MACRO shots of Dry Sift with the bubblebox

[Bubbleman]

Well i had an interesting idea today, i wanted to photograph macro style all the levels of material that i run thru my box. starting at the top screen with the actual plant matter.
Now this particular plant matter is krush, and was already bounced a bit, so that is why some heads are obviously missing.

http://www.fullmeltbubble.com/gallery/files/3///topscreenonbubbleboxLarge.JPG

the second screen was taken before i worked it thru the screen, as you can see the contamination level is off the charts. This second screen on the bubble box i sometimes actualy will use in my vaporizer. as its got more heads to plant matter ratio than actual herb, but not to much that it plugs the unit.

http://www.fullmeltbubble.com/gallery/files/3///3rdscreenonbubbleboxbeforeworkingthesiftLarge.JPG

This shot was taken with my other camera just to show you what it looked like from the point of view of the naked eye. It looks golden and clean> but this is where people go wrong, listening to their eyes.
http://www.fullmeltbubble.com/gallery/files/3///drysiftontopofthirdscreenbeforegettingworkedLarge. JPG

This shot was taken after a bit of work, ie gently rubbing the material over the screen with a card, will push thru most plant matter leaving the glands on top of the screen. However this is the trick to full melt dry sift. as you can see there is alot of material you need to work thru. I only rubbed it back and forth for about five minutes, and you can see its still not near pure. but much purer than it was.

http://www.fullmeltbubble.com/gallery/files/3///34dscreenonbubbleboxafterworkingsiftLarge.JPG

http://www.fullmeltbubble.com/gallery/files/3///3rdscreenonbubbleboxafterworkingsift2Large.jpg

Here is the shot of the stuff above, with my other camera looks much cleaner from a distance, amazing what the macro' can do> dont get me wrong, this sift as is, is very potent, and melted in the bowl, not full melt but sizzle melt. It takes a very patient person to make full melt dry sift, with most starting materials. I hope this opens some eyes to the difference in the screens, as well as the difference in purity compared to bubblehash> Even some of my dirtiest bubble , looks about 5times cleaner than the cleanest dry sift i made here today.

http://www.fullmeltbubble.com/gallery/files/3///drysiftontopofthirdscreenaftergettingworkedLarge.J PG

I also wanted to show the hash melting a little, it was by no means full melt, but interesting how you can see in the melt shot the capitate stalks and plant matter melting into the reddish cannabinoid mixture.

http://www.fullmeltbubble.com/gallery/files/3///thirdscreenafterworkmeltshotLarge.jpg

http://www.fullmeltbubble.com/gallery/files/3///thirdscreenafterworkmeltshot2Large.jpg


finaly i leave you with the bottom plate of the bubblebox. by no means super potent, but also well worth a vapor hit or to cook with. I look foreward to your comments on this little experiment.Macro lens would sure be helpful to growers, maybe one day all growers will have a little macro lol

http://www.fullmeltbubble.com/gallery/files/3///bubbleboxbottomplateLarge.jpg

http://www.fullmeltbubble.com/gallery/files/3///bubbleboxbottomplate2Large.jpg

Peace
Bubble man

[vodoochild]

Wow. Thanks for the illustrated, up close, indepth view of what dry sifting looks like. Amazing pics. Just as you say, the stuff thats golden, looks, well, golden. lol. but as you take a closer look you really do see how contaminated with plant matter and stalks. Maybe you should put up a pic of ice extraction to show the difference?

[Bubbleman]

yeah good idea vodoo, here are a few shots of some bubble taken at 5x



http://www.fullmeltbubble.com/gallery/files/3///macro7x5shotofnebulabubble.JPG

http://www.fullmeltbubble.com/gallery/files/3///macro6meltshotsat5xbchp.jpg


peace
Bubbleman

[resinryder]

Holy Fullmelt BM. Nice pics. Which lenses are you using? The Canon 65mm maybe?

[Bubbleman]

Hey resinryder, i am absolutely using the MPE 65mm canon macro lens. Along with the MT-24EX macro twin lite. Works like a charm. also definetly need a tripod for this particular work, i am rocking a 410gearhead head, along with manfrotto 055xpro legs.

Realy been having a blast so far with it. just a matter of getting more material to shoot and i will be doing some more threads.

Peace
Bubble man

[diggity]

Inspiring shots Bubbleman, I'm definitely perplexed by the difference in the purity of dry sift vs. bubble. makes me think I need some bags before the box hehe, enjoy that man

[leadsled]

amazing shots!! thanks for sharing

[Evergreen]

Can't wait to get one of those boxes

[SemperAltus]

ya i need to get one of these boxes asap

[Bukket]

Wow those boxes really look crazy

[Kif it Kunta]

"Now this particular plant matter is krush, and was already bounced a bit, so that is why some heads are obviously missing."

It would be nice to see the same above pictorial with carefully handled unkiffed bud..but hey, you work what you have, not what you'd like to have.

but anyway, as you know...you can try dry sifting plant material that hasn't been previously bounced over a screen or transported in a plastic bag and the end result will be much purer

I'd guess that the resin heads on the outside of the bud (the ones that gets squashed and wasted on the inside of plastic bags or wiped off by careless handling of the live plants or dry(ing) buds) are the best....but that's just an observation...so it's extremely important to make sure these outer trichomes are not damaged in any way from early flowering all the way until dry sifting the material ..then store it in a cool place sealed glass for at least a month or two to attain maximum taste, high and potency

maybe all trichomes are equal..it's just that those outer resin heads detach and fall through the mesh with a minimal amount of contaminant just seem better?....anyway, keeping that in mind, it's best to set the first shake high quality resin aside ...then re-work the material again for quantity.

another point to note with dry sifting is that it is alot easier to try and prevent contaminants from falling through with the resin than it is to try and remove them later...even with 3 meshes, that's why it's good to firstly do a run for purity, then a separate run to get all the remaining resin heads

the best advice is to initially use a gentle action on chilled material in a room with low RH..and of course to monitor your progress with a magnifying glass.

the next version of the Bubble Box needs a 20x or 30x mag glass (magnification is the kiffer's friend!), magnets to connect the 3 screen frames and collection plate together (so they all can be lifted out of the box in one action) and a lower cost version of the Bubble box made from a less expensive wood and not as fancy finish for those who need a working box (or just sell the frames separately?)

"I'm definitely perplexed by the difference in the purity of dry sift vs. bubble. makes me think I need some bags before the box hehe"

bubble hash is cleaner but with many strains, the process rinses away substances that give the high character, depth and complexity as well as rinses away the flavors that are found in triple sifted hash (and yeah sure..... there are some strains if stirred for a minimum time retain some of the flavors...but these strains would taste even better if dry sifted)

and another thing I like about dry sifting and the Bubble box is that you can dry sift some bud and be smoking some nice melty resin in just a few minutes.......I'd be smoking kif before you even got back from buying ice! ..you can drysift enough for just a few pipes ..or run ounces through the 3 meshes

happy dry sifting