I am writing this review after one year with the clamshell hat press and about 100 successful transfers. The machine is of a much higher quality than the price would suggest. I have pressed hats, beanies, nylon web belts, small t-shirt designs and guitar straps with great results. As others mention, the instructions are not in English, but I have consulted Google for time, temperature and pressure settings for different materials and transfer media. The time and temp settings are intuitive and I look forward to making many more hats in the future! Very happy with purchase.