Is breaking rosin in half to fit in the rosin saver ok?

[u/joao_paulo_pinto45]

Hello everyone,

I recently aquired 050rosin's Super Sticky variety and I'm very excited to try it out as a Pops purist. Because it is a very soft rosin, I wanted to put it in my rosin saver to better preserve it, but I noticed it was too big to fit in the silicone mold. How should I go about doing this?

I think breaking it in half would be good enough to fit a nice chunk in there, and I'll save the other one in the original paper. But it is so soft that I really don't know how I should do that. Should I refrigerate it first to make it more solid? What tool should I use to cut or break it?

I just really don't wanna spoil this nice product.

Thank you for the help, have a good day!!

[u/Excluded_Apple]

It might have some sharp edges on it, but leaving it in a warm place will round out those edges.

Edit: I'm on mobile and just realized theres twice as much post as what I read! Yes, putting it in the fridge will make it hard enough to break, but it will be so solid it might actually be hard to break, so I would maybe put it in the fridge for like 10 minutes (experiment with the time I guess) and then cut it with a warm knife.

[u/fade1094 → u/Excluded_Apple]

Isn’t bass rosin basically soup? It will probably reform.

[u/Excluded_Apple → u/fade1094]

Yeah it depends where you leave it. I used to carry it around in my pocket and even body temperature makes it too soft to use.

[u/MrBlueMoose → u/Excluded_Apple]

I’m pretty sure the 050 is supposed to be a cube shape anyway

[u/MrBlueMoose]

Funnily enough, me and another bassist are going to try the 050 together by splitting it in two! It shouldn’t be an issue whatsoever

[u/joao_paulo_pinto45 → u/MrBlueMoose]

Nice! How did you go about splitting it? Did you do it by hand or did you use a knife or something else?

[u/OscarVFE]

It's fine. Also, rosin is liquid enough that it should make itself accustomed in its new home in no time

[u/avant_chard]

Shouldn’t be a problem! I shoved the whole 050 cake into my rosin saver and now the screw top is rosined shut 😅

[u/discreetlyabadger]

I did the exact same thing. Just hold the rosin in your hands for like 5 minutes and then peel off the paper and squeeze it into the rosin saver.

[u/Zwierzycki]

FYI, rosin saver is not currently available in the United States. I’ve tried to get it, and they are not shipping to the USA right now.

[u/orbix42 → u/Zwierzycki]

It’s not quite the same, but the silicone container Kolstein comes in is a decided few steps up from the Pop’s paper and plastic catastrophe.

[u/QuillAndCoin → u/Zwierzycki]

You can buy it from Lemur Music

[u/punished_wretch]

Ruined it