Question about Zoozii's Crystal Trio press

[playswithfire104]

How easy is this press to use? I really like the look of beads that are in this shape that are incased in clear. What kind of learning curve are we talking about here? Any tips?

[villa design]

It really helps after making a round bead to marver it in the press to make a bicone shape. Reheat it again only a little, then press. It takes a little bit to judge how much glass to use. If I'm a little short I just 'paint' extra glass on. I love my crystal press. That and nugget I can't part with!

[lenora]

I was just using this press yesterday, and it is pretty easy. I didn't do any shaping. I just made a round bead and pressed. It worked great. I don't do much encasing. I imagine you would want to make a barrel first and then encase. I love the look of that type of bead as well.