very cool, Sarge always makes some great stuffs!

Thanks Jayson that was badass. This is something I'll definitely try at home.

Great vids. Cant wait to see cake after couple weeks later. Thanks for sharing.

Great Video, very informative. I seen on IG someone was using PVC pipe & they came out round bars. Hey have a good evening:)

Awesome video man. If you have access to a mill, you might want to consider machining a counterbore the size of the c-clamp ends in the center of the two press pieces. It would make keeping it center much easier, that makes any sense. Cant wait to see how it turns out, that frog on a river sounds amazing. -Ben

Nice. Makes me want to get back to blending. That's cool, I need to get a press. Hey one tip I used was to weigh in grams for better accuracy.

Very interesting ! Thanks for sharing.

I know this video is a little old in internet time, but I was glad to see it as I've been dreaming-up a design of my own. I've got a buddy who owns a machine shop so I'm positive I could get a cap & base made. The 4" x 4" stainless steel stock is no sweat to find. One thing I'd say that'd improve your operation big-time is a hydraulic press. They're not too pricey either. Thanks for sharing this; it's corroborated my own day-dreaming ideas of pressing my favorite ribbon-cut blends into nice cakes that'll age much better over time. Also, in the case of 8oz tins of blends which I can't get in bulk (for example, G.L. Pease recipes from C&D), it'll be so nice to be able to pop those babies open and put 'em right into the press, knowing that there's no surprises in the tin a year or so down the road. Awesome video, and 👍 👍 to the beard! 😎 Happy Piping from Cape Cod

Great video , must try to make me one.Thanks for sharing .Take care

very nice i wish i could goto chicago i would love to try it thanks for the awesome vids and inspiring me to make vids!!

Very cool video!

This is a cool process. Will you call this North Hollow? Will be awesome to how it turns out.

Awesome video

Nice! Thanks. I know this is an old video but I had a suggestion in regards to your C clamp. You mentioned cutting the T handle off where you tighten it by hand to install a nut to get a torque reading. I am suggesting keeping the T handle and just welding a nut to the end. That way you can still tighten by hand until you reach the point where you want to get a torque reading. Anyway, just my thought. Happy piping.

Great video, thanks for sharing that.

Great vid J.

Very cool man !!

God damn that is so cool! I might have to make some sort of press for myself. Also if you weld a nut on you could use an impact driver to initially press is!

Excellent!

Hello. So I was wondering if a binding agent wouldn't be necessary. I know many blenders of Virginia cakes add a moistening agent such as a light amount of sugar water or even whiskey (etc), which is suppose to help bind the ingredients and bring about a more solid cake. Would adding a small amount (very small) of moisture better help bring the pressed contents to a more solidified cake? Is this something you are familiar with?

I little trick about scales if you press the hold button twice or tare with that means is when the bowl on it it gets exclude from the weight so it calculated back to.00.0 all over again like the bowl or whatever you use is not even on there so you don't have to ad the weight of that anymore.not a lot of ppl no that for some reason and most scales don't even tell you that in the instructions and mostly all scales do this even the dinky 15$ ones

Right on!

Dang! That is nifty!

Thanks for the vid Jayson.... My all time favorite mix so far is a 50/50 of Frog Mortons Cellar and Mississippi River, but that was just a loose mix! Time to collect some stainless ') dagnerperformance

Nice. Thanks for the shout Jayson. The press I had on the shelf has been sold. I will be making more from time to time, and get that word out for those that are interested. I use a large bearing puller with mine, so I believe I put a "dimple" in the center of the top of that press to maintain center. And the puller already has a hex head for torque use.

Very cool! I mix Mississippi River with Sugar Barrel = Mississippi Sugar. May be good in a cake form,too. Happy smokes. Bones(SGB)

You could add a jig on the end of the treaded rod to keep it centered🐾

That paradigm should stretch a great bit and wrap over the edges of the press ends. You might get by with 1 piece.

I've been interested in seeing this since you first got the press. My question is how do you smoke the cubes when they're done being pressed? Cut a slice off similar to a flake and roll/fold and stuff? Or is it more like a plug?

Jason, what do you gain by pressing tobacco? Does it just make it more compact for traveling?

Same question, whats the advantage of making the block as opposed to just mixing it?

You weld on a guide to the top plate that ensures the clamp stays dead center, i bet that would really help with the initial pressure increase Great video though! I'm definitely thinking about making my own press and making some brownies

hmmm!!!!!nice bikes!!!!!!!!!!!!

So what are you gonna call this concoction? Maybe Smokey Hollow...or Ichabod's Woods...or The Headless Horseman of Northwoods perhaps? Great video...very detailed with easy to follow instructions!

You should weld the top plate dead center to the C clamp so it is always even.

That's an awesome process man! If only you would break off a piece and sell it. I would love to try it! Be sure to let us know how it is!

Try a 50/50 blend of Spanish galleon and early morning pipe

Nice

Why do you press it?

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could weld that one piece to the clamp so you don't have to worry about keeping the circle piece even on that plate.

Great video, Jason. Now that you've shown how to press tobacco, perhaps you could explain why someone would want to do this. Scott

I'm Now Using a 12 ton Shop Press

If you could give more mixture we can try it be great

HAY FRIEND , SERIOUSLY , IT'S FINE.. FANTASTIC & OSM... . THANK YOU .

Really enjoyed that Jayson and Jay the cameraman. Been hoping to see that press at work. Maybe one day, cakes can be sold on Dagnerpipes.com. I would be in for an order of those good looking "brownies" Take care guys, Stephen

Do you think someone could make one of those presses out of PVC pipe or would that leave a weird flavor in the tobacco?

did you pay 100 bucks for this press im stunned i can make 1 of these in 30 mins tops

al-some Videos guys keep the coming God Bless

Wonder if you could sell any of those presses on your website.

Can anyone make me a press like this? Thank you!

if you clear the scale after you set your container it should read zero and you can measure out just the weight of tobacco.

Damn, that will be one dense block of tobacco. two of my 2 oz blocks are about the size as your 16 oz block will be. I am envious of your abilities, knowhow and equipment. However, it is nothing the rest of us can't do. I'm going to do this. Thank you much for making this video.

HAY , THIS'S FINE... & FANTASTIC .CALL BACK AGAIN THANK YOU .

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just a suggestion but if you welded the plate that lower and compresses the tobacco onto the clamp you wouldn't need to worry about it being uneven as long as the bottom is flat to the bottom of the clamp, great vid aswell!

Awesome I just make small kakes using books haha See u in Chicago right

Dont worry about cutting the handle off ,just weld the nut on top . best of both worlds then

McMaster-Carr should have clamp and stainless steel

North Sleepyhollow Woods

thers no point in making a routine with only pressure. you need "time/pressure/temperature". THATS where the actual information we need is found.

that guy is to hipster 😆

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Sorry....that para film............