This hat press is great! I see some of the reviews lot of people saying that it's cheap,I say for the price you can do a lot of things with this press, it does the job!!!! I build the bottom portion up with a little foam pad and heat tape and made the heating element and bottom line up. see what people do not realize that not every hat will line up different manufacturers makes hats differently, you have to keep that in mind, just play with it a bit, get some cheap hats practice and then you will see just what I mean, and another thing the heating element is perfect, I hit it with my heat temperature gun and every time perfect temperature, don't just take my word for it, try it your self.