I got a good Dab Press with hydraulic hand pump I love. 10k+ range.
However here's the thing, from my experience, I enjoy most the stuff I press out of fresh dried/drying buds.
well hydrated though, buds at 68+RH for at least 24hrs--using small cube tube with cup of water and hydrometer.
I start at very low temps, with very low pressure. I let them sit after repressing them, actually the whole thing is very time consuming, but not- hurry up and wait- again.
Anyways my current favored process;
30 minutes warm up starting full engagement.
starting temp 107-109;
slowly bumping up as my temps read me they are ready; ending 131-137
meanwhile slowly raising to about 1800-2100.
I can take more, it's just, I can only smoke so much and am only wanting so much and wanting only top cream, the rest goes into tincture soak, as to not waste the valuable medicines. However each strain can be really different...
So for me, the product is kinda overkill but it's nice cause it lets me know where I'm at, vs bottle jack is all by feel I imagine. However, really even with the hydraulic, it is largely by feel. Maybe just easier to see gauge and be more accurate about redoing same process.
Also as much as the "drip tech" is pushed, kinda situational.. I find I like having it on its vert, for numerous reasons, however when I press live or fresh buds, I can imagine wanting it on its side as so much come out and I am working on how to build a slide for letting the waters go while catching the oils.. it's bloody messy, see if I can't find a picture of squeezing the Samoa cookies live- it looked like a blood show!
Funny cause I'm still drooling over that 20 ton press! Lol my brain makes no sense.
Maybe I just smoke too damn much of this shit.. lol, actually just made some coconut lecithin pills up, think they're about 50mg if my math is accurate. definitely getting me high.. although, that could be the micro Dose of APE ver1..