My heat press arrived today promptly at 4pm. By 4:26p it was heating up!Instruction booklet said to preheat the press with the press open. Never heat with it closed as it could start a fire.It gave instructions to use for the heat settings for various materials with fabric being around 300F and for a time setting of 10 second.The press came with a teflon press cloth but I purchased a set of 3 from amazon which arrived yesterday. Those are nicer than the one that comes with the press. More translucent and easier to see thru for placement on top of the shirt.The press took about 10 minutes to heat up to the temperature setting. To iron the pellon inferfacing to the shirt, I placed a teflon press cloth on the bottom silicon pad, then the shirt face down, then the inferfacing, then another teflon press cloth. I did not use any water to wet the inferfacing. I was using pellon 906fw inferfacing. The one time I forgot to put the press cloth on top, the shirt wanted to pull up when the press was opened.Next, close the cover and push the handle down until it locks. It was hard to lock it. There is an adjustment to the pressure exerted on the pad and it can be changed by turning the knob counterclockwise to loosen it which I did.10 seconds later the timer alarm sounded and I manually lifted the top off of the materials. The bond was perfect!The other 13 shirts I had to do were done in about 25 minutes and that included the time it took to cut the interfacing.I don't know how long this press will last, it was cheaper than any of the others, but it heats great all around the heat pad and for now, I am pleased with how easy it is to use. I just today had to toss a hand iron that died on me doing the last t shirt quilt.It is called a power press and sold by fancier studio on amazon. The one I ordered was supposed to be red and white and the box does say that it is, but it is more maroon and beige. It has thick silicon pad on the bottom which you can touch while the top underside of the press is the element that heats up. The size is 15 x 15. There is plenty of room between the top that heats and the bottom silicon layer that doesn't heat so you don't burn your hands, just stay away from the heated top when layering your items.Link to photos on flickerhttps://www.flickr.c...57644401065636/