If you have the funds, Dulytek may be the way to go. Never heard one complaint or a bad report on them. Pretty sure they set the standard on ready to go presses. American made and all the good shit.
But I'm known to some as being a tight ass. lol. Just ask my wife. But we'd be broke as fuck if she had free reign of savings and checking. lol
But if I can save a few bucks, and end up with as "good", or "about as good" of product, I'll usually go that route.Call me tight, Idc, I want to retire someday.
I'm not scared of diy projects and sometimes welcome them and consider myself pretty handy.
So I built my own by following info on the web and YouTube.
Sure it's not automatic, I have to pump. But I don't give a shit because I probably need the exercise and I don't make much per session. There's two kinds of pumping I don't mind doing. lol.
It's always covered and ready when needed. I just squeeze for myself basically. Now if I was spreading the "love", or smoking the shit out of it, I'd probably upgrade.
I bought a 12 ton chinese press from Harbor Freight, two 3 x 5 x 2 inch thick chunks of billet aluminum, odds and ends heating elements, inkbird heating controller from Amazon. Probably $200 - 300 for everything. Can't remember for sure, it's been over a year ago and I'm old. I'm happy with the way it turned out.
It all depends on what you want.
I do wish somebody was close with a dulytek, to have a little friendly competition. Could call it a "squeeze off"!
Of course it would include a taste comparison... toke, toke...
Start with a oz. of identical flower, and see what the difference would be in rosin weight... toke, toke..
Any taste differences? toke...toke...
Bud to Bud, press to press...
Good times!
Anyone up to visiting the rust belt, packing a dulytek?
Will furnish flower. lol