I borrowed a friend's 20mm five point Bellflower press last summer and loved it so much I bought one for myself by the end of the week. I use 1/16 inch stainless steel welding rod 308 because it's pretty stiff and doesn't conduct heat like copper wire does.
The flowers sold like hotcakes at our neighborhood arts & crafts fair last November and a friend pretty much cleaned out the rest of them, so now I'm making more for the next sale. The press had paid for itself by the end of that sale.
Making the flowers is a great way to use up your "shorts" or your what-the-hell-is-this glass, too.
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Kay Teeters
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