Let's talk tools!
I'm kind of a tool junky ~ I have a LOT of them!
First, let me say that Zooziis are my favorite tools! They're high
quality, excellent value, great customer service, easy to use, and I like the
pegs for making sure you get a straight press. This one is really
opening up possibilities for me in making European charm beads and getting
away from the standard donut-ish shape.
Here are some beads I made with this
press
It really is an easy to use tool! I found that using just the base and
rolling the beads to shape them is the easiest way to use this one.
Except for the square and diamond shapes of course! Those two you
do have to press. As with any press, start with less glass than you think
you'll need since adding more is easier than taking some away. After you've
added your glass to the mandrel, lay it in the slot you plan to use and gently
pull it toward you while you roll the bead away from you. With this
method you can also make more than one on a mandrel as long as you start with
the bead closest to your hand and leave a big enough space between that one
and the start of the next one.
I will say that the square shape took me the longest to make, with the most
reheating and pressing and surprisingly the round one is the most difficult
(for me anyway) to keep from getting sharp edges.
Overall ~ I love this one, and I would definitely buy it again!
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