Kopp Has Fancy Flake Presses

[mingc]

I think this is the first I've seen of Kopp's manufacturing facilities on-line to any extent. The machinery looks modern and fancy: KOPP Pipes GmbH & Co. KG on Instagram: "Old Boys in action: After eight days in the flake press the tobaccos are hard to remove due the natural sugars in the tobaccos. No additional additives are added. Afterwards the flake plates are getting stabilized in wooden presses for another TEN weeks. The blend gets round and harmonic. #kopptobaccos #kopppipes #pipesmoker #tobaccopipes #aficionado" - https://www.instagram.com/reel/DNEDQ_3N5NN/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

 

[ziv]

18+, huh? What obscenities are you trying to show us, OP?

 

[mingc]

18+, huh? What obscenities are you trying to show us, OP?

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None of the folks in the video are wearing pants.

 

[Mrs. Pickles]

I wonder how a heat press gets made. Surely it’s custom work. There can’t be too much demand for machinery like this, can there?

Also the hilarious choice of dirty film effects and OutKast playing over this

 

[Sobrbiker]

No IG, I guess I’ll just have to imagine what their fancy and modern presses look like.

 

[sablebrush52]

Wow! I just discovered that I have an Instagram account! I'd completely forgotten about it.

 

[jpberg]

If the door sticks everytime I’d really like to them add a jack bolt, or at the very least buy a small pry bar.
That whole drive a screwdriver in to pry the door makes it look like it’s their first day at work.

 

[bluegrassbrian]

If the door sticks everytime I’d really like to them add a jack bolt, or at the very least buy a small pry bar.
That whole drive a screwdriver in to pry the door makes it look like it’s their first day at work.

I thought so too at first but..
Sometimes in a shop, over time, we find things that just work.
More often than not, what works is that long ass slotted screwdriver that gets used for nothing else.

 

[Brendan]

Give it enough time to bend, wear down etc - becomes the right tool for the job.

15-20 years should do it.

Best part is the money saved in the long run for the company

 

[karam]

If the door sticks everytime I’d really like to them add a jack bolt, or at the very least buy a small pry bar.
That whole drive a screwdriver in to pry the door makes it look like it’s their first day at work.

Yes, hammering a screwdriver look very unGerman. I bet any Swiss looking at it would think "Tsk tsk tsk, how low have you fallen?".

On topic, yes they actually look modern.

I wonder how a heat press gets made. Surely it’s custom work. There can’t be too much demand for machinery like this, can there?

I mean it's not rocket science, it's a container that can take and apply pressure and heat, plus steam without blowing up, I am sure the first designs showed up around the 1700s. Of course it's such an esoteric piece of machinery that yeah, it'd need to be custom designed and made, which would be pretty expensive to do. Maybe C&D can start a GoFundMe so they get a few and become capable of producing real flakes and plugs?

Funny thing, apparently when Chris Gawith took over Gawith & Hoggarth he saw how plugs were removed, ran to the closest supermarket, came back with some greaseproof paper and sped up the process of taking plugs out the oven by an hour or so

 

[pappymac]

18+, huh? What obscenities are you trying to show us, OP?

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Obviously it is restricted because of the word "tobacco". They know everyone who uses tobacco are having hot sex while smoking.

 

[anotherbob]

Obviously it is restricted because of the word "tobacco". They know everyone who uses tobacco are having hot sex while smoking.

I think it's all the drooling we do over a video like that. The program thinks there must be boobs out and proud for us all looking like a Tex Avery looney tunes wolf.

 

[smudgersmissingleg]

Meanwhile, over at Gaweth...



No idea if it's still in use. Hope so.

 

[mingc]

Meanwhile, over at Gaweth...

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No idea if it's still in use. Hope so.

Hammer 1, screwdriver 0!

 

[ziv]

Hammer 1, screwdriver 0!

"I ain't trusting no machinery that can't be fixed with a hammer and few cuss words!"

 

[litup]

If the door sticks everytime I’d really like to them add a jack bolt, or at the very least buy a small pry bar.
That whole drive a screwdriver in to pry the door makes it look like it’s their first day at work.

Honestly. I'd be embarrassed to film that part of the "process".

 

[gawithhoggarth]

Meanwhile, over at Gaweth...

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No idea if it's still in use. Hope so.

Funny you should say that......its not been in use for many years but I am about to bring it back!!!!! At least in some form!

 

[smudgersmissingleg]

Funny you should say that......its not been in use for many years but I am about to bring it back!!!!! At least in some form!

That's really really cool. One of the things I love about Gawith is the old school way they do some things.

 

[eyjaygaming]

These are old BAT flake presses that Kopp acquired from Planta, when Planta was sold to Mac Baren. Here Kopp presses cakes a few times a year for private label blends for Germany. Kopp does not produce flakes.

 

[dottlejockey]

No IG, I guess I’ll just have to imagine what their fancy and modern presses look like.

Same here. Facebook either. People always try to send me texts to links on those sites and i have to just shrug and light up another bowl. And the world keeps turning...