, what is that apparatus? I looked up "brick press" but I don't see anything that resembles the photo.

Tanks!

That is what's technically known as a "pollen press" amongst the greenleaf smokers. They use it for making hashish.

Li'l ol' innovative me, on the other hand, uses it to make tobacco plugs, (Oh the horror!) I just slang'd it into the term "brick press" because the plugs come out as hard as a brick...

That particular model can be found on ebay by typing this into the search bar:
ROSITEK MPP2 MANUAL PRESS

 

[Neo]

Ah, ok. I looked up a "how to" video. For cannabinoid products the process is very intricate with all the preheating and boiling.

{For some reason this post got trapped in the Approval Queue. Probably the one word hitting a censor of some kind. - Carlos}

 

[Joshamee Gibbs]

Ah, ok. I looked up a "how to" video. For cannabinoid products the process is very intricate with all the preheating and boiling.

{For some reason this post got trapped in the Approval Queue. Probably the one word hitting a censor of some kind. - Carlos

@Neo the process for tabac is simpler. Figure out what you want in a finished flavor profile, buy and blend the corresponding component tobaccos, press for two weeks or more. Add heat as an option.
@Carlos Greenleaf seems to slip past the censors easier than some other words

 

[Swede]

That is what's technically known as a "pollen press" amongst the greenleaf smokers. They use it for making hashish.

Li'l ol' innovative me, on the other hand, uses it to make tobacco plugs, (Oh the horror!) I just slang'd it into the term "brick press" because the plugs come out as hard as a brick...

That particular model can be found on ebay by typing this into the search bar:
ROSITEK MPP2 MANUAL PRESS

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That's a nice brick and the press is impressive. I got a similar result, though less dense, with an empty vegetable can, some big washers, and a c-clamp. I like plugs, so may graduate to a better method.

 

[Joshamee Gibbs]

That's a nice brick and the press is impressive. I got a similar result, though less dense, with an empty vegetable can, some big washers, and a c-clamp. I like plugs, so may graduate to a better method.

Thanks, Swede.
I have a friend who uses candy tins and C-clamps, puts out a decent puck shaped crumble cake.

These Rositeks are coming down in price. I paid $100 for mine and have seen them as low as $83. Yet there can't be $50 worth of material in them. If you've got a friend with a machine shop and access to a decent scrap yard you could probably build one for way less.