I can't remember if I posted this further up in the thread....
DON'T slide your thumb down "further" on the Tapley tongs to try & use them right ontop of the bowl to press the bowl tighter together when the glass is a little too cool/stiff for pressing...it's still way HOT (and those tongs conduct heat right through the bowl
)...and you'll burn your thumbprint off! (and yes, I did it THREE different times before I got it into my head it wasn't a good idea
)