For people who want to use the "press-Forming-Technique" ocasional and for small work, I wrote 2 "low cost" alternatives. One you'll find here: http://www.glass-on-metal.com/pastart/press_forming-massow.htm
the other here in this forum.

With both techniques you can't make all projects  as you can make with a press, but for small jewellery-work both it works cheap, quick and easy.

Here some examples:

And a finished collier:

Edmund

I went to the link provided in the text above, but it was not available :-(

Hi Jean,

The link is linked incorrectly. You can find the article here: http://www.glass-on-metal.com/pastart/press_forming-massow.htm

Enjoy!

Bonnie

Thank you for sharing the tutorial!